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What happened in history on this day: October 10?
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- 1471 - The Battle of Brunkeberg takes place, north of Stockholm, between forces of Sten Sture and Ivar Axelsson on one side, and forces of the Union King Kristian, German soldiers, and many Swedish nobles on the other. The Sture forces command a decisive victory. Danish King Kristian is forced to sail back to Denmark, and make peace.
- 1731 - Birth of Henry Cavendish England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen).
- 1738 - Birth of Benjamin West painter (Death of General Wolfe).
- 1780 - Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean.
- 1802 - First non-Indian settlement in Oklahoma.
- 1813 - Birth of Giuseppe Verdi in Italy; composed operas (Rigoletto, Aida, Otello).
- 1825 - Birth of Paulus Kruger; President of South African Republic (1883), Boer leader.
- 1830 - Birth of Queen Isabella II; Queen of Spain (1833-68).
- 1834 - Birth of Aleksis Kivi in Finland; playwright (Kullervo, Seitsemän Veljestä).
- 1841 - Antonio López de Santa Anna becomes President (6th time) of Mexico.
- 1845 - The Naval School (now called US Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis, Maryland.
- 1846 - Queen Isabella of Spain marries first cousin Francisco de Asis de Bourbon.
- 1846 - Neptune's moon Triton is discovered by William Lassell.
- 1857 - American Chess Association is formed (New York City).
- 1857 - Death of Thomas Crawford in London, England; sculptor (Freedom atop dome of US Capitol).
- 1861 - Birth of Fridtjof Nansen; Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel Prize 1922).
- 1865 - John Hyatts patents the billiard ball.
- 1868 - Cuba revolts for independence against Spain.
- 1868 - Declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba.
- 1872 - Death of William Henry Seward in Auburn, New York, USA; American lawyer, governor of New York (1838-42), US Senator (1849-61), Secretary of State (1861-), negotiated purchase of Alaska.
- 1874 - Fiji becomes a British possession.
- 1886 - First dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, New York (the tuxedo).
- 1888 - Teetotalers excursion train is crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run, Pennsylvania).
- 1892 - Birth of Ivo Andric in Yugoslavia; novelist (Bridge on the Drina, Nobel Prize 1961).
- 1895 - Birth of Lin Yü-t'ang in China; writer (My Country and My People).
- 1900 - Birth of Helen Hayes AKA Helen Brown in Washington DC, USA; actress actor (The Sin of Madelon Claudet film (1931, Best Actress Oscar award), Airport film (1970, Best Supporting Actress Oscar award), Happy Birthday show (1947, Leading Actress Tony award)), writer (A Gift of Joy book, On Reflection book).
- 1906 - Birth of Paul Creston [Giuseppe Guttoveggio] in New York, USA; composer (Creative Harmony).
- 1908 - Birth of John Green in New York City, New York, USA; composer (Body and Soul, Guy Lombardo's arranger).
- 1910 - Birth of Price Daniel; American politician (Governor/Senator-Democrat-Texas).
- 1911 - Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrow Manchus. The last Qing monarch of China abdicates.
- 1913 - Birth of Johnny Downs in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Manhattan Showcase).
- 1913 - US President Woodrow Wilson pushes button to remotely blow up Gamboa Dam in Panama Canal, allowing Atlantic and Pacific waters to meet.
- 1914 - Birth of Ivory Joe Hunter in Kirbyville, Texas, USA; singer/songwriter/pianist ("Since I Met You Baby", "I Almost Lost My Mind", "I Need You So").
- 1914 - German forces rout Belgians in Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1918 - Birth of Bobby Byrne in Columbus, Ohio, USA; orchestra leader (Club Seven).
- 1918 - Birth of Thelonious Monk; jazz pianist ("Monk's Dream").
- 1920 - Cleveland Indians' Bill Wambsganns makes first unassisted World Series triple play (World Series #17).
- 1920 - Cleveland Indians' Elmer Smith hits the first World Series grand slam (World Series #17).
- 1920 - Chicago Cardinals play first APFA game, a 0-0 tie.
