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On This Day in History — November 10
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Highlights of November 10
- 2020 — The British government announced that it had removed the last land mine from the Falkland Islands, laid by Argentine forces during the 1982 Falklands War. Read more
- 2009 — A skirmish occurred between South Korean and North Korean naval ships off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea. Read more
- 2007 — At the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile, King Juan Carlos I of Spain asked Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez "Why don't you shut up?" after Chávez repeatedly interrupted a speech by Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Read more
- 2006 — Nadarajah Raviraj, a prominent Sri Lankan Tamil politician and human rights lawyer, was assassinated in Colombo. Read more
- 1995 — Writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People were executed by the Nigerian military regime led by Sani Abacha. Read more
- 1975 — In Angola, the MPLA decisively defeated the FNLA in the Battle of Quifangondo, while Portugal simultaneously withdrew all its colonial and military personnel from Luanda. Read more
- 1975 — SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, claiming all 29 of her crew's lives. Read more
- 1969 — The children's television series Sesame Street premiered in the United States. Read more
- 1945 — Indonesian National Revolution: Following the killing of Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby on 30 October, British forces retaliated by attacking Surabaya (present-day logo depicted). Read more
- 1940 — An earthquake registering 7.7 Mw struck the Vrancea region of Romania. Read more
- 1937 — Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas led a coup against his own constitutional government, establishing the dictatorial Estado Novo regime. Read more
- 1898 — White supremacists seized power and massacred black Americans during the Wilmington massacre,(newspaper headline depicted) the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history. Read more
- 1871 — Journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley (pictured) located missing missionary and explorer David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika in present-day Tanzania. Read more
- 1865 — Henry Wirz, the Confederate superintendent of Andersonville Prison, was hanged after a controversial conviction, becoming the only American Civil War officer executed for war crimes. Read more
- 1599 — At the culmination of a Swedish civil war, supporters of the deposed King Sigismund III Vasa were publicly executed in the Åbo Bloodbath. Read more
- 1202 — Fourth Crusade: The Siege of Zara, the first attack on a Catholic city by Catholic crusaders, began in present-day Zadar, Croatia. Read more
Events
- 2020 — Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a ceasefire agreement, ending the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and prompting protests in Armenia. Read more
- 2019 — President of Bolivia Evo Morales and several of his government resign after 19 days of civil protests and a recommendation from the military. Read more
- 2009 — Ships of the South and North Korean navies skirmish off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea. Read more
- 2008 — Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost. Read more
- 2006 — Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo. Read more
- 2006 — The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor. Read more
- 2002 — Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November. Read more
- 1999 — World Anti-Doping Agency is formed in Lausanne. Read more
- 1997 — WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time). Read more
- 1995 — In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces. Read more
- 1989 — Longtime Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov. Read more
- 1989 — Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall. Read more
- 1985 — A Dassault Falcon 50 and a Piper PA-28 Cherokee collide in mid-air over Fairview, New Jersey, killing six people and injuring eight. Read more
- 1983 — Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0. Read more
- 1979 — A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario. Read more
- 1975 — The 729-foot-long freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on board. Read more
- 1975 — Treaty of Osimo between Yugoslavia and Italy Read more
- 1975 — Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution 3379, determining that Zionism is a form of racism. Read more
- 1972 — Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham, Alabama is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where the hijackers are jailed by Fidel Castro. Read more
- 1971 — In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft. Read more
- 1971 — A Merpati Nusantara Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes into the Indian Ocean near Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, killing all 69 people on board. Read more
