June 10

Events

 * - : drowns in the  while leading an army to.
 * - : sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had had traveling to Venice.
 * - :, a turning point in the.
 * - : is hanged at  near, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries".
 * - Captain runs aground on the.
 * - The museum opens in  (becoming, a year later, the first public ).
 * 1793  - : Following arrests of  leaders the  gain control of the  installing the revolutionary dictatorship.
 * - : signs a treaty ending hostilities with the.
 * - First between  and.
 * - : The declares independence from.
 * - The first class of students graduate.
 * - : –  troops under  defeat a much larger  force led by General  in.
 * - : Captain leads 109  in naval attack on  forts on,.
 * - Eruption of in, killing 153 people and destroying the famous.
 * - :  land on the island of.
 * - battleship  sinks after being torpedoed by an Italian  motorboat.
 * - s kidnap and kill socialist leader  in.
 * - Inaugural service for the, a union of , , and churches held in  arena
 * - Dr. takes his last drink, and  is founded in, , , by  and Dr. Bob.
 * - : declares  on  and the.
 * 1940  - World War II: U.S. President  denounces Italy's actions with  "Stab in the Back" speech from the graduation ceremonies of the.
 * 1940  - World War II:  forces, under General, reach the.
 * 1940  - World War II:  declares war on.
 * 1940  - World War II:  Surrenders to  forces.
 * - crashes a   in  in an attempt to put an end to.
 * - World War II: burn the Czech village of  as reprisal for the killing of.
 * - World War II: 642 men, women and children are killed in the Massacre in.
 * 1944  - World War II: In, ,  218 children,women and men were.
 * 1944  - In, 15-year old  of the  becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game.
 * - landed in Brunei Bay to liberate.
 * - produces its first.
 * - : begins.
 * - ends:  and  agree to a cease-fire.
 * 1967  -  becomes a member of the.
 * -, grandson of billionaire , is kidnapped in ,.
 * - escapes from  in, but is recaptured on.
 * 1977  -  ships its first  personal computer.
 * - becomes a member of the.
 * - The in  publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader.
 * 1980  -, president of , is injured by an exploding package sent by the
 * - On June 10, a charter flight BAC 1-11 landed in  after its windshield had been blown due to faulty engineering. All crew members and passengers survived the near-death experience due to exquisite piloting by the co-pilot Alistair Atchison after the captain, Tim Lancaster had been thrust onto the front of the plane.
 * - In what was dubbed "The Mother of All Parades," hosts a parade welcoming back troops from.
 * - Fatal ambush of U.S. Army Humvee in Panama on eve of President 's visit to that country
 * - Peace talks begin in without.
 * - leader  orders the killing of his defense chief  and 11 of Sen's family members before Pol Pot flees his northern stronghold.
 * - : suspends its s after  agrees to withdraw n forces from.
 * - canonizes
 * - First direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans carried out by in the.
 * - The is launched, beginning 's  mission.
 * - The is launched, beginning 's  mission.