- 1920 - Hudson Stuck dies in Alaska, USA; first to climb to peak of Mount McKinley, highest point in North America.
- 1921 - NFL Decatur Staleys become Chicago Staleys, win 14-10.
- 1923 - New York Giants and New York Yankees become first teams to play each other for three consecutive World Series, also first played at Yankee Stadium (World Series #20).
- 1924 - Birth of James Clavell; author (Tai Pan, Shogun).
- 1924 - Washington Senators win their first World Series beating New York Giants in 7 (World Series #21).
- 1926 - Birth of Richard Jaeckel on Long Island, New York, USA; actor (Baywatch TV show, Spenser For Hire TV show, Banyon TV show, 3:10 to Yuma, Sands of Iwo Jima).
- 1926 - Saint Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to three in 23rd World Series.
- 1930 - Birth of Adlai Stevenson III; American politician (Democrat-Senator-Illinois).
- 1930 - Birth of Harold Pinter in England; playwright (Homecoming, Servant).
- 1931 - AJ Bennett hits H Garbarino for first scoring pass in Canada's Big 4.
- 1931 - Saint Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia Athletics, four games to three in 28th World Series.
- 1933 - First synthetic detergent for home use marketed.
- 1933 - Birth of Daniel Massey in London, England; actress (Vault of Horror).
- 1935 - George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess play opens on Broadway.
- 1937 - New York Yankees beat New York Giants four games to one in 34th World Series.
- 1938 - Germany completes annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland.
- 1939 - In Moscow, a Pact of Mutual Assistance is signed between the Soviet Union and Lithuania, allowing Soviet occupation of stations of military importance.
- 1941 - Birth of Peter Coyote; actor (The 4400, Commander in Chief).
- 1943 - Chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China.
- 1945 - Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series.
- 1946 - Birth of Ben Vereen in Miami, Florida, USA; actor/dancer (Pippin, Roots, Webster, Star Trek: The Next Generation).
- 1946 - Birth of Charles Dance in England; actor (Plenty, Bleak House, Jewel in the Crown).
- 1946 - Birth of Peter Mahvolich; NHL star (Montreal Canadiens).
- 1948 - Birth of Cyril Neville; rock singer-musician (The Neville Brothers).
- 1949 - Birth of Jessica Harper; actress (It's Garry Shandling's Show, Little Women).
- 1950 - Birth of Dennis Holmes; actor (Mike - Laramie).
- 1951 - New York Yankees beat New York Giants four games to two in World Series, Joe DiMaggio's final game (World Series #48).
- 1953 - Birth of Gus Williams; NBA guard (Golden State, Seattle SuperSonics, Washington Wizards).
- 1953 - Birth of Midge Ure; rocker ("Dear God", Ultravox - "We Came to Dance").
- 1955 - Birth of David Lee Roth; rock singer (Van Halen - "Jump"), radio host.
- 1956 - CBS premieres the Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 30-minute western anthology TV show.
- 1957 - Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series.
- 1957 - US President Dwight Eisenhower apologizes to finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Delaware, restaurant.
- 1957 - A fire during maintenance operations at the Windscale nuclear reactor in Cumbria, England, results in 11 tonnes of uranium fuel burning at up to 1300 degrees C. This is the world's worst atomic accident (until 1979).
- 1957 - The ABC TV network debuts the third Disney TV show, Zorro, in the USA.
- 1958 - Birth of Tanya Tucker in Seminole, Texas, USA; country singer/actress (Follow that Car).
- 1958 - ABC TV debuts the 77 Sunset Strip TV show.
- 1958 - CBS begins airing the Your Hit Parade 30-minute variety TV show.
- 1959 - Birth of Chris Lowe; rocker (Pet Shop Boys - "Left to My Own Devices").
- 1959 - Birth of Bradley Whitford; actor (West Wing, Studio 60).
- 1959 - Birth of Julia Sweeney in Spokane, Washington, USA; actress (Maybe It's Me, Saturday Night Live).
