October 10th, 1472

Born on October 10th, 1472

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 201,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 548 days, exactly on October 31st, 2025, people who were born on October 10th, 1472 will be 202,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 10th?

October 10th, 2004

Eight-year-old Huang Na was abducted and murdered; her body was found three weeks later after a search across Singapore and Malaysia.

October 10th, 1992

After 20 years of construction, Vidyasagar Setu, the longest cable-stayed bridge in India, was opened, joining Kolkata and Howrah.

October 10th, 1973

U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew (pictured) resigned after being charged with tax evasion.

October 10th, 1963

The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground, came into effect.

October 10th, 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.

October 10th, 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.

October 10th, 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.

October 10th, 1903

Emmeline Pankhurst (pictured) founded the Women's Social and Political Union, a militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.

October 10th, 1846

English astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune.

October 10th, 1831

Angry at the defeat of the Second Reform Bill a crowd burnt down Nottingham Castle, England, home of the Duke of Newcastle, who had opposed the bill in parliament.

October 10th, 1760

In a treaty with Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname gained territorial autonomy.

October 10th, 0680

Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of Muhammad, was killed at the Battle of Karbala by the forces of Yazid I, whom Husayn had refused to recognize as caliph.

October 10th, 2022

Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

October 10th, 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.

October 10th, 2015

Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 109 and injure 500+.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 10th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 10th?

49

Selim I

9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520

*October 10th, 1470, Amasya †September 22nd, 1520, Çorlu

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

92

Helen Hayes

American actress (1900–1993)

*October 10th, 1900, Washington, D.C. †March 17th, 1993, Nyack

46

Joanne Nicholas

Badminton player

*October 10th, 1977, Southport

58

Rebecca Pidgeon

British actor and singer-songwriter

*October 10th, 1965, Cambridge

64

Julia Sweeney

American actress, author, comedian

*October 10th, 1959, Spokane

68

Fridtjof Nansen

Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)

*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda

78

Henry Cavendish

British natural philosopher, scientist, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist

*October 10th, 1731, Nice †February 24th, 1810, London

77

Naoto Kan

94th Prime Minister of Japan

*October 10th, 1946, Ube

62

Jodi Benson

American actress and singer

*October 10th, 1961, Rockford

59

Sarah Lancashire

English actress

*October 10th, 1964, Oldham

51

Joelle Carter

American actress

*October 10th, 1972, Thomasville

78

Harold Pinter

British playwright (1930–2008)

*October 10th, 1930, London †December 24th, 2008, London

91

Claude Simon

French writer

*October 10th, 1913, Antananarivo †July 6th, 2005, Paris

49

Wolfram von Richthofen

German military officer and aviator

*October 10th, 1895, Bartoszówek †July 12th, 1945, Bad Ischl

53

Dean Kiely

Irish association football player (born 1970)

*October 10th, 1970, Salford

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

*October 10th, 1903, Parafjanava †January 16th, 1969, Santa Monica

59

Maxi Gnauck

East German gymnast

*October 10th, 1964, Berlin

89

Kläre Vorreiter

German politician (CDU)

*October 10th, 1934, Schönkirchen

101

Gail Halvorsen

United States Air Force pilot

*October 10th, 1920, Utah †February 16th, 2022, Provo

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45

Fra Bartolomeo

Italian Renaissance painter (1472-1517)

*March 28th, 1472, Prato †October 31st, 1517, Florence

36

Guidobaldo da Montefeltro

Italian condottiero and Duke of Urbino

*January 17th, 1472, Gubbio †April 10th, 1508, Fossombrone

31

Piero the Unfortunate

Italian noble (1472-1504)

*February 15th, 1472, Florence †December 28th, 1503, Gaeta

56

Wang Yangming

Chinese philosopher and general (1472–1529)

*October 31st, 1472, Yuyao City †January 9th, 1529, Ganzhou

38

Bianca Maria Sforza

Holy Roman Empress, Presumptive crown princess of Hungary

*April 5th, 1472, Milan †December 31st, 1510, Innsbruck

65

Érard de La Marck

Prince-bishop of Liège, Belgium

*May 31st, 1472, Sedan †February 27th, 1538, Liège

55

Pietro Torrigiano

Italian artist (1472-1528)

*November 24th, 1472, Florence †January 1st, 1528, Seville

8

Anne Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk

English noblewoman (1472–1481)

*December 10th, 1472, Suffolk †November 19th, 1481, Greenwich

65

Nikolaus von Schönberg

Catholic cardinal

*August 11th, 1472, Rothschönberg †September 7th, 1537, Rome

72

John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Count of Saarbrücken (1472-1544) and Saarwerden (1527-1544)

*October 19th, 1472, Saarbrücken †June 4th, 1545, Saarbrücken

45

Filippo Beroaldo der Jüngere

Italian writer and poet

*October 1st, 1472, Bologna †August 30th, 1518, Rome

73

Juan Pardo de Tavera

Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop and Spanish inquisitor

*May 16th, 1472, Toro †August 1st, 1545, Valladolid

69

Jakob Feer

Swiss politician (1472-1541)

*June 14th, 1472, Lucerne †August 20th, 1541

0

Margaret of York

Daughter of Edward IV

*April 10th, 1472, Hampshire †December 11th, 1472

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Leap year

Yes: 1472 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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