Births

 * -, Persian philosopher
 * -, French writer and bishop (d. )
 * -, French Jesuit missionary and explorer (d. )
 * -, British politician (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English optician (d. )
 * -, Scottish mathematician (d. )
 * -, French scientist (d. )
 * -, German ornithologist (d. )
 * -, Norwegian skier (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * - d. 1864
 * -, U.S. Senator (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French physicist (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Dutch novelist (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, Japanese actor (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born composer (d. )
 * -, American painter (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1910  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1910  -, English composer (d. )
 * -, British playwright (d. )
 * -, Premier of (d. )
 * -, Russian composer
 * -, (d. )
 * -, British-born Canadian actor
 * -, Irish athlete and physician (d. )
 * -, Palestinian Negotiator and community leader (d. )
 * 1921  -, French cyclist (d. )
 * -, American musical actress (d. )
 * -, Slovakian-born newspaperman (d. )
 * -, British actor
 * -, Chinese politician
 * 1927  -, Hungarian-born footballer (d. )
 * -, American writer
 * -, German actor and comedian (d. )
 * 1929  -, Australian politician
 * 1929  -, American biologist
 * -, Brazilian singer and guitarist
 * -, film producer
 * -, Bulgarian Prime Minister
 * 1933  -, American attorney
 * -, British racing driver
 * -, Meteorologist and television presenter (d. )
 * 1940  -, British drummer (d. )
 * -, German actor
 * 1941  -, American musician and actor
 * 1941  -, American singer
 * 1941  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, Canadian politician
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Archbishop of York
 * -, pitcher
 * -, American football player
 * -, American politician
 * -, British politician
 * 1957  -, Japanese architect
 * -, American politician
 * 1959  -, A.C. Milan coach
 * -, Indian actor
 * -, American musician ,
 * 1961  -, American musician
 * -, American actress
 * 1962  -, Hong Kong musician  (d. )
 * 1962  -, Swiss actor
 * 1962  -, current First Lady of Japan
 * -, American politician (current governor)
 * 1963  -, American actress
 * -, American musician
 * 1964  -, British actor
 * 1964  -, Australian comedian
 * -, British actress
 * -, English footballer
 * -, British guitarist and songwriter
 * -, American skeleton racer
 * 1968  -, American rapper
 * -, Norwegian footballer
 * -, American singer
 * 1971  -, Louisiana Congressman, Governor-elect
 * -, American singer
 * 1971  -, French footballer
 * 1971  -, Australian radio host and TV personality
 * -, Macedonian politician
 * -, American singer
 * 1973  -, American baseball player
 * -, Danish footballer
 * 1975  -, Finnish ski jumper
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1976  -, Persian taekwondoka
 * 1976  -, Dutch footballer
 * 1976  -, Dutch politician, parliamentarian for the
 * -, Japanese singer and actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, Greek footballer
 * 1979  -, Georgian-Greek basketball player
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1980  -, American actress
 * -, Scottish footballer
 * 1981  -, American singer and actress
 * 1981  -, of Jordan
 * - of Sweden
 * 1982  -, American figure skater
 * -, American actress
 * -, Swedish ice hockey player
 * 1985  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Nigeria-born American football player
 * -, Nigeria-born American football player

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, (drowned) (b. )
 * - Duke (b. )
 * -, English poet
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, Portuguese poet
 * -, English politician
 * -, Italian sculptor (b. )
 * -, Swedish statesman (b. )
 * -, English antiquarian (b. )
 * -, Austrian luthier (b. )
 * -, French admiral (b. )
 * -, Russian field marshal (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, and duke of Isly (b. )
 * -, English murderer (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, British dramatist (b. )
 * -, Catalan poet (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Slovenian poet (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, French sailor (b. )
 * -, German theologian (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, eighth (b. )
 * -, American civil rights activist (b. )
 * -, Dutch physicist (b. )
 * -, American boxer (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, Norwegian writer, (b. )
 * -, American journalist (b. )
 * -, Hungarian Nazi (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American playwright (b. )
 * 1973  -, German military commander (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Hungarian-born producer (b. )
 * -, German author (b. )
 * 1982  -, American singer  (b. )
 * -, American biographer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * - U.S. Army Sgt. (b. 1973)
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * 1996  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * 1998  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, of  (b. )
 * 2000  -, English cricketer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * 2001  -, American bodybuilder (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, Chief of Staff and Secretary (b. )
 * 2003  -, English philosopher (b. )
 * 2003  - Dr, Welsh politician and scientist (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American aircraft designer (b. )
 * -, Meteorologist and television presenter (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * – fourth day of the in honor of
 * – National day of Portugal, and the Portuguese Communities

Liturgical feasts

 * (died 362)
 * , abbot [GTZ: Senlis]
 * Saint Fortunatus,, confessor
 * Blessed, martyrs [GTZ: Trier]
 * Blessed Henry of Treviso, confessor
 * Jodocus, abbot, confessor [GTZ: Liège]
 * Saint (Landry), confessor [BLS; GTZ: Paris; PCP (Paris)]
 * , bishop [WTS (Bruges)]
 * , abbot, martyr [GTZ: Cologne]
 * , hermit, confessor [GTZ: Augsburg]
 * Blessed priest
 * Blessed [PRI: England]
 * , hermit, confessor [GTZ: Augsburg]
 * Blessed priest
 * Blessed [PRI: England]