October 10th, 1770

Born on October 10th, 1770

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 10th?

October 10th, 2004

Eight-year-old Huang Na was abducted and murdered; her body was found three weeks later after a search across Singapore and Malaysia.

October 10th, 1992

After 20 years of construction, Vidyasagar Setu, the longest cable-stayed bridge in India, was opened, joining Kolkata and Howrah.

October 10th, 1973

U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew (pictured) resigned after being charged with tax evasion.

October 10th, 1963

The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground, came into effect.

October 10th, 1943

World War II: The Kempeitai, the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army, arrested and tortured fifty-seven civilians and civilian internees on suspicion of their involvement in a raid on Singapore Harbour.

October 10th, 1933

In the first proven act of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation, a Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines exploded in mid-air near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all seven people aboard.

October 10th, 1911

The Xinhai Revolution began with the Wuchang Uprising, marking the beginning of the collapse of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.

October 10th, 1903

Emmeline Pankhurst (pictured) founded the Women's Social and Political Union, a militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.

October 10th, 1846

English astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune.

October 10th, 1831

Angry at the defeat of the Second Reform Bill a crowd burnt down Nottingham Castle, England, home of the Duke of Newcastle, who had opposed the bill in parliament.

October 10th, 1760

In a treaty with Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname gained territorial autonomy.

October 10th, 0680

Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of Muhammad, was killed at the Battle of Karbala by the forces of Yazid I, whom Husayn had refused to recognize as caliph.

October 10th, 2022

Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

October 10th, 2018

Hurricane Michael makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. It kills 57 people in the United States, 45 in Florida, and causes an estimated $25.1 billion in damage.

October 10th, 2015

Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 109 and injure 500+.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 10th

Born on October 10th, 1770

71

Benjamin Wright

American civil engineer

*October 10th, 1770, Wethersfield †August 24th, 1842

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 10th?

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

92

Helen Hayes

American actress (1900–1993)

*October 10th, 1900, Washington, D.C. †March 17th, 1993, Nyack

78

Henry Cavendish

British natural philosopher, scientist, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist

*October 10th, 1731, Nice †February 24th, 1810, London

46

Joanne Nicholas

Badminton player

*October 10th, 1977, Southport

68

Fridtjof Nansen

Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)

*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda

58

Rebecca Pidgeon

British actor and singer-songwriter

*October 10th, 1965, Cambridge

64

Julia Sweeney

American actress, author, comedian

*October 10th, 1959, Spokane

77

Naoto Kan

94th Prime Minister of Japan

*October 10th, 1946, Ube

62

Jodi Benson

American actress and singer

*October 10th, 1961, Rockford

59

Sarah Lancashire

English actress

*October 10th, 1964, Oldham

49

Wolfram von Richthofen

German military officer and aviator

*October 10th, 1895, Bartoszówek †July 12th, 1945, Bad Ischl

91

Claude Simon

French writer

*October 10th, 1913, Antananarivo †July 6th, 2005, Paris

51

Joelle Carter

American actress

*October 10th, 1972, Thomasville

78

Harold Pinter

British playwright (1930–2008)

*October 10th, 1930, London †December 24th, 2008, London

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

*October 10th, 1903, Parafjanava †January 16th, 1969, Santa Monica

84

Ambros Rieder

(1771-1855)

*October 10th, 1771, Döbling †November 19th, 1855, Perchtoldsdorf

89

Kläre Vorreiter

German politician (CDU)

*October 10th, 1934, Schönkirchen

53

Dean Kiely

Irish association football player (born 1970)

*October 10th, 1970, Salford

86

Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł

Lithuanian noble (1744-1831)

*October 10th, 1744, Kraków †March 28th, 1831, Warsaw

59

Maxi Gnauck

East German gymnast

*October 10th, 1964, Berlin

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Born in 1770

56

Ludwig van Beethoven

German composer (1770–1827)

*December 16th, 1770, Bonn †March 26th, 1827, Vienna

61

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)

*August 27th, 1770, Stuttgart †November 14th, 1831, Berlin

53

Louis-Nicolas Davout

Marshal of France (1770-1823)

*May 10th, 1770, Annoux †June 1st, 1823, Paris

80

William Wordsworth

English Romantic poet (1770–1850)

*April 7th, 1770, Cockermouth †April 23rd, 1850, Rydal Mount

79

Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor

Marshal of France (1770-1849)

*March 7th, 1770, Hayange †July 28th, 1849, Paris

73

Friedrich Hölderlin

German poet

*March 20th, 1770, Lauffen am Neckar †June 7th, 1843, Tübingen

57

George Canning

British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827)

*April 11th, 1770, London †August 8th, 1827, Chiswick

69

Frederick William III of Prussia

King of Prussia from 1797 to 1840

*August 3rd, 1770, Potsdam †June 7th, 1840, Berlin

57

James Hewitt

American conductor, composer and publisher

*June 4th, 1770, England †August 2nd, 1827, Boston

68

William Clark

American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor (1770-1838)

*August 1st, 1770, Caroline County †September 1st, 1838, St. Louis

71

Pierre Cambronne

French general (1770-1842)

*December 26th, 1770, Nantes †January 29th, 1842, Nantes

81

John Buckler

British artist and architect (1770-1851)

*November 30th, 1770, Calbourne †December 6th, 1851, Newington

41

Georg Kerner

German physician, journalist and diplomat (1770-1812)

*April 9th, 1770, Ludwigsburg †April 7th, 1812, Hamburg

42

Louis-Pierre Montbrun

French general (1770-1812)

*March 1st, 1770, Florensac †September 7th, 1812, Borodino (village), Mozhaysky District, Moscow Oblast

65

Nathan Smith

American politician (1770–1835)

*January 8th, 1770, Woodbury †December 6th, 1835, Washington, D.C.

54

Dorothea von Rodde-Schlözer

German scholar

*August 18th, 1770, Göttingen †July 12th, 1825, Avignon

73

Franz Pettrich

German sculptor

*August 29th, 1770, Třebenice †January 23rd, 1844, Dresden

86

David Thompson

British-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker (1770-1857)

*April 30th, 1770, Westminster †February 10th, 1857, Longueuil

83

Mahlon Dickerson

American politician (1770-1853)

*April 17th, 1770, Hanover Township †October 5th, 1853, New Jersey

76

Pasquale Galluppi

Italian philosopher (1770-1846)

*April 2nd, 1770, Tropea †December 13th, 1846, Naples

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1770 is a normal year and no leap year.

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