July 10

Events

 * -, barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to  in ia.
 * - The City of is founded on the banks of the river.
 * - The most severe of several burns most of the city to the ground.
 * - takes the throne of England.
 * - was  in his home in,  by.
 * - : declares war on the.
 * - reaches  Delta.
 * - discovered that every positive integer is representable as a sum of at most three.
 * - The established  to promote,  and other vernaculars of sub continent.
 * - The was the first instance of a mutiny by Indian sepoys against the British East India Company
 * - The takes possession of its newly-bought territory of  from.
 * - President vetoes a bill that would re-charter the.
 * - is inaugurated as the 13th.
 * - The then of  formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of.
 * - is admitted as the 44th.
 * -, hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), which is the highest temperature recorded in the.
 * - The (TASS), the official  agency of the , is established.
 * 1925 -  begins his silence of 44 years. His followers still observe  on this date in commemoration.
 * 1925  - : In, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with , a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching  in violation of a  state law.
 * - sets a new record by completing a 91 hour  flight around the world.
 * - : government established.
 * 1940  - World War II:  - The German  begin to hit  convoys in the  thus starting the battle (this start date is contested, though).
 * - was a  of ish people living in and near the village of  in.
 * - World War II: The launching of begins the.
 * - is recommended as the first  by then,.
 * - : At, armistice negotiations begin.
 * 1951  -  becomes the   champion after defeating.
 * -, highest tsunami wave ever recorded at Lituya Bay, at 524 m high.
 * -, the world's first , is launched into orbit.
 * - becomes a member of the.
 * 1967  -  adopts.
 * - becomes
 * - The gain full independence within the.
 * 1973  -  passes a resolution on  recognition.
 * - occurs in Italy.
 * - One US and three UK mercenaries executed in following the.
 * -  premieres on
 * 1978  -, President  is ousted in a bloodless coup.
 * - vessel  is bombed and sunk in  Harbor by   agents.
 * - begins his 5-year term as the first elected.
 * 1991  -  readmitted into the  (ICC) following the end of.
 * - In, former leader  is sentenced to 40 years in prison for  and  violations.
 * -, scientists report their analysis findings from a  skeleton which support the  of  placing an "" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
 * 1997  -,  member  is kidnapped in the Basque city of  by  members, sparking widespread protests.
 * - : The agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were  by former priest.
 * - A leaking southern  explodes, killing about 250 villagers scavenging.
 * 2000  -, the world's second largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of , , and.
 * - At a auction, ' painting  is sold for £49.5million (US$76.2 million) to Lord.
 * - A bus, owned by, collides with a truck, falls off a bridge on , , and plunges into the underlying , killing 21 people. This is the deadliest traffic accident to date in Hong Kong.
 * - slams into the Florida Panhandle causing billions of dollars in damage.
 * 2006 - crashes in,  shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board.
 * 2006 - crashes in,  shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, French religious reformer (d. )
 * -, French cardinal and Protestant (d. )
 * -, French historian (d. )
 * -, English royalist statesman (d. )
 * -, French adventurer (d. )
 * -, Flemish painter (d. )
 * -, German-born Anglican theologian (d. )
 * -, German Lutheran missionary to India (d. )
 * -, English mathematician (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English jurist (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, from  and the 11th  (d. )
 * - Inaugural President of the Women's  of
 * -, German geologist (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, American telescope maker and astronomer (d. )
 * -, American painter (d. )
 * -, Polish composer (d. )
 * -, German-born brewer (d. )
 * -, Serb-American inventor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, American educator (d. )
 * -, German general (d. )
 * -, Italian painter (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, French Canadian politician and senator (d. )
 * -, German officer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1899  -, Swiss cyclist (d. )
 * -, Russian Orthodox Christian monk, priest and wonder-worker (d. )
 * 1900  -, American lyricist (d. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, British author (d. )
 * 1903  -, German jurist and nazi leader (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1905  -, Nazi physician (d. )
 * -, Spanish poet (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born cartoonist (d. )
 * - aka "", American television host (d. )
 * -, American television reporter (d. )
 * 1920  -, American physicist,  laureate
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * 1921  -, American boxer
 * 1921  -, American activist
 * -, American author and television producer
 * 1923  -, American author (d. )
 * 1923  -, Indian  writer (d. )
 * -, professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, fourth Malaysian Prime Minister
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Russian mathematician
 * 1927  -, Canadian film actor (d. )
 * -, American-Israeli Bible scholar
 * 1928  -, Argentine-Italian racing driver and car manufacturer (d. )
 * 1928  -, French painter (d. )
 * -, Scottish politician
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1931  -, Canadian writer
 * -, Italian racing driver
 * -, American puppeteer
 * -, American actress
 * -, French architect
 * -, Turkish politician, journalist, and educator (d. )
 * -, Scottish entrepreneur
 * 1940  -, American soprano
 * -, American editor and anthologist
 * 1941  -, English songwriter, entertainer and producer
 * -, American musician
 * 1942  -, cosmonaut
 * -, American tennis player (d. )
 * -, British sports (football) commentator
 * 1945  -, French film director
 * 1945  -, British tennis player
 * 1945  -, American actor
 * 1945  -, Slovak violonist
 * -, American actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, Indian cricketer
 * -, American musician
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, Russian gymnast
 * 1952  -, Canadian guitarist/singer
 * 1952  -, Dutch politician
 * -, singer/songwriter and wrestling booker
 * 1953  -, Canadian musician
 * -, British musician
 * 1954  -, American baseball player
 * -, American politician
 * -, American anti-war/political activist
 * -, American musician
 * -, Hong Kong singer and actor
 * -, American football coach
 * -, Filipino-American actor and comedian
 * 1965  -, American singer
 * 1965  -
 * -, wrestler (d. )
 * -, Algerian athlete
 * -, American actor
 * 1969  -, American actress
 * -, Swedish singer and actress
 * 1970  -, American singer
 * 1970  -, UK pop singer and dancer
 * 1970  -, British actor
 * -, Colombian actress
 * -, English actor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1975  -, Icelandic actor
 * -, American musician
 * 1976  -, American actor
 * 1976  -, French footballer
 * 1976  -, Australian rules footballer
 * 1976  -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, American musician
 * -, Cameroon footballer
 * -, American actor
 * 1980  -, American race car driver (d. )
 * 1980  -, American singer
 * 1980  -, American wrestler
 * -, American musician
 * 1982  -, Polish footballer
 * -, Korean musician