- 1970 — Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia. Read more
- 1970 — Luna 17: uncrewed space mission launched by the Soviet Union. Read more
- 1969 — National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street. Read more
- 1967 — The Nauru Independence Act 1967 passed the Parliament of Australia, giving independence to the UN Trust Territory of Nauru with effect from 31 January 1968. Read more
- 1958 — The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston. Read more
- 1954 — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. Read more
- 1951 — With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States. Read more
- 1946 — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Peruvian Andes mountains kills at least 1,400 people. Read more
- 1945 — Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan). Read more
- 1944 — The ammunition ship USS Mount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands, killing at least 432 and wounding 371. Read more
- 1942 — World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa. Read more
- 1940 — The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more. Read more
- 1939 — Finnish author F. E. Sillanpää is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more
- 1918 — The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air. Read more
- 1910 — The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, although the official founding date is November 23, 1910. Read more
- 1898 — White supremacists seized power and massacred black Americans during the Wilmington massacre, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history. Read more
- 1871 — Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Read more
- 1865 — Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes. Read more
- 1847 — The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse. Read more
- 1821 — Cry of Independence by Rufina Alfaro at La Villa de Los Santos, Panama setting into motion a revolt which led to Panama's independence from Spain and to it immediately becoming part of Colombia. Read more
- 1793 — A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette. Read more
- 1775 — The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas. Read more
- 1766 — The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University). Read more
- 1702 — English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War. Read more
- 1674 — Third Anglo-Dutch War: As provided in the Treaty of Westminster, Netherlands cedes New Netherland to England. Read more
- 1659 — Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King kills Afzal Khan, Adilshahi in the battle popularly known as Battle of Pratapgarh. Read more
- 1599 — Åbo Bloodbath: Fourteen noblemen who opposed Duke Charles are decapitated in the Old Great Square of Turku (Swedish: Åbo) for their involvement in the War against Sigismund. Read more
- 1444 — Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Władysław III of Poland (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Władysław III of Varna) are defeated by the Turks under Sultan Murad II and Władysław is killed. Read more
- 1293 — Raden Wijaya is crowned as the first monarch of Majapahit kingdom of Java, taking the throne name Kertarajasa Jayawardhana. Read more
- 1202 — Fourth Crusade: Despite letters from Pope Innocent III forbidding it and threatening excommunication, Catholic crusaders begin a siege of Zara (now Zadar, Croatia). Read more
- 937 — Ten Kingdoms: Li Bian usurps the throne and deposes Emperor Yang Pu. The Wu State is replaced by Li (now called "Xu Zhigao"), who becomes the first ruler of Southern Tang. Read more
- 474 — Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. Read more
Born on November 10
- 2009 — Christian Convery, Canadian actor Read more
- 2006 — Hong Eunchae, South Korean singer Read more
- 2003 — Luca Del Bel Belluz, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 2002 — Eduardo Camavinga, French footballer Read more
- 2000 — Mackenzie Foy, American actress and model Read more
- 2000 — Scotty Pippen Jr., American basketball player Read more
- 2000 — Oliver Sonne, Danish-Peruvian footballer Read more
- 1999 — Armand Duplantis, Swedish-American pole vaulter Read more
- 1999 — Michael Cimino, American actor Read more
- 1999 — Hugo Duro, Spanish footballer Read more
- 1999 — João Félix, Portuguese footballer Read more
- 1999 — Michael J. Keplinger, Austrian musician and filmmaker Read more
- 1999 — Kiernan Shipka, American actress Read more
- 1998 — Claudine Co, Filipino singer and influencer Read more
- 1998 — Karen Villanueva, Mexican rhythmic gymnast Read more
- 1997 — Federico Dimarco, Italian footballer Read more
- 1997 — Marios Georgiou, Cypriot gymnast Read more
- 1997 — Maurice Gomis, Italian-Senegalese footballer Read more
- 1997 — Daniel James, Welsh footballer Read more
- 1997 — Joost Klein, Dutch musician Read more
- 1997 — Giovanna Scoccimarro, German judoka Read more
- 1997 — Yuriy Vakulko, Ukrainian footballer Read more
- 1996 — Kim Hye-yoon, South Korean actress Read more
- 1996 — Drew Lock, American football player Read more
