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What happened on November 10
On November 10 history recorded 53 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 105 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 53events
- 160births
- 105deaths
- 21observances
Highlights
Highlights
Fourth Crusade: The Siege of Zara, the first attack on a Catholic city by Catholic crusaders, began in present-day Zadar, Croatia.
The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III. The stated intent of the expedition was to recapture the Muslim-controlled city of Jerusalem, by first defeating the powerful Egyptian Ayyubid Sultanate. However
At the culmination of a Swedish civil war, supporters of the deposed King Sigismund III Vasa were publicly executed in the Åbo Bloodbath.
Sigismund III Vasa was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden from 1592 to 1599. He was the first Polish sovereign from the House of Vasa. Zealously religious, he imposed Catholicism across the vast realm
Henry Wirz, the Confederate superintendent of Andersonville Prison, was hanged after a controversial conviction, becoming the only American Civil War officer executed for war crimes.
Captain Henry Wirz was a Confederate States Army officer, doctor, and convicted war criminal best known for commanding Andersonville Prison during the American Civil War. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Wirz immigrated to the United States in 1849 after being exi
November 10
On this day
V century
- 474
474Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
X century
XIII century
- 1202
1202Fourth Crusade: Despite letters from Pope Innocent III forbidding it and threatening excommunication, Catholic crusaders begin a siege of Zara (now Zadar, Croatia). - 1293
1293Raden Wijaya is crowned as the first monarch of Majapahit kingdom of Java, taking the throne name Kertarajasa Jayawardhana.
XV century
XVI century
XVII century
XVIII century
- 1702
1702English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War. - 1766
1766The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University). - 1775
1775The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas. - 1793
1793A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette.
XIX century
- 1821
1821Cry of Independence by Rufina Alfaro at La Villa de Los Santos, Panama setting into motion a revolt which led to Panama's independence from Spain and to it immediately becoming part of Colombia. - 1847
1847The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse. - 1865
1865Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes. - 1871
1871Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" - 1898
1898White supremacists seized power and massacred black Americans during the Wilmington massacre, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
XX century
- 1910
1910The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, although the official founding date is November 23, 1910. - 1918
1918The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air. - 1939
1939Finnish author F. E. Sillanpää is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. - 1940
1940The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more. - 1942
1942World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa. - 1944
1944The ammunition ship USS Mount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands, killing at least 432 and wounding 371. - 1945
1945Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan). - 1946
1946A magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Peruvian Andes mountains kills at least 1,400 people. - 1951
1951With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States. - 1954
1954U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. - 1958
1958The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston. - 1967
1967The Nauru Independence Act 1967 passed the Parliament of Australia, giving independence to the UN Trust Territory of Nauru with effect from 31 January 1968. - 1969
1969National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street. - 1970
1970Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia. - 1970
1970Luna 17: uncrewed space mission launched by the Soviet Union. - 1971
1971In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft. - 1971
1971A Merpati Nusantara Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes into the Indian Ocean near Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, killing all 69 people on board. - 1972
1972Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham, Alabama is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where the hijackers are jailed by Fidel Castro. - 1975
1975The 729-foot-long freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on board. - 1975
1975Treaty of Osimo between Yugoslavia and Italy - 1975
1975Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution 3379, determining that Zionism is a form of racism. - 1979
1979A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario. - 1983
1983Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0. - 1985
1985A Dassault Falcon 50 and a Piper PA-28 Cherokee collide in mid-air over Fairview, New Jersey, killing six people and injuring eight. - 1989
1989Longtime Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov. - 1989
1989Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall. - 1995
1995In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces. - 1997
1997WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time). - 1999
1999World Anti-Doping Agency is formed in Lausanne.
XXI century
- 2002
2002Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November. - 2006
2006Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo. - 2006
2006The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor. - 2008
2008Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost. - 2009
2009Ships of the South and North Korean navies skirmish off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea. - 2019
2019President of Bolivia Evo Morales and several of his government resign after 19 days of civil protests and a recommendation from the military. - 2020
2020Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a ceasefire agreement, ending the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and prompting protests in Armenia.
Best known
Born on November 10
Best known
Died on November 10
Leo II (emperor)
Eastern Roman emperor in 474
Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine
Duchess consort of Aquitaine
Pope Celestine IV
Head of the Catholic Church in 1241
Qalawun
Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria (r. 1279–1290)
Isabel de Forz, 8th Countess of Devon
English noblewoman
John I of Holland
Count of Holland from 1296 to 1299
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Adelin of Séez
- Christian feast day: Áed mac Bricc
- Christian feast day: Andrew Avellino
- Christian feast day: Baudolino
- Christian feast day: Elaeth
- Christian feast day: Grellan
- Christian feast day: Justus
- Christian feast day: Lübeck martyrs
- Christian feast day: Pope Leo I
- Christian feast day: Monitor
- Christian feast day: Theoctiste
- Christian feast day: Tryphena of Rome
- Christian feast day: November 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Cry of Independence Day (Panama)
Frequently asked questions
What happened on November 10?
53 documented historical events happened on November 10, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Fourth Crusade: The Siege of Zara, the first attack on a Catholic city by Catholic crusaders, began in present-day Zadar, Croatia. On the same day, in another year: At the culmination of a Swedish civil war, supporters of the deposed King Sigismund III Vasa were publicly executed in the Åbo Bloodbath. 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 November 10?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 10, including Aaron Brown (journalist), Shigesato Itoi, Ann Reinking. 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 November 10?
105 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 10, including Leo II (emperor), Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine, Pope Celestine IV. 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 November 10?
21 observances are celebrated on November 10 around the world: Christian feast day: Adelin of Séez, Christian feast day: Áed mac Bricc, Christian feast day: Andrew Avellino, Christian feast day: Baudolino, Christian feast day: Elaeth, Christian feast day: Grellan. 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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