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What happened on April 10
On April 10 history recorded 52 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 115 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 52events
- 160births
- 115deaths
- 12observances
Highlights
Highlights
847Pope Leo IV was consecrated without imperial consent following the Saracen sack of Rome.
Pope Leo IV was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death in 855. He is remembered for repairing Roman churches that had been damaged during the Arab raid against Rome, and for building the Leonine Wall around Vatican Hil
1724Bach led the first performance of his cantata Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig.
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the Cello Suites
1741War 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.
The War of the Austrian Succession, 1740 to 1748, was a conflict between the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related conflicts include King George's War, the War of Jenkins' Ear, the First Carnatic W
April 10
On this day
III century
- 238
238During the year of Six Emperors, forces of Gordian I and Gordian II are defeated by those of Maximinus Thrax in the battle of Carthage.
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IX century
XV century
XVI century
XVII century
XVIII century
- 1710
1710The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain. - 1717
1717Robert Walpole resigns from the British government, commencing the Whig Split which lasts until 1720. - 1724
1724Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66, his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig. - 1741
1741War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz. - 1796
1796War of the First Coalition: A surprise Austrian attack at the Battle of Voltri marks the beginning of the Italian Campaign, the decisive campaign under Napoleon Bonaparte that will end the war a year later.
XIX century
- 1809
1809Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria. - 1814
1814Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington attack Toulouse held by Marshall Soult, driving out the French after fierce fighting. - 1815
1815The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years. - 1816
1816The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States. - 1821
1821Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus. - 1821
1821Greek War of Independence: the island of Psara joins the Greek struggle for independence. - 1826
1826The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive. - 1858
1858After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry. - 1864
1864Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico. - 1865
1865American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time. - 1866
1866The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh. - 1868
1868At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die. - 1872
1872The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska. - 1887
1887On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America. - 1896
1896Summer Olympics: The Olympic marathon is run ending with the victory of Greek athlete Spyridon Louis. - 1900
1900British suffer a sharp defeat by the Boers south of Brandfort. Six hundred British troops are killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoner.
XX century
- 1912
1912RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, UK, on her maiden and only voyage. - 1919
1919Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos. - 1919
1919The Third Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents is held by the Makhnovshchina at Huliaipole. - 1925
1925The Russian city of Tsaritsyn is renamed Stalingrad to honor the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Soviet Communist Party General Secretary, who had guided the defense of Tsaritsyn during the Russian Civil War in 1920. - 1941
1941World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia. - 1944
1944Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp. - 1963
1963One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea. - 1968
1968The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry, sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died. - 1970
1970Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons. - 1972
1972Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are discovered by construction workers in Shandong. - 1972
1972Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam. - 1973
1973Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people. - 1979
1979Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people. - 1981
1981Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later. - 1988
1988The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. - 1991
1991Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140. - 1991
1991A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola, the first to be documented by satellites. - 1998
1998The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.
XXI century
- 2009
2009President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis. - 2010
2010Polish 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. - 2016
2016The Paravur temple accident, in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for the seventh day of Bhadrakali worship. - 2016
2016An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, impacting India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan. - 2023
2023A mass shooting occurs at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded.
Best known
Born on April 10
1930Dolores Huerta
American labor leader (born 1930)
1930Spede Pasanen
Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor
1932Delphine Seyrig
French actress and director
1932Omar Sharif
Egyptian actor
1934David Halberstam
American writer, journalist and historian
1935Peter Hollingworth
Governor-General of Australia from 2001 to 2003
Best known
Died on April 10
879Louis the Stammerer
King of West Francia from 877 to 879
948Hugh of Italy
King of Italy from 926 to 947
1216Erik Knutsson
King of Sweden from 1208 to 1216
1533Frederick I of Denmark
King of Denmark (1523–1533) and Norway
1545Costanzo Festa
Italian composer
1585Pope Gregory XIII
Head of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Blessed Anthony Neyrot
- Christian feast day: Fulbert of Chartres
- Christian feast day: James, Azadanus and Abdicius
- Christian feast day: Magdalene of Canossa
- Christian feast day: Mikael Agricola (Lutheran)
- Christian feast day: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: William of Ockham (Anglicanism)
- Christian feast day: William Law (Anglicanism)
- Christian feast day: April 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of the Builder (Azerbaijan)
- Feast of the Third Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema)
- Siblings Day (International observance)
Frequently asked questions
What happened on April 10?
52 documented historical events happened on April 10, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Pope Leo IV was consecrated without imperial consent following the Saracen sack of Rome. On the same day, in another year: Bach led the first performance of his cantata Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
Who was born on April 10?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on April 10, including Dolores Huerta, Spede Pasanen, Delphine Seyrig. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
Who died on April 10?
115 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 10, including Louis the Stammerer, Hugh of Italy, Erik Knutsson. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on April 10?
12 observances are celebrated on April 10 around the world: Christian feast day: Blessed Anthony Neyrot, Christian feast day: Fulbert of Chartres, Christian feast day: James, Azadanus and Abdicius, Christian feast day: Magdalene of Canossa, Christian feast day: Mikael Agricola (Lutheran), Christian feast day: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (Episcopal Church). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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