July 10th, 1706

Born on July 10th, 1706

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

86

Nikola Tesla

Serbian-American inventor (1856–1943)

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

33

Elena Runggaldier

Italian ski jumper

*July 10th, 1990, Bolzano

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

67

Inge Aures

German politician

*July 10th, 1956, Presseck

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

54

John Calvin

French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)

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

65

Fiona Shaw

Irish actress (born 1958)

*July 10th, 1958, County Cork

72

Rajnath Singh

Indian politician

*July 10th, 1951, Chandauli district

43

Jessica Simpson

American singer and actress

*July 10th, 1980, Abilene

72

Phyllis Smith

American actress

*July 10th, 1951, Lemay

Same year
Born in 1706

84

Benjamin Franklin

American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father (1706–1790)

*January 17th, 1706, Boston †April 17th, 1790, Philadelphia

68

Johann Joachim Kändler

German artist (1706–1775)

*June 15th, 1706, Fischbach †May 18th, 1775, Meissen

42

Émilie du Châtelet

French mathematician, physicist, and author (1706-1749)

*December 17th, 1706, Paris †September 10th, 1749, Lunéville

56

Adam Ludwig von Wuthenau

(1706-1763)

*September 12th, 1706, Wörbzig †April 23rd, 1763

74

Jean-Esprit Isnard

French organ builder and Dominican conversational brother

*December 31st, 1706, Bédarrides †March 16th, 1781, Tarascon

55

John Dollond

English optician, known for his achromatic doublets

*June 21st, 1706, Spitalfields †November 29th, 1761, London

28

Polyxena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg

Sardinian queen

*September 21st, 1706, Bad Schwalbach †January 13th, 1735, Turin

62

Johan Pasch

Swedish artist (1706-1769)

*March 12th, 1706, Stockholm †January 16th, 1769, Stockholm

86

George Pocock

Royal Navy admiral (1706-1792)

*March 6th, 1706, Berkshire †April 3rd, 1792, Curzon Street

60

Johann Leonhard Dober

German missionary (1706-1766)

*March 7th, 1706, Mönchsroth †April 1st, 1766, Herrnhut

57

Samuel Troilius

Swedish archbishop (1706-1764)

*May 22nd, 1706, Stora Skedvi socken †January 18th, 1764, Uppsala

63

Carl Friedrich Kaltschmied

German botanist (1706-1769)

*May 21st, 1706, Wrocław †November 6th, 1769

58

Simon François Ravenet

French engraver (-1774)

*January 1st, 1706, Paris †April 2nd, 1764, London

78

Baldassare Galuppi

Italian composer (1706-1785)

*October 18th, 1706, Burano †January 3rd, 1785, Venice

89

Jacob Wilhelm Lustig

Dutch composer (1706-1796)

*September 21st, 1706, Hamburg †May 17th, 1796, Groningen

50

Pierre Nicolas d'Incarville

French botanist (1706-1757)

*August 21st, 1706, Louviers †June 12th, 1757, Beijing

71

Johann Joseph Christian

German sculptor (1706-1777)

*February 12th, 1706, Riedlingen †June 22nd, 1777, Riedlingen

69

Franz Sebald Unterberger

Austrian painter (1706-1776)

*August 1st, 1706, Cavalese †January 23rd, 1776, Cavalese

65

Johann Ulrich von Cramer

German philosopher

*November 8th, 1706, Ulm †July 18th, 1772, Wetzlar

75

Frederick Charles Augustus, Count of Lippe

Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle

*January 20th, 1706, Biesterfeld †July 31st, 1781, Friedrichsruh

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