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July 10 is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) July 2007 is the seventh month of that year It began on a Sunday and 31 days later ended on a Tuesday. July 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October July 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 10, 2003 July 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header remove July 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 174 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 48 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Gaius Julius Caesar, The Battle of Dyrrachium (or Dyrrhachium on 10 July 48 BC, was a battle of Caesar's civil war in modern Albania. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, commonly known as Pompey /'pɑmpi/ Pompey the Great or Pompey the Triumvir ( Classical Latin abbreviation Macedon or Macedonia ( Greek grc Μακεδονία grc-Latn Makedonía) was the name of a kingdom centered in the northern-most
• 988 - The City of Dublin is founded on the banks of the river Liffey. Events By Place Africa Al-Azhar University is founded in Cairo, Egypt (the second oldest university in the world Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The Liffey ( An Life in Irish) is a River in Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin.
• 1212 - The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. In common with all old cities London has experienced numerous serious fires in the course of its history
• 1460 - Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick defeats the king's Lancastrian forces and takes King Henry VI prisoner in the Battle of Northampton. Richard Neville Jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and Suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury ( 22 November Henry VI (6 December 1421 &ndash 21 May 1471 was King of England 1422–1461 (though with a Regent until 1437 and then 1470–1471 and a claimant to the kingdom
• 1553 - Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England. Lady Jane Grey (1536/1537&ndash 12 February 1554) also referred to as Queen Jane, a greatniece of Henry VIII of England, was a claimant
• 1584 - William I of Orange was assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland by Balthasar Gérard. William I Prince of Orange ( April 24 1533 — July 10 1584) also widely known as William the Silent (Willem de Zwijger or simply AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Delft is a city and Municipality in the province of South Holland (Zuid-Holland the Netherlands. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of Balthasar Gérard (in Dutch, Gerards or Gerardts (1557&ndash1584 was the Assassin of the Dutch independence leader William I of Orange
• 1645 - English Civil War: Battle of Langport. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. The Battle of Langport was a Parliamentarian victory late in the English Civil War, which destroyed the last Royalist field army and ultimately gave Parliament
• 1778 - American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800
• 1789 - Alexander Mackenzie reaches Mackenzie River Delta. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Alexander Mackenzie (Alasdair MacCoinnich 1764 - March 12, 1820) was a Scottish-Canadian explorer. The Mackenzie River (Fleuve Mackenzie originates in Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories, and flows north into the Arctic Ocean.
• 1796 - Carl Friedrