July 10th, 1572

Born on July 10th, 1572

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

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

54

John Calvin

French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)

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

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

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65

Ben Jonson

English playwright, poet, and actor (1572–1637)

*June 11th, 1572, Westminster †August 6th, 1637, London

62

Erasmus Widmann

German composer

*January 1st, 1572, Schwäbisch Hall †October 31st, 1634, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

59

Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, musician (1572-1632)

*May 25th, 1572, Kassel †March 15th, 1632, Eschwege

49

William Strachey

English writer

*April 4th, 1572, Saffron Walden †May 31st, 1621, London

65

Cyril Lucaris

Patriarch of Constantinople

*November 13th, 1572, Heraklion †June 27th, 1638, Bosporus Strait

79

Vilem Slavata of Chlum

Czech baroque writer, hofmeister, valet and nobleman

*December 1st, 1572, Kutná Hora †January 19th, 1652, Jindřichův Hradec

77

Ellen Marsvin

Danish noble (1572-1649)

*February 1st, 1572, Landskrona Citadel †November 11th, 1649, Holckenhavn Castle

62

Fakhr-al-Din II

Lebanese prince

*August 6th, 1572, Baakleen †April 13th, 1635, Jezzine

69

Jane Frances de Chantal

French nun

*January 28th, 1572, Dijon †December 13th, 1641, Moulins

69

Francis van Aarssens

Dutch diplomat and statesman (1572-1641)

*September 27th, 1572, City of Brussels †December 27th, 1641, The Hague

32

Prince Daniyal

Mughal prince

*September 11th, 1572, Ajmer †March 19th, 1605, Burhanpur

73

Conrad Bachmann

German librarian, author and historian (1572-1646)

*October 23rd, 1572, Melsungen †April 27th, 1646, Marburg

64

Daniel Sennert

Physician, chemist

*November 25th, 1572, Wrocław †July 21st, 1637, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

48

Rudolph Goclenius the Younger

German physician and professor of physics, astronomy and arithmetic

*August 22nd, 1572, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †March 3rd, 1621, Marburg

80

Ludwig Jungermann

German doctor and botanist (1572-1653)

*July 14th, 1572, Leipzig †June 7th, 1653, Leipzig

47

John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg

Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg

*November 8th, 1572, Halle (Saale) †December 23rd, 1619, Berlin

59

Henri of Savoy, Duke of Nemours

Duke of Nemours (1595–1632)

*November 2nd, 1572, Paris †July 10th, 1632, Paris

63

Henry II, Count of Reuss-Gera

Lord of Gera, Lobenstein and Oberkranichfeld (1572-1635)

*June 10th, 1572, Gera †December 3rd, 1635, Gera

60

Francis II, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine

*February 27th, 1572, Nancy †October 14th, 1632, Badonviller

72

Wilhelm Alard

German theologian

*November 22nd, 1572, Wilster †May 8th, 1645, Krempe

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Leap year

Yes: 1572 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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