- 1959 - Prince Friedrich of Liechtenstein dies.
- 1960 - Ron Stewart of Ottawa Rough Riders rushes for Canadian Football League-record 287 yards.
- 1961 - Birth of Martin Kemp; rocker (Spandau Ballet - "True").
- 1963 - Birth of Jim Glennie; rock musician (James).
- 1963 - Treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by US, United Kingdom, USSR.
- 1964 - (to October 24) The Games of the XVIII Olympiad are held in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1964 - Birth of Maxi Gnauck in the German Democratic Republic; uneven parallel bars (Olympic-gold-1980).
- 1964 - Eddie Cantor, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at age 72.
- 1964 - Russ Case, orchestra leader (Julius La Rosa Show), dies at age 52.
- 1965 - Birth of Rebecca Pidgeon; actress (The Unit, In Justice).
- 1966 - Birth of Kevin Paige; vocalist ("Don't Shut Me Out").
- 1967 - Birth of Mike Malinin; rock musician (Goo Goo Dolls).
- 1968 - Detroit Tigers beat Saint Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series.
- 1968 - Saint Louis Cardinals' pitcher Bob Gibson sets mark for total strikeouts in a World Series, 35.
- 1969 - Birth of Wendi McLendon-Covey; actress (Reno 911!).
- 1970 - Fiji gains independence from Britain.
- 1971 - First game played at Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium, Philadelphia Phillies win 4-1.
- 1973 - Birth of Mario Lopez in San Diego, California, USA; actor (Slater - Saved by the Bell, The Other Half, Pet Star).
- 1973 - In the fifth and deciding game, the New York Mets win the National League pennant beating the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2.
- 1973 - US Vice President Spiro T Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion and resigns.
- 1974 - Canadian John Hathaway begins two-year ride of 50,600 miles.
- 1974 - Death of Marie Luise Kaschnitz (born von Holzing Berstett) in Rome, Italy (born in 1901 in Karlsruhe, Germany); novelist, poet (Liebe beginnt (1933), Elissa (1937), Totentanz und Gedichte zur Zeit (1947), Zukunftsmusik (1950), Dein Schweigen, meine Stimme (1962)).
- 1975 - Israel formally signs Sinai accord with Egypt.
- 1976 - Connee Boswell, singer (Pete Kelly's Blue), dies at age 68.
- 1976 - Greece's 98-year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33.
- 1976 - New Jersey Meadowlands' (New York Giants) Stadium opens.
- 1978 - Birth of Jodi Lyn O'Keefe; actress (She's All That, Nash Bridges).
- 1978 - A massive short circuit in Seasat's electrical system ends the satellite's scientific mission.
- 1978 - Birth of Francis Escudero, Filipino congressman, senator (Chiz).
- 1978 - British pop magazine Smash Hits is first published.
- 1978 - US President Jimmy Carter signs Public Law 95-447, amending the Coinage Act of 1965, changing the size, weight, and design of the dollar coin, specifying that the coin depict Susan B. Anthony.
- 1978 - Death of Ralph Metcalfe at age 68, American athlete, politician (Representative-Democrat-Illinois) (born 1910).
- 1979 - Quebec Nordiques' Real Cloutier sets NHL record of a hat trick in first game.
- 1979 - Birth of Mýa; American singer and actress (Dancing With the Stars).
- 1980 - In El Asnam, Algeria, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurs. At least 5,000 people killed, 9,000 injured and extensive damage.
- 1980 - Warner Bros. releases the film Private Benjamin to theaters.
- 1980 - Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope network dedicated.
- 1980 - New York Yankees lose 4-2 and are swept by Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship series.
- 1981 - The Ministry for Education of Japan issues the joyo kanji.
- 1981 - A Provisional IRA bomb at Chelsea Barracks in London kills a woman pensioner.
- 1981 - Anwar Sadat's funeral service is held in Cairo, Egypt.
- 1982 - Birth of Eddie J Peck in Lynchburg, Pennsylvania; actor (Sutton - Wildside).
- 1982 - PBS debuts TV series Nature.
