October 10th, 1778

Born on October 10th, 1778

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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

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

78

Harold Pinter

British playwright (1930–2008)

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

51

Joelle Carter

American actress

*October 10th, 1972, Thomasville

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

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

89

Kläre Vorreiter

German politician (CDU)

*October 10th, 1934, Schönkirchen

53

Dean Kiely

Irish association football player (born 1970)

*October 10th, 1970, Salford

59

Maxi Gnauck

East German gymnast

*October 10th, 1964, Berlin

101

Gail Halvorsen

United States Air Force pilot

*October 10th, 1920, Utah †February 16th, 2022, Provo

86

Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł

Lithuanian noble (1744-1831)

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

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Born in 1778

50

Humphry Davy

British chemist

*December 17th, 1778, Penzance †May 29th, 1829, Geneva

71

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac

French chemist and physicist (1778–1850)

*December 6th, 1778, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat †May 9th, 1850, Paris

63

Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle

Swiss botanist (1778–1841)

*February 4th, 1778, Geneva †September 9th, 1841, Geneva

72

José de San Martín

Argentine general and independence leader (1778–1850)

*February 25th, 1778, África †August 17th, 1850, Boulogne-sur-Mer

59

Agathon Jean François Fain

French historian (1778-1837)

*January 11th, 1778, Paris †September 16th, 1837, Paris

52

William Hazlitt

English essayist and writer

*April 10th, 1778, Maidstone †September 18th, 1830, London

65

Luigi Lodigiani

Italian bookbinder

*January 7th, 1778, Pontremoli †October 3rd, 1843, Milan

61

Fernando Sor

Spanish classical guitarist and composer (1778-1839)

*February 13th, 1778, Barcelona †July 10th, 1839, Paris

67

Louis Bonaparte

King of the Netherlands, brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, member of the House of Buonaparte (1778-1846)

*September 2nd, 1778, Ajaccio †July 25th, 1846, Livorno

58

Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Austrian composer and pianist

*November 14th, 1778, Bratislava †October 17th, 1837, Weimar

75

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

German educator, writer and politician (1778-1852)

*August 11th, 1778, Lanz †October 15th, 1853, Freyburg

64

Bernardo O'Higgins

Chilean independence leader (1778-1842)

*August 20th, 1778, Chillán †October 24th, 1842, Lima

81

James Kirke Paulding

American writer (1778–1860)

*August 22nd, 1778, Pleasant Valley †April 6th, 1860, Hyde Park

77

Joseph Carrington Cabell

American politician

*December 28th, 1778, Amherst County †February 5th, 1856, Nelson County

69

Heinrich Luden

German historian (1778-1847)

*April 10th, 1778, Loxstedt †May 23rd, 1847, Jena

54

Richard Skinner

American politician (1778-1833)

*May 30th, 1778, Litchfield †May 23rd, 1833, Manchester

63

Ernst Wilhelm Arnoldi

German entrepreneur

*May 21st, 1778, Gotha †May 27th, 1841, Gotha

82

Rembrandt Peale

American painter (1778-1860)

*February 22nd, 1778, Bucks County †October 3rd, 1860, Philadelphia

73

Christian Friedrich Nasse

German physician and psychiatrist

*April 18th, 1778, Bielefeld †April 18th, 1851, Marburg

58

Joseph Grimaldi

English actor, comedian and dancer

*December 18th, 1778, London †May 31st, 1837, London

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No: With 365 days 1778 is a normal year and no leap year.

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