October 10th, 1908

Born on October 10th, 1908

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 800 days, exactly on July 3rd, 2026, people who were born on October 10th, 1908 will be 43,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1908

80

Johnny Green

American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist (1908-1989)

*October 10th, 1908, Far Rockaway †May 15th, 1989, Beverly Hills

81

Ilya Frank

Soviet physicist

*October 10th, 1908, Saint Petersburg †June 22nd, 1990, Moscow

74

Mercè Rodoreda

Spanish writer (1908-1983)

*October 10th, 1908, Barcelona †April 13th, 1983, Girona

66

Fidel Ortiz

Mexican boxer

*October 10th, 1908, Mexico City †September 9th, 1975, Mexico City

70

Edmund Stadler

German long-distance runner

*October 10th, 1908, Freiburg im Breisgau †July 30th, 1979

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Who's birthday is on October 10th?

92

Helen Hayes

American actress (1900–1993)

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

91

Claude Simon

French writer

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

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

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

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

80

Janis Carter

American actress, singer & television personality (1913-1994)

*October 10th, 1913, Cleveland †July 30th, 1994, Durham

49

Wolfram von Richthofen

German military officer and aviator

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

101

Gail Halvorsen

United States Air Force pilot

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

46

Joanne Nicholas

Badminton player

*October 10th, 1977, Southport

78

Harold Pinter

British playwright (1930–2008)

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

77

Naoto Kan

94th Prime Minister of Japan

*October 10th, 1946, Ube

64

Thelonious Monk

American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982)

*October 10th, 1917, Rocky Mount †February 17th, 1982, Weehawken

64

Julia Sweeney

American actress, author, comedian

*October 10th, 1959, Spokane

58

Rebecca Pidgeon

British actor and singer-songwriter

*October 10th, 1965, Cambridge

90

Wanda Jakubowska

Film director

*October 10th, 1907, Warsaw †February 25th, 1998, Warsaw

89

Kläre Vorreiter

German politician (CDU)

*October 10th, 1934, Schönkirchen

68

Fridtjof Nansen

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

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

62

Jodi Benson

American actress and singer

*October 10th, 1961, Rockford

59

Sarah Lancashire

English actress

*October 10th, 1964, Oldham

51

Joelle Carter

American actress

*October 10th, 1972, Thomasville

65

Mario Lanzi

Italian athletics competitor

*October 10th, 1914, Castelletto sopra Ticino †February 21st, 1980, Schio

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Born in 1908

78

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris

64

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

*August 27th, 1908, Stonewall †January 22nd, 1973, Stonewall

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

88

Wolfram von Soden

German Assyriologist

*June 19th, 1908, Berlin †October 6th, 1996, Münster

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage

100

Claude Lévi-Strauss

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

*November 28th, 1908, City of Brussels †October 30th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris

66

Louis Jordan

American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)

*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

65

Salvador Allende

28th president of Chile (1908–1973)

*June 26th, 1908, Valparaíso †September 11th, 1973, Santiago

96

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna

52

Richard Wright

American writer (1908-1960)

*September 4th, 1908, Natchez †November 28th, 1960, Paris

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

*May 20th, 1908, Indiana †July 2nd, 1997, Beverly Hills

81

Bette Davis

American actress (1908–1989)

*April 5th, 1908, Lowell †October 6th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-Seine

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

97

John Mills

English actor (1908-2005)

*February 22nd, 1908, Felixstowe †April 23rd, 2005, Denham

91

Amintore Fanfani

Italian politician statesman (1908–1999)

*February 6th, 1908, Pieve Santo Stefano †November 20th, 1999, Rome

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

*May 26th, 1908, Semley †June 3rd, 1992, Reading

82

Robert Cummings

American actor (1910–1990)

*June 9th, 1908, Joplin †December 2nd, 1990, Woodland Hills

85

Raymond Scott

American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)

*September 10th, 1908, Brooklyn †February 8th, 1994, North Hills

82

Jill Esmond

British actress (1908–1990)

*January 26th, 1908, London †July 28th, 1990, Wimbledon

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 10th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 10th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1908 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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