October 10

October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). There are 82 days remaining.

Events:

680 - Battle of Kerbela[?]
732 - Battle of Tours
1845 - U.S. Naval Academy opens
1911 - Wuchang Uprising which led to the founding of the Republic of China
1939 - Germany annexes Western Poland
1964 - Olympics Games open in Tokyo, Japan
1970 -
- Fiji becomes independent
- Montreal, Quebec: National crisis in Canada when Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group.
1973 - Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns
1979 - Panama assumes sovereignty over the Panama Canal
1994 - Doom II: Hell on Earth is released.

Births:

1684 - Antoine Watteau, French painter (+ 1721)
1780 - John Abercrombie, Scottish physician and philosopher
1813 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (+ 1901)
1861 - Fridtjof Nansen, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Arctic explorer (+ 1930)
1900 - Helen Hayes, actress (+ 1993)
1901 - Alberto Giacometti, Italian sculptor (+ 1966)
1917 - Thelonious Monk, jazz pianist (+ 1982)
1919 - Jean Vander Pyl[?], cartoon voice-over actress
1924 - Ed Wood, American filmmaker (+ 1978)
1924 - James Clavell, author (+ 1994)
1926 - Richard Jaeckel[?], actor (+ 1997)
1930 - Harold Pinter, British playwright
1937 - Bobby Charlton, English football player
1942 - Peter Coyote[?], actor
1946 - John Prine[?], singer
1946 - Ben Vereen, actor, dancer
1953 - Midge Ure[?], musician
1955 - David Lee Roth[?], singer
1956 - Martina Navratilova, tennis champion
1958 - Tanya Tucker[?], country music singer
1963 - Daniel Pearl, journalist
1963 - Rebecca Pidgeon[?], actress
1966 - Tony Adams, English football player
1969 - Brett Favre, American football player
1973 - Mario Lopez[?], actor
1974 - Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR racer

Deaths:

1459 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italian humanist, classicist
1827 - Ugo Foscolo, Italian writer
1914 - Charles I of Romania
1940 - Berton Churchill, pioneer Hollywood actor
1964 - Eddie Cantor, singer, vaudeville performer
1971 - John Cawte Beaglehole, New Zealand historian
1978 - Ralph Metcalfe[?], track and field athlete
1979 - Christopher Evans, British psychologist and computer scientist
1983 - Ralph Richardson, actor
1985 - Yul Brynner, actor
1985 - Orson Welles, American director, actor
1998 - Clark Clifford, United States Secretary of Defense

Holidays:

Republic of China (on Taiwan) - Double Tenth Day (National Day)

See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

October 9 - October 11 - September 10 - November 10 - more historical anniversaries

		October 10
		October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). There are 82 days remaining. Events: 680 - Battle of Kerbela[?] 732 - Battle of Tours 1845 - U.S. Naval Academy opens 1911 - Wuchang Uprising which led to the founding of the Republic of China 1939 - Germany annexes Western Poland 1964 - Olympics Games open in Tokyo, Japan 1970 - Fiji becomes independent Montreal, Quebec: National crisis in Canada when Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group. 1973 - Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns 1979 - Panama assumes sovereignty over the Panama Canal 1994 - Doom II: Hell on Earth is released. Births: 1684 - Antoine Watteau, French painter (+ 1721) 1780 - John Abercrombie, Scottish physician and philosopher 1813 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (+ 1901) 1861 - Fridtjof Nansen, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Arctic explorer (+ 1930) 1900 - Helen Hayes, actress (+ 1993) 1901 - Alberto Giacometti, Italian sculptor (+ 1966) 1917 - Thelonious Monk, jazz pianist (+ 1982) 1919 - Jean Vander Pyl[?], cartoon voice-over actress 1924 - Ed Wood, American filmmaker (+ 1978) 1924 - James Clavell, author (+ 1994) 1926 - Richard Jaeckel[?], actor (+ 1997) 1930 - Harold Pinter, British playwright 1937 - Bobby Charlton, English football player 1942 - Peter Coyote[?], actor 1946 - John Prine[?], singer 1946 - Ben Vereen, actor, dancer 1953 - Midge Ure[?], musician 1955 - David Lee Roth[?], singer 1956 - Martina Navratilova, tennis champion 1958 - Tanya Tucker[?], country music singer 1963 - Daniel Pearl, journalist 1963 - Rebecca Pidgeon[?], actress 1966 - Tony Adams, English football player 1969 - Brett Favre, American football player 1973 - Mario Lopez[?], actor 1974 - Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR racer Deaths: 1459 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italian humanist, classicist 1827 - Ugo Foscolo, Italian writer 1914 - Charles I of Romania 1940 - Berton Churchill, pioneer Hollywood actor 1964 - Eddie Cantor, singer, vaudeville performer 1971 - John Cawte Beaglehole, New Zealand historian 1978 - Ralph Metcalfe[?], track and field athlete 1979 - Christopher Evans, British psychologist and computer scientist 1983 - Ralph Richardson, actor 1985 - Yul Brynner, actor 1985 - Orson Welles, American director, actor 1998 - Clark Clifford, United States Secretary of Defense Holidays: Republic of China (on Taiwan) - Double Tenth Day (National Day) See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December October 9 - October 11 - September 10 - November 10 - more historical anniversaries
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