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Highlights of October 10
- 2004 — Eight-year-old Huang Na was abducted and murdered; her body was found three weeks later after a search across Singapore and Malaysia. Read more
- 1992 — After 20 years of construction, Vidyasagar Setu, the longest cable-stayed bridge in India, opened, joining Kolkata and Howrah. Read more
- 1973 — U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasion. Read more
- 1963 — The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground, went into effect. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: The Kempeitai, the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army, arrested and tortured fifty-seven civilians and civilian internees on suspicion of their involvement in a raid on Singapore Harbour. Read more
- 1933 — In the first proven act of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation, a Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines exploded in mid-air near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all seven people aboard. Read more
- 1911 — The Xinhai Revolution began with the Wuchang Uprising, marking the beginning of the collapse of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. Read more
- 1903 — Emmeline Pankhurst (pictured) founded the Women's Social and Political Union, a militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. Read more
- 1846 — English astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune. Read more
- 1760 — In a treaty with Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname gained territorial autonomy. Read more
- 680 — Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of Muhammad, was killed at the Battle of Karbala (depicted) by the forces of Yazid I, whom Husayn had refused to recognize as caliph. Read more
Events
- 2022 — Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Read more
- 2018 — Hurricane Michael makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. It kills 57 people in the United States, 45 in Florida, and causes an estimated $25.1 billion in damage. Read more
- 2018 — The National Fire and Rescue Administration is founded, replacing the China Fire Services [zh] and the People's Armed Police Forestry Corps [zh] as China's primary firefighting agency. Read more
- 2015 — Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 109 and injure 500+. Read more
- 2010 — The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country. Read more
- 2009 — Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side. Read more
- 2007 — Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becomes the first Malaysian in space on board Soyuz TMA-11. Read more
- 2002 — Iraq War: The United States Congress approves the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. Read more
- 1998 — A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises jetliner is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people. Read more
- 1997 — Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74. Read more
- 1986 — A 5.7 Mw San Salvador earthquake shakes El Salvador, killing 1,500. Read more
- 1985 — US Navy aircraft intercept an Egyptian airliner carrying the perpetrators of the Achille Lauro hijacking, and force it to land in Italy. Read more
- 1980 — The 7.1 Mw El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria, killing 2,633 and injuring 8,369. Read more
- 1980 — The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is founded in El Salvador. Read more
- 1979 — The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant began operations in Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland. Read more
- 1975 — Papua New Guinea joins the United Nations. Read more
- 1973 — U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax. Read more
- 1971 — Aeroflot Flight 773 is destroyed by a bomb over Moscow Oblast, killing 25. Read more
- 1970 — Fiji becomes independent. Read more
- 1970 — Canada's October Crisis escalates when Quebec Vice Premier Pierre Laporte is kidnapped by members of the Front de libération du Québec. Read more
- 1967 — The Outer Space Treaty comes into force. Read more
- 1964 — The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites. Read more
- 1963 — France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia. Read more
- 1963 — The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect. Read more
- 1957 — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant. Read more
- 1957 — The Windscale fire results in Britain's worst nuclear accident. Read more
- 1954 — The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Muscat, Neil Innes, sends a signal to the Sultanate's forces, accompanied with oil explorers, to penetrate Fahud, marking the beginning of Jebel Akhdar War. Read more
- 1945 — The Double Tenth Agreement is signed by the Communist Party and the Kuomintang about the future of China. Read more