- 1982 - Pope John Paul II canonizes Rev M Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp.
- 1983 - Israel's Knesset votes 60-53 to endorse Yitzhak Shamir as Prime Minister.
- 1985 - Birth of Ricki-Lee Coulter; singer (Australian Idol TV show).
- 1985 - US fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy; gunmen are placed in custody.
- 1985 - Death of Yul Brynner at age 70 of lung cancer; actor (The King and I, Studio One TV show), director (Danger, Sure As Fate, Life with Snarky Parker, Mr. I. Magination).
- 1985 - Death of Orson Welles at age 70 of a heart attack; American film director/actor (Citizen Kane movie, The War of the Worlds radio show (1938), The Shadow, Campbell Playhouse, The Lives of Harry Lime, The Black Museum).
- 1986 - In El Salvador, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurs. At least 1,000 people killed, 10,000 injured, 200,000 homeless and severe damage and landslides in the San Salvador area. Felt strongly in parts of Guatemala and Honduras.
- 1986 - Israel Prime Minister Shimon Peres resigns.
- 1987 - The Reverend Jesse Jackson launches his second campaign for U.S. President.
- 1989 - Birth of Aimee Teegarden; actress (Friday Night Lights).
- 1990 - US 67th manned space mission STS 41 (Discovery 11) returns from space.
- 1991 - Ex-postal worker Joseph Harris kills four postal workers.
- 1991 - Greyhound Bus ends bankruptcy.
- 1992 - Floriade (Flower Show) closes at the Hague, Netherlands.
- 1994 - Russia devalues the ruble.
- 1997 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Rocketman to theaters.
- 1997 - Death of Brian Connolly at age 52 of heart failure; lead singer (Sweet).
- 2000 - ABC-TV debuts The Geena Davis Show.
- 2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush presents a list of 22 most wanted terrorists.
- 2003 - Facing an investigation surrounding allegations of illegal drug use, American right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh publicly admits that he is addicted to prescription pain killers, and will seek treatment.
- 2004 - Abdullahi Yusuf is chosen as the new transitional president of Somalia.
- 2005 - Death of Milton Obote, President of Uganda (born 1925).
- 2006 - Google buys YouTube for US$1.65 billion.
- 2006 - An arc of blazing light is witnessed crossing the sky in Germany, resulting in a fire destroying a cottage in Siegburg, near Bonn, Germany and injuring a 77-year-old man.
- 2007 - The SuccessTech Academy school shooting occurs in Cleveland, Ohio.
- 2007 - The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives passes a resolution calling the Ottoman empire's slaughter of Armenians in 1915-23 genocide.
- 2007 - Shares in Criteria Caixa Corp savings bank of Catalan, Spain, are first traded, raising 3.5 billion euros (US$4.9 billion), Spain's largest ever initial public offering.
- 2008 - The Canadian government announces it will buy CDN$25 billion in mortgage-backed securities to support the country's financial institutions.
- 2009 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski signs the European Union's Lisbon Treaty.
- 2009 - Turkey and Armenia sign an accord normalising relations, after nearly 100 years of hostility following the deportation from the Ottoman Empire and deaths of hundreds of thousands of Armenians in 1915.
- 2010 - Netherlnds Antilles dissolves, creating independent nations Curaçao and Sint Maarten within the kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Caribbean Netherlands.
- 2013 - Delegates from some 140 countries and territories sign the Minamata Treaty, a UNEP treaty designed to protect human health and the environment from emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds.
- 2015 - A series of suicide bombings kills at least 100 people at a peace rally in Ankara, Turkey, and injures more than 400 others.
- 2018 - Hurricane Michael makes landfall at Mexico Beach, Florida, with winds of 155 mph and a minimum pressure of 919 mbar. It is the most intense hurricane to hit the mainland United States since Camille in 1969.
- 2019 - Swedish Academy awards Nobel Prize in literature for 2018 to Olga Tokarczuk of Poland, and for 2019 to Peter Handke of Austria.
- 2020 - Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on a ceasefire in the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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