July 10th, 1547

Born on July 10th, 1547

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

34

Richi Puspita Dili

Indonesian badminton player

*July 10th, 1989, Sleman

54

John Calvin

French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)

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

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

98

Mahathir Mohamad

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

*July 10th, 1925, Alor Setar

31

Clara Luciani

French singer-songwriter and guitarist

*July 10th, 1992, Martigues

58

Carl Frederik Bricka

Danish biographer and historian

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

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

48

Aphra Behn

British playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)

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

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

38

Mario Gómez

German association football player

*July 10th, 1985, Riedlingen

65

Fiona Shaw

Irish actress (born 1958)

*July 10th, 1958, County Cork

43

Jessica Simpson

American singer

*July 10th, 1980, Abilene

72

Rajnath Singh

Indian politician

*July 10th, 1951, Chandauli district

72

Phyllis Smith

American actress

*July 10th, 1951, Lemay

35

Sarah Walker

BMX racer

*July 10th, 1988, Whakatāne

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68

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)

*September 29th, 1547, Alcalá de Henares †April 22nd, 1616, Madrid

31

John of Austria

Spanish noble and general

*February 24th, 1547, Regensburg †October 1st, 1578, Namur

78

Ubbo Emmius

Frisian historian and geographer

*December 5th, 1547, Greetsiel †December 9th, 1625, Groningen

58

Justus Lipsius

Flemish philologist, philosopher and legal scholar (1547-1606)

*October 18th, 1547, Overijse †March 23rd, 1606, Leuven

81

Rudolph Goclenius

German philosopher (1547-1628)

*March 1st, 1547, Korbach †June 8th, 1628, Marburg

71

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1547-1619)

*September 14th, 1547, Amersfoort †May 13th, 1619, The Hague

31

Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany

Austrian Archduchess, mother of Maria de' Medici (1547-1578)

*January 24th, 1547, Prague †April 11th, 1578, Florence

78

Carlo Pascale

French diplomat

*March 19th, 1547, Cuneo †December 25th, 1625, Abbeville

59

Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

German monarch

*January 22nd, 1547, Sigmaringen †April 8th, 1606, Sigmaringen

48

George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1567 to 1596

*September 10th, 1547, Kassel †February 7th, 1596, Darmstadt

65

Georg Obrecht

German economist

*March 25th, 1547, Strasbourg †June 7th, 1612, Strasbourg

66

Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg

Count Palatine of Neuburg and Count Palatine of Sulzbach

*October 2nd, 1547, Zweibrücken †August 22nd, 1614, Neuburg an der Donau

15

Garzia de' Medici

Italian noble, son of Cosimo I. de’ Medici

*July 5th, 1547, Florence †December 6th, 1562, Pisa

71

Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

*August 10th, 1547, Ratzeburg †July 2nd, 1619, Lauenburg/Elbe

43

Hedwig of Württemberg

Princess of Württemberg by birth, and by marriage countess of Hesse-Marburg (1547-1590)

*January 15th, 1547, Basel †March 4th, 1590, Marburg

53

Gebhard Truchsess of Waldburg

Archbishop of Cologne

*November 10th, 1547, Schloss Heiligenberg †May 21st, 1601, Strasbourg

74

Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī

Iranian Shia Islamic scholar, philosopher, architect, mathematician, astronomer and poet

*February 18th, 1547, Baalbek †September 1st, 1621, Isfahan

52

Gustaf Banér

Swedish noble (1547-1600)

*May 19th, 1547, Djursholm Castle †March 20th, 1600, Linköping Cathedral Congregation

48

Charles de Casaulx

Occitan politician

*March 20th, 1547, Marseille †February 17th, 1596, Marseille

51

Cristofano Malvezzi

Italian composer

*June 28th, 1547, Lucca †January 22nd, 1599, Florence

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