- 1938 — Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland. Read more
- 1935 — In Greece, a coup d'état ends the Second Hellenic Republic. Read more
- 1933 — A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation. Read more
- 1928 — Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China. Read more
- 1920 — The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria. Read more
- 1918 — RMS Leinster is torpedoed and sunk by UB-123, killing 564, the largest loss of life on the Irish Sea. Read more
- 1913 — U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal. Read more
- 1911 — The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy. Read more
- 1903 — The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women. Read more
- 1868 — The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba. Read more
- 1846 — Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell. Read more
- 1845 — In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 students. Read more
- 1814 — War of 1812: The United States Revenue Marine attempts to defend the cutter Eagle from the Royal Navy. Read more
- 1780 — The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean. Read more
- 1760 — In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname – descended from escaped slaves – gain territorial autonomy. Read more
- 1580 — Over 600 Papal troops land in Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion. Read more
- 1575 — Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise, defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others. Read more
- 1507 — The Kingdom of Hormuz recognises the sovereignty of the Portuguese king following a battle with the forces of Afonso de Albuquerque. Read more
- 1492 — The crew of Christopher Columbus's ship, the Santa Maria, attempt a mutiny. Read more
- 1471 — Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark. Read more
- 732 — Charles Martel's forces defeat an Umayyad army near Tours, France. Read more
- 680 — The Battle of Karbala marks the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali. Read more
- 415 — The second church structure of Hagia Sophia was inaugurated. Read more
- 19 — The Roman general Germanicus dies near Antioch. He was convinced that the mysterious illness that ended in his death was a result of poisoning by the Syrian governor Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, whom he had ordered to leave the province. Read more
Born on October 10
- 2002 — Josh Giddey, Australian basketball player Read more
- 1996 — Sami Niku, Finnish ice hockey player Read more
- 1995 — Brenko Lee, Australian-Tongan rugby league player Read more
- 1995 — Courtland Sutton, American football player Read more
- 1994 — Bae Suzy, South Korean singer, actress and model Read more
- 1994 — Mike Tobey, American-Slovenian basketball player Read more
- 1994 — Marquez Valdes-Scantling, American football player Read more
- 1993 — Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Cuban baseball player Read more
- 1993 — Jayden Stockley, English footballer Read more
- 1992 — Anthony Brown, American basketball player Read more
- 1991 — Michael Carter-Williams, American basketball player Read more
- 1991 — Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer-songwriter and producer Read more
- 1991 — Lali Espósito, Argentinian actress and singer Read more
- 1991 — Mariana Pajón, Colombian cyclist Read more
- 1991 — Xherdan Shaqiri, Swiss footballer Read more
- 1990 — Shelby Miller, American baseball player Read more
- 1990 — Geno Smith, American football player Read more
- 1990 — Kolten Wong, American baseball player Read more
- 1989 — Jeurys Familia, Dominican baseball player Read more
- 1989 — Emer Kenny, English actress and screenwriter Read more
- 1988 — Shaun Fensom, Australian rugby league player Read more
- 1988 — Brown Ideye, Nigerian footballer Read more
- 1988 — Rose McIver, New Zealand actress Read more
- 1987 — Ryan Mathews, American football player Read more
- 1986 — Nathan Jawai, Australian basketball player Read more
- 1986 — Andrew McCutchen, American baseball player Read more
- 1986 — Ellen Andrea Wang, Norwegian bassist and composer Read more
- 1985 — Marina Diamandis, Welsh singer-songwriter and pianist Read more
- 1985 — Bronson Harrison, New Zealand rugby league player Read more
- 1985 — Rostislav Olesz, Czech ice hockey player Read more
- 1984 — Stephanie Cheng, Hong Kong singer Read more
- 1984 — Jean-Baptiste Grange, French skier Read more
- 1984 — Ryan Hollins, American basketball player and commentator Read more
- 1984 — Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese actress and singer Read more
- 1984 — Paul Posluszny, American football player Read more
- 1984 — Troy Tulowitzki, American baseball player Read more
- 1982 — Yasser Al-Qahtani, Saudi Arabian footballer Read more
- 1982 — David Cal, Spanish sprint canoeist Read more
- 1982 — Tony Khan, American sports executive Read more
