July 10th, 1505

Born on July 10th, 1505

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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

Same Day
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

48

Aphra Behn

British playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)

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

52

Astrid Crabo

Badminton player

*July 10th, 1971, Täby

46

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Britain actor (born 1977)

*July 10th, 1977, Forest Gate

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

53

Odet de Coligny

Catholic cardinal

*July 10th, 1517, Châtillon-Coligny †February 14th, 1571, Canterbury

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Born in 1505

65

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg (1535-1571)

*January 13th, 1505, Old Cölln †January 3rd, 1571, Köpenick

63

Mikołaj Rej

Polish poet and prose writer, politician and musician of the Renaissance (1505-1569)

*February 4th, 1505, Zhuravno †January 1st, 1569, Rejowiec

53

Queen Maria of Hungary

Governor of the Netherlands; queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia as the wife of King Louis II

*September 15th, 1505, Brussels metropolitan area †October 18th, 1558, Cigales

80

Thomas Tallis

English composer

*January 30th, 1505, Kent †November 23rd, 1585, Greenwich

63

Levinus Lemnius

Dutch writer (1505-1568)

*May 20th, 1505, Zierikzee †July 1st, 1568, Zierikzee

69

Louis, Count of Stolberg

German nobleman (1505-1574)

*January 12th, 1505, Stolberg †September 1st, 1574, Wertheim

72

Achilles Gasser

German physician and astrologer

*November 3rd, 1505, Lindau †December 4th, 1577, Augsburg

50

Johannes Scheyring

German politician (1505-1555)

*March 10th, 1505, Magdeburg †May 8th, 1555, Magdeburg

43

Christine of Saxony

German noblewoman (1506-1549)

*December 25th, 1505, Dresden †April 15th, 1549, Kassel

67

Aegidius Tschudi

Swiss historian (1505-1572)

*February 5th, 1505, Glarus †February 28th, 1572, Glarus

44

Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton

English earl (1505-1550)

*December 21st, 1505, London †July 30th, 1550, London

52

Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt

Bishop of Wurtzburg

*September 18th, 1505, Giebelstadt †April 15th, 1558, Würzburg

40

Philipp von Hutten

German explorer

*December 18th, 1505, Maroldsweisach †May 17th, 1546, Quíbor

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1505 is a normal year and no leap year.

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