Historical Events on April 10, Special Events on This Day
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What Happened on April 10th This Day in History
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project announce the first ever image of a black hole, which was located in the centre of the M87 galaxy. |
| 2016 | The Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu, kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for seventh day of Bhadrakali worship. |
| 2016 | An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, shakes up India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan. |
| 2010 | Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries. |
| 2009 | President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis. |
| 1998 | The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland. |
| 1991 | Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140. |
| 1991 | A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites. |
| 1988 | The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. |
| 1979 | Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people. |
| 1973 | Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people. |
| 1972 | Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are accidentally discovered by construction workers in Shandong. |
| 1972 | Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam. |
| 1971 | Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit. |
| 1970 | Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons. |
| 1968 | The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died. |
| 1963 | One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea. |
| 1944 | Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp. |
| 1941 | World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia. |
| 1939 | Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published. |
| 1938 | The 1938 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for a single list of Nazi candidates and the recent annexation of Austria. |
| 1925 | The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons. |
| 1919 | Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos. |
| 1916 | The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City. |
| 1912 | RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage. |
| 1900 | British suffer a sharp defeat by the Boers south of Brandfort. 600 British troops are killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoner. |
| 1896 | 1896 Summer Olympics: The Olympic marathon is run ending with the victory of Greek athlete Spyridon Louis. |
| 1887 | On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America. |
| 1875 | India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform. |
| 1872 | The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska. |
| 1868 | At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die. |
| 1866 | The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh. |
| 1865 | American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time. |
| 1864 | Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico. |
| 1858 | After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry. |
| 1826 | The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive. |
| 1821 | Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus. |
| 1821 | Greek War of Independence: the island of Psara joins the Greek struggle for independence. |
| 1816 | The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States. |
| 1815 | The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years. |
| 1809 | Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria. |
| 1741 | War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz. |
| 1717 | Robert Walpole resigns from the British government, commencing the Whig Split which lasts until 1720. |
| 1710 | The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain. |
| 1606 | The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. |
| 1545 | The settlement of Villa Imperial de Carlos V (now the city of Potosí) in Bolivia is founded after the discovery of huge silver deposits in the area. |
| 1500 | Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French. |
| 1407 | Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama visits the Ming dynasty capital at Nanjing and is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma". |
| 837 | Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles). |
| 428 | Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople. |
Famous People Born on April 10
Here is a random list who born on April 10. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Arnold Orville Beckman, American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (d. 2004) |
| 1985 | Jesús Gámez, Spanish footballer |
| 1983 | Hannes Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer |
| 1018 | Nizam al-Mulk, Persian scholar and vizier (d. 1092) |
| 1968 | Orlando Jones, American actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1903 | Patroklos Karantinos, Greek architect (d. 1976) |
| 1923 | John Watkins, South African cricketer (d. 2021) |
| 1873 | Kyösti Kallio, Finnish farmer, banker, and politician, 4th President of Finland (d. 1940) |
| 1993 | Sofia Carson, American singer and actress |
| 1980 | Charlie Hunnam, English actor |
Famous People Deaths On April 10
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on April 10. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1886) |
| 1545 | Costanzo Festa, Italian composer |
| 1960 | André Berthomieu, French director and screenwriter (b. 1903) |
| 1958 | Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1928) |
| 2005 | Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (b. 1923) |
| 1999 | Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, German-American biochemist and physician (b. 1910) |
| 1282 | Ahmad Fanakati, chief minister under Kublai Khan |
| 1935 | Rosa Campbell Praed, Australian novelist (b. 1851) |
| 1786 | John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1723) |
| 2007 | Charles Philippe Leblond, French-Canadian biologist and academic (b. 1910) |
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