July 10th, 1493

Born on July 10th, 1493

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What happened on July 10th?

July 10th, 1941

The Holocaust: Ethnic Poles murdered at least 340 Jewish residents of Jedwabne in German-occupied Poland.

July 10th, 1940

Second World War: The Battle of Britain, in which the Royal Air Force defended the UK from attacks by the German Luftwaffe, began.

July 10th, 1925

Indian mystic and spiritual master Meher Baba began his silence until his death in 1969, only communicating by means of an alphabet board or by unique hand gestures.

July 10th, 1921

Irish War of Independence: One day after a truce was agreed between the Irish Republican Army and British forces, violence broke out between Catholics and Protestants in Belfast.

July 10th, 1913

The air temperature in Furnace Creek, California, reached 134 °F (56.7 °C), recognized by the World Meteorological Organization as the highest recorded on Earth.

July 10th, 1806

Indian sepoys mutinied against the East India Company at Vellore Fort.

July 10th, 1800

Lord Wellesley, Governor-General of India, founded Fort William College in Calcutta.

July 10th, 1645

English Civil War: The Parliamentarians destroyed the last Royalist field army at the Battle of Langport, ultimately giving Parliament control of the west of England.

July 10th, 1553

Lady Jane Grey (pictured) was proclaimed the successor to King Edward VI of England, beginning her disputed reign as the "Nine Days' Queen".

July 10th, 1372

The Treaty of Tagilde was signed between Ferdinand I of Portugal and representatives of John of Gaunt of England, marking the beginning of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, which remains in effect today.

July 10th, 2018

The last members of a junior association football team and their coach were rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non, a flooded cave in northern Thailand.

July 10th, 2011

The last edition of the British tabloid News of the World was published, closing due to allegations that it hacked the voicemails of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, victims of the 7/7 attacks and relatives of deceased British soldiers.

July 10th, 2006

Typhoon Ewiniar made landfall over Korea, potentially causing thousands of deaths in North Korea.

July 10th, 1999

The United States defeated China in the final match of the FIFA Women's World Cup, setting records in both attendance and television ratings for women's sports.

July 10th, 1973

John Paul Getty III, a grandson of the American oil magnate J. Paul Getty, was kidnapped in Rome.

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

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Who's birthday is on July 10th?

54

John Calvin

French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)

*July 10th, 1509, Noyon †May 27th, 1564, Geneva

34

Richi Puspita Dili

Indonesian badminton player

*July 10th, 1989, Sleman

33

Elena Runggaldier

Italian ski jumper

*July 10th, 1990, Bolzano

86

Nikola Tesla

Serbian-American inventor (1856–1943)

*July 10th, 1856, Smiljan †January 7th, 1943, New York City

51

Marcel Proust

French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)

*July 10th, 1871, 16th arrondissement of Paris †November 18th, 1922, 16th arrondissement of Paris

31

Clara Luciani

French singer-songwriter and guitarist

*July 10th, 1992, Martigues

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

58

Carl Frederik Bricka

Danish biographer and historian

*July 10th, 1845, Copenhagen †August 23rd, 1903, Copenhagen

98

Mahathir Mohamad

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020

*July 10th, 1925, Alor Setar

28

Yugo Kobayashi

Badminton player

*July 10th, 1995, Miyagi Prefecture

27

Saori Ozaki

Japanese badminton player

*July 10th, 1996, Saitama Prefecture

52

Astrid Crabo

Badminton player

*July 10th, 1971, Täby

46

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Britain actor (born 1977)

*July 10th, 1977, Forest Gate

48

Aphra Behn

British playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)

*July 10th, 1640, Canterbury †April 16th, 1689, London

38

Mario Gómez

German association football player

*July 10th, 1985, Riedlingen

65

Fiona Shaw

Irish actress (born 1958)

*July 10th, 1958, County Cork

36

James III of Scotland

King of Scotland from 1460 to 1488

*July 10th, 1451, Stirling Castle †June 11th, 1488, Stirling

43

Jessica Simpson

American singer

*July 10th, 1980, Abilene

72

Rajnath Singh

Indian politician

*July 10th, 1951, Chandauli district

35

Sarah Walker

BMX racer

*July 10th, 1988, Whakatāne

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47

Paracelsus

Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493–1541)

*November 10th, 1493, Einsiedeln †September 24th, 1541, Salzburg

74

Anne de Montmorency

First Duke of Montmorency

*March 15th, 1493, Chantilly †November 12th, 1567, Paris

75

Nicolaus Olahus

Roman Catholic archbishop

*January 10th, 1493, Sibiu †January 15th, 1568, Trnava

59

Olaus Petri

Clergyman, writer, judge and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden

*January 6th, 1493, Örebro †April 19th, 1552, Storkyrkoförsamlingen

37

Maximilian Sforza

Duke of Milan

*January 25th, 1493, Milan †June 4th, 1530, Paris

69

Girolamo Seripando

Catholic cardinal

*May 6th, 1493, Troia †March 17th, 1563, Trento

67

Anton Fugger

German merchant (1493-1560)

*June 10th, 1493, Nuremberg †September 14th, 1560, Augsburg

66

Baccio Bandinelli

Artist from Italy (1488-1560)

*November 12th, 1493, Florence †February 7th, 1560, Florence

49

Agnolo Firenzuola

Italian poet and litterateur

*September 28th, 1493, Florence †June 27th, 1543, Prato

75

Bernardo Tasso

Italian poet

*November 11th, 1493, Bergamo †September 5th, 1569, Mantua

76

Eleonora Gonzaga

Duchess of Urbino (1493-1550)

*December 31st, 1493, Mantua †February 13th, 1570, Urbino

65

Alessandro Pasqualini

Italian architect

*May 5th, 1493, Bologna †November 30th, 1558, Bielefeld

63

Giovanni Poggio

Italian cardinal and diplomat

*January 26th, 1493, Bologna †February 12th, 1556, Bologna

32

Johann of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German noble and viceroy of Valencia (1493-1525)

*January 9th, 1493, Plassenburg †July 5th, 1525, Valencia

61

Girolamo Bellarmato

Italian architect and engineer

*August 24th, 1493, Siena †April 28th, 1555, Chalon-sur-Saône

62

Justus Jonas

German Lutheran reformer

*June 5th, 1493, Nordhausen †October 9th, 1555, Eisfeld

38

George I, Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins

*April 11th, 1493, Darłowo †May 10th, 1531, Szczecin

79

Johann Pfeffinger

German theologian

*December 27th, 1493, Wasserburg am Inn †January 1st, 1573, Leipzig

82

Santi Buglioni

Italian sculptor (1494-1576)

*November 30th, 1493, Florence †November 30th, 1575, Florence

48

Nicolas Cleynaerts

Flemish grammarian

*December 5th, 1493, Diest †January 1st, 1542, Alhambra

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