- 1995 — Ralfs Grīnbergs, Latvian ice hockey player Read more
- 1995 — Ryan Peniston, British tennis player Read more
- 1994 — Zoey Deutch, American actress Read more
- 1994 — Andre De Grasse, Canadian sprinter Read more
- 1994 — Claudio Dias, English footballer Read more
- 1993 — Daieishō Hayato, Japanese sumo wrestler Read more
- 1992 — Marko Blaževski, Macedonian swimmer Read more
- 1992 — Teddy Bridgewater, American football player Read more
- 1992 — Mattia Perin, Italian footballer Read more
- 1992 — Dimitri Petratos, Australian footballer Read more
- 1992 — Rafał Wolski, Polish footballer Read more
- 1992 — Wilfried Zaha, Ivorian footballer Read more
- 1991 — Tony Snell, American basketball player Read more
- 1990 — Marcus Browne, American boxer Read more
- 1990 — Zach Ertz, American football player Read more
- 1990 — Leo, South Korean singer Read more
Died on November 10
- 2024 — Tim Sullivan, American novelist (born 1948) Read more
- 2022 — Kevin Conroy, American actor and voice actor, longtime voice of Batman (born 1955) Read more
- 2021 — Miroslav Žbirka, Slovak singer, songwriter and guitarist (born 1952) Read more
- 2020 — Saeb Erekat, Chief Palestinian negotiator (born 1955) Read more
- 2015 — Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer, founded the Amdahl Corporation (born 1922) Read more
- 2015 — Pat Eddery, Irish jockey and trainer (born 1952) Read more
- 2015 — André Glucksmann, French philosopher and author (born 1937) Read more
- 2015 — Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (born 1918) Read more
- 2015 — Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1938) Read more
- 2014 — Josip Boljkovac, Croatian soldier and politician, 1st Croatia Minister of the Interior (born 1920) Read more
- 2014 — Wayne Goss, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Premier of Queensland (born 1951) Read more
- 2014 — John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (born 1926) Read more
- 2014 — Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, American surfer and physician (born 1921) Read more
- 2014 — Al Renfrew, American ice hockey player and coach (born 1924) Read more
- 2013 — Vijaydan Detha, Indian author (born 1926) Read more
- 2013 — John Grant, Australian neurosurgeon (born 1922) Read more
- 2013 — John Matchefts, American ice hockey player and coach (born 1931) Read more
- 2013 — Giorgio Orelli, Swiss poet and translator (born 1921) Read more
- 2012 — John Louis Coffey, American lawyer and judge (born 1922) Read more
- 2012 — Mitsuko Mori, Japanese actress (born 1920) Read more
- 2012 — Piet van Zeil, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs (born 1927) Read more
- 2011 — Peter J. Biondi, American soldier and politician (born 1942) Read more
- 2011 — Ivan Martin Jirous, Czech poet (born 1944) Read more
- 2011 — Killer Karl Kox, American professional wrestler (born 1931) Read more
- 2010 — Dino De Laurentiis, Italian-American actor, producer, and production manager (born 1919) Read more
- 2009 — Robert Enke, German footballer (born 1977) Read more
- 2009 — John Allen Muhammad, American spree killer (born 1960) Read more
- 2008 — Wannes Van de Velde, Belgian singer and poet (born 1937) Read more
- 2008 — Kiyosi Itô, Japanese mathematician and academic (born 1915) Read more
- 2007 — Laraine Day, American actress (born 1920) Read more
- 2007 — Augustus F. Hawkins, American engineer and politician (born 1907) Read more
- 2007 — Norman Mailer, American novelist and essayist (born 1923) Read more
- 2006 — Diana Coupland, English actress and singer (born 1932) Read more
- 2006 — Fokko du Cloux, Dutch mathematician and computer scientist (born 1954) Read more
- 2006 — Gerald Levert, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1966) Read more
- 2006 — Jack Palance, American boxer and actor (born 1919) Read more
- 2006 — Nadarajah Raviraj, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (born 1962) Read more
- 2006 — Jack Williamson, American author, critic, and academic (born 1908) Read more
- 2004 — Katy de la Cruz, Filipino-American singer and actress (born 1907) Read more
- 2004 — Şeref Görkey, Turkish footballer and manager (born 1913) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day:
Adelin of Séez; Christian feast day:
Áed mac Bricc; Christian feast day:
Andrew Avellino; Christian feast day:
Baudolino; Christian feast day:
Elaeth; Christian feast day:
Grellan; Christian feast day:
Justus; Christian feast day:
Lübeck martyrs; Christian feast day:
Pope Leo I; Christian feast day:
Monitor; Christian feast day:
Theoctiste; Christian feast day:
Tryphena of Rome; Christian feast day:
November 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Cry of Independence Day (Panama); Day of Remembrance of Atatürk (Turkey); Day of Russian Militsiya (Russia); Heroes Day (Indonesia) or Hari Pahlawan; Martinisingen (Germany); United States Marine Corps birthday (United States); World Keratoconus Day; World Science Day for Peace and Development
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “November 10”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.