- 1982 — Dan Stevens, English actor Read more
Died on October 10
- 2025 — John Lodge, English singer-songwriter and bassist (born 1943) Read more
- 2024 — Fleur Adcock, New Zealand poet (born 1934) Read more
- 2024 — Ethel Kennedy, American philanthropist (born 1928) Read more
- 2022 — Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician, 15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (born 1939) Read more
- 2021 — Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical scientist (born 1936) Read more
- 2016 — Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (born 1926) Read more
- 2015 — Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Nigerian politician, Governor of Bayelsa State (born 1952) Read more
- 2015 — Hilla Becher, German photographer and educator (born 1934) Read more
- 2015 — Manorama, Indian (Tamil) actress (born 1937) Read more
- 2015 — Steve Mackay, American saxophonist and composer (born 1949) Read more
- 2015 — Sybil Stockdale, American activist, co-founded the National League of Families (born 1924) Read more
- 2014 — Olav Dale, Norwegian saxophonist and composer (born 1958) Read more
- 2014 — Damiana Eugenio, Filipino author and academic (born 1921) Read more
- 2014 — Valeri Karpov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1971) Read more
- 2014 — Lari Ketner, American football and basketball player (born 1977) Read more
- 2014 — Pavel Landovský, Czech actor, director, and playwright (born 1936) Read more
- 2014 — Ed Nimmervoll, Austrian-Australian journalist, historian, and author (born 1947) Read more
- 2013 — Scott Carpenter, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (born 1925) Read more
- 2013 — Jay Conrad Levinson, American author and educator (born 1933) Read more
- 2013 — Sohei Miyashita, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (born 1927) Read more
- 2013 — Cal Smith, American singer and guitarist (born 1932) Read more
- 2012 — Sam Gibbons, American captain and politician (born 1920) Read more
- 2012 — Alex Karras, American football player, wrestler, and actor (born 1935) Read more
- 2012 — Piotr Lenartowicz, Polish philosopher and educator (born 1934) Read more
- 2012 — Basil L. Plumley, American sergeant (born 1920) Read more
- 2012 — Mark Poster, American philosopher and educator (born 1941) Read more
- 2012 — Kyaw Zaw, Burmese commander and politician (born 1919) Read more
- 2011 — Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (born 1941) Read more
- 2010 — Solomon Burke, American singer-songwriter and preacher (born 1940) Read more
- 2010 — Joan Sutherland, Australian-Swiss soprano and actress (born 1926) Read more
- 2009 — Stephen Gately, Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (born 1976) Read more
- 2008 — Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese businessman (born 1947) Read more
- 2006 — Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist and academic (born 1932) Read more
- 2006 — Ian Scott, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1934) Read more
- 2005 — Wayne C. Booth, American educator and critic (born 1921) Read more
- 2005 — Milton Obote, Ugandan politician, 2nd President of Uganda (born 1925) Read more
- 2004 — Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (born 1963) Read more
- 2004 — Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (born 1952) Read more
- 2004 — Arthur H. Robinson, American geographer and cartographer (born 1915) Read more
- 2004 — Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand author and playwright (born 1932) Read more
Holidays & observances
Aleksis Kivi Day, also known as the Finnish Literature Day (Finland); Arbor Day (Poland); Army Day (Sri Lanka); Capital Liberation Day (Vietnam); Christian feast day:
Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska; Christian feast day:
Cerbonius; Christian feast day:
Daniele Comboni; Christian feast day:
Blessed Edward Detkens; Christian feast day:
Eulampius and Eulampia; Christian feast day:
Gereon and companions; Christian feast day:
Blessed María Catalina Irigoyen Echegaray (Maria Desposorios); Christian feast day:
Paulinus of York; Christian feast day:
Pinytus; Christian feast day:
Tanca; Christian feast day:
Vida Dutton Scudder (Episcopal Church); Christian feast day:
Viktor of Xanten; Christian feast day:
October 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Constitution Day (Sint Maarten); Curaçao Day, anniversary of autonomy; Double Ten Day (The National Day of Republic of China), celebrates outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising in 1911 that led to founding of the Republic of China in 1912; Fiji Day (Fiji); Independence Day (Cuba); Party Foundation Day (North Korea); World Day Against the Death Penalty; World Mental Health Day; World Porridge Day
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “October 10”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.