July 10th, 1552

Born on July 10th, 1552

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 677 days, exactly on March 7th, 2026, people who were born on July 10th, 1552 will be 173,000 days old!

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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

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

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

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

Same year
Born in 1552

68

Paul V

Pope from 1605 to 1621

*September 17th, 1552, Rome †January 28th, 1621, Rome

59

Emperor Rudolf II

Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria (1552-1612)

*July 18th, 1552, Vienna †January 20th, 1612, Prague

57

Matteo Ricci

Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610)

*October 6th, 1552, Macerata †May 11th, 1610, Beijing

79

Jost Bürgi

Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instruments and mathematician

*February 28th, 1552, Lichtensteig †January 31st, 1632, Kassel

62

Sengoku Hidehisa

Daimyo

*February 20th, 1552, Kuroiwa †June 13th, 1614, Kōnosu-shuku

35

Henri, Prince of Condé

French prince du Sang; Huguenot general, lived (1553-1588)

*December 29th, 1552, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †March 5th, 1588, Saint-Jean-d'Angély

82

Edward Coke

English lawyer and judge

*February 1st, 1552, Mileham †September 3rd, 1634, Godwick

61

Lavinia Fontana

Italian painter (1552-1614)

*August 24th, 1552, Bologna †August 11th, 1614, Rome

37

Elisabeth of Saxony

Countess Palatine of Simmern (1552-1590)

*October 18th, 1552, Schloss Wolkenstein †April 2nd, 1590, Heidelberg

58

Simon Forman

English astrologer, occultist and herbalist

*December 31st, 1552, Quidhampton †September 12th, 1611, River Thames

78

Agrippa d'Aubigné

French military officer, historian, writer and poet (1552-1630)

*February 8th, 1552, Pons †May 9th, 1630, Jussy

65

Eleonore of Württemberg

(1552-1618)

*March 22nd, 1552, Tübingen †January 12th, 1618, Schloss Lichtenberg

47

Miklós Pálffy

(1552–1600) Hungarian soldier

*September 10th, 1552, Čabradský Vrbovok †April 23rd, 1600, Červený Kameň Castle

56

Alberico Gentili

Italian jurist (1552-1608)

*January 14th, 1552, San Ginesio †June 19th, 1608, London

80

Anna of Cleves

Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg by birth and by marriage Countess Palatine of Neuburg

*March 1st, 1552, Kleve †October 6th, 1632, Höchstädt an der Donau

64

Ernestus Hettenbach

German physicist (1552-1616)

*February 2nd, 1552, Bad Mergentheim †October 2nd, 1616, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

63

Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi

Moroccan writer

*December 18th, 1552, Meknes †August 19th, 1616, Fez

35

Magdalene of Lippe

Countess of Lippe by birth, and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt

*February 25th, 1552, Detmold †February 26th, 1587, Darmstadt

101

Muhammad Qadiri

Founder of the Naushahia branch of the Qadri order

*August 22nd, 1552, Mandi Bahauddin †January 26th, 1654, Phalia

40

Christopher, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch

Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (1552-1592)

*March 20th, 1552, Haigerloch †April 21st, 1592, Haigerloch

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Leap year

Yes: 1552 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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