April 10th, 1943

Born on April 10th, 1943

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What happened on April 10th?

April 10th, 1992

First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Dozens of Armenian civilians were massacred in the village of Maraga by Azerbaijani forces.

April 10th, 1973

In the deadliest aviation accident in Swiss history, Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashed into a hillside near Hochwald, killing 108 people of 145 on board.

April 10th, 1970

In the midst of business disagreements with his bandmates, Paul McCartney announced his departure from the Beatles.

April 10th, 1963

The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank with all hands lost during deep-diving tests in the North Atlantic Ocean.

April 10th, 1944

The Holocaust: Slovak Jewish prisoners Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escaped from Auschwitz, later publishing a report that became one of the earliest and most detailed descriptions of the camp's mass killings.

April 10th, 1925

The novel The Great Gatsby by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published by Scribner's.

April 10th, 1919

Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata (pictured) was shot to death near Ciudad Ayala, Morelos.

April 10th, 1858

Big Ben, the bell in the Palace of Westminster's clock tower in London, was cast after the original bell cracked during testing.

April 10th, 1815

Mount Tambora in Indonesia began the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history, killing at least 71,000 people and affecting temperatures worldwide.

April 10th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition began with the Austrian invasion of Bavaria, then a client state of France.

April 10th, 1741

War of the Austrian Succession: Prussian forces defeated Austrian troops at the Battle of Mollwitz in present-day Małujowice, Poland, cementing Frederick II's authority over the newly conquered territory of Silesia.

April 10th, 1221

A Mongol army commanded by Tolui captured the city of Merv in present-day Turkmenistan, allegedly killing more than 1.7 million people.

April 10th, 2023

A mass shooting occurs at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded.

April 10th, 2010

Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries.

April 10th, 2009

President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.

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

Born on April 10th, 1943

67

Bo Hansson

Swedish musician

*April 10th, 1943, Gothenburg †April 23rd, 2010, Stockholm

81

Suzanne Lévesque

Canadian actress

*April 10th, 1943, Saint-Félicien

81

Margaret Pemberton

British novelist (1943-)

*April 10th, 1943, Bradford

81

Julio Estrada

Mexican musician

*April 10th, 1943, Mexico City

49

Tömöriin Artag

Olympic wrestler

*April 10th, 1943, Uvs Province †January 1st, 1993, Mongolia

79

Włodzimierz Schmidt

Polish chess player

*April 10th, 1943, Poznań †April 1st, 2023

77

Tom Pollock

American film producer

*April 10th, 1943, Los Angeles †August 1st, 2020, Los Angeles

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Who's birthday is on April 10th?

85

Hans Kloft

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 10th, 1939, Düsseldorf

82

Ian Callaghan

English footballer (born 1942)

*April 10th, 1942, Toxteth

96

Harry Morgan

American actor (1915–2011)

*April 10th, 1915, Detroit †December 7th, 2011, Los Angeles

24

Surf Mesa

American record producer and multi-instrumentalist

*April 10th, 2000, Seattle

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

53

Vladimir Lenin

Russian politician, communist theorist and the founder of the Soviet Union

*April 10th, 1870, Ulyanovsk †January 21st, 1924, Bolshiye Gorki

60

Alexander Fischinger

German association football player and manager

*April 10th, 1964, Triberg im Schwarzwald

44

Charlie Hunnam

British actor

*April 10th, 1980, Newcastle upon Tyne

61

Shirley Walker

American film and television composer (1945–2006)

*April 10th, 1945, Napa †November 30th, 2006, Reno

70

Angelika Hellmann

East German gymnast

*April 10th, 1954, Halle (Saale)

70

Peter MacNicol

American actor

*April 10th, 1954, Dallas

87

Giuseppe Verdi

Italian composer of the Romantic Era

*April 10th, 1813, Le Roncole †January 27th, 1901, Milan

71

Heiner Lauterbach

German actor and voice actor

*April 10th, 1953, Cologne

83

Omar Sharif

Egyptian actor (1932–2015)

*April 10th, 1932, Alexandria †July 10th, 2015, Behman Hospital

51

Guillaume Canet

French actor, film director, and screenwriter

*April 10th, 1973, Boulogne-Billancourt

44

Jordan Horowitz

American film producer

*April 10th, 1980, New York City

96

Berit Ås

Norwegian politician

*April 10th, 1928, Fredrikstad Municipality

41

Jamie Chung

American actress

*April 10th, 1983, San Francisco

49

David Harbour

American actor (born 1975)

*April 10th, 1975, White Plains

73

Bella Akhmadulina

Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator

*April 10th, 1937, Moscow †November 29th, 2010, Peredelkino

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Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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