July 10th, 1940

Born on July 10th, 1940

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What happened on July 10th, 1940?

July 10th, 1940

World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks begin against British maritime convoys in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain.

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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.

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What else 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, 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 in South Korea, causing damages across the country amounting to 2.06 trillion won (US$1.4 billion).

July 10th, 1999

The United States defeated China in the final match of the third FIFA Women's World Cup, setting records in both attendance and television ratings for women's sports.

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

Born on July 10th, 1940

84

Mills Watson

Actor

*July 10th, 1940, Oakland

84

Helen Donath

American soprano

*July 10th, 1940, Texas

84

Brian Priestley

British musician

*July 10th, 1940, Manchester

78

Erich Iltgen

Germany politician (1940-2019)

*July 10th, 1940, Cologne †June 9th, 2019, Dresden

73

Bob Chance

American baseball player

*July 10th, 1940, Statesboro †October 3rd, 2013, Charleston

80

Tommy Troelsen

Danish footballer

*July 10th, 1940, Nykøbing Mors †March 8th, 2021

84

Chen Chao-min

Taiwanese politician

*July 10th, 1940, Taichū Prefecture

84

Lubomír Dvořák

Czech physicist and university educator

*July 10th, 1940, Rokytnice

84

Gene Alley

American baseball player

*July 10th, 1940, Richmond

81

Jimmie Durham

American artist (1940-2021)

*July 10th, 1940, Houston †November 17th, 2021, Berlin

84

Keith Stackpole

Australian cricketer and commentator

*July 10th, 1940, Collingwood

84

Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai

British economist and politician (born 1940)

*July 10th, 1940, Vadodara

84

Pete Craig

Canadian baseball player

*July 10th, 1940, LaSalle

84

Larry Hand

American football player

*July 10th, 1940, Paterson

84

John G. Lopresto

American politician

*July 10th, 1940, Queens

84

András Törő

American sprint canoer (born 1940)

*July 10th, 1940, Budapest

81

Dawie de Villiers

South African rugby union player, politician and diplomat

*July 10th, 1940, Burgersdorp †April 23rd, 2022, Stellenbosch

77

Raffaele Calabro

Italian priest

*July 10th, 1940, Minervino di Lecce †August 4th, 2017, Andria

77

Rolf Herings

Olympic athlete

*July 10th, 1940, Rheydt †September 29th, 2017

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99

Mahathir Mohamad

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020

*July 10th, 1925, Alor Setar

80

Alain Krivine

French politician

*July 10th, 1941, Paris †March 12th, 2022, Paris

35

Richi Puspita Dili

Indonesian badminton player

*July 10th, 1989, Sleman

81

Sixto Rodriguez

American musician (1942–2023)

*July 10th, 1942, Detroit †August 8th, 2023, Detroit

80

Paul Andreu

French architect (1938-2018)

*July 10th, 1938, Caudéran †October 11th, 2018, 15th arrondissement of Paris

34

Elena Runggaldier

Italian ski jumper

*July 10th, 1990, Bolzano

68

Inge Aures

German politician

*July 10th, 1956, Presseck

32

Clara Luciani

French singer-songwriter and guitarist

*July 10th, 1992, Martigues

67

Ronnie James Dio

American heavy metal singer (1942–2010)

*July 10th, 1942, Portsmouth †May 16th, 2010, Houston

48

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

86

Alain Mérieux

French businessman

*July 10th, 1938, 6th arrondissement of Lyon

51

Marcel Proust

French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)

*July 10th, 1871, 16th arrondissement of Paris †November 18th, 1922, 16th arrondissement of Paris

66

Fiona Shaw

Irish actress (born 1958)

*July 10th, 1958, County Cork

73

Rajnath Singh

Indian politician

*July 10th, 1951, Chandauli district

86

Nikola Tesla

Serbian-American inventor (1856–1943)

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

53

Astrid Crabo

Badminton player

*July 10th, 1971, Täby

73

Phyllis Smith

American actress

*July 10th, 1951, Lemay

47

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Britain actor (born 1977)

*July 10th, 1977, Forest Gate

83

Hubert Krivine

French physicist

*July 10th, 1941, 15th arrondissement of Paris

29

Yugo Kobayashi

Japanese badminton player

*July 10th, 1995, Miyagi Prefecture

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

83

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality †February 18th, 2024, Røros Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi

84

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

84

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Chinese-American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

76

Al Jarreau

American singer and songwriter (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress (*1940)

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

84

Klaus Schlappner

German association football player and manager

*May 22nd, 1940, Lampertheim

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

84

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author (1940–2020)

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

84

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

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Yes: 1940 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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