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, (b.)
 * -, of Castile (b. )
 * - King
 * - King (b. )
 * -, English military leader (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - Archduke (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, French soldier (b. )
 * -, French librarian and scholar (b. )
 * -, French encyclopedist (b. )
 * -, French historian (b. )
 * -, English churchman (b. )
 * -, English-born clergyman (b. )
 * -, British painter (b. )
 * -, French inventor and photographer (b. )
 * -, German architect (b. )
 * -, American chess player (b. )
 * -, American hymn writer (b. )
 * -, British admiral (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Sicilian (b. )
 * -, English sports broadcaster and rugby union player (b. )
 * -, Icelandic foreign and later prime minister (b. )
 * -, American jazz pianist (b. )
 * -, American businessman (b. )
 * 1978  -, English snooker player (b. )
 * -, American conductor (b. )
 * -, American hog rustler (b. )
 * -, American record producer (b. )
 * -, American voice actor (b. )
 * -, Indian , Legislative member (b. )
 * 2000  -, English-American actor and skateboarder (b. )
 * -, French Canadian politician and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * 2003  -, British prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials (b. )
 * 2003  -, Nepalese politician
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * 2005  -, American radio performer (b. )
 * 2005  -, American comedian and actor (b. )
 * -, Chechen rebel (b. )
 * -, radical Pakistani cleric (b. )
 * 2007  -, American cartoonist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - celebrated by followers of.
 * Ancient -  observed.
 * Ancient -  observed.
 * Ancient -  observed.

Liturgical feasts

 * , bishop, confessor [Mons]
 * , King of Denmark, martyr [Sleswig, Scandinavia]
 * Translation of, , confessor [St. Malo]
 * The (Januarius, Felix, Philip, Silvanus, Alexander, Vitalis, and Martialis), martyrs [common; Halberstadt, Hildesheim]
 * , virgin (died 690) [Brandenburg, Flanders]
 * , martyr [Halberstadt, Hildesheim, Augsburg]
 * and Companions (died 1900)
 * , martyrs [common; Albi]
 * , martyrs [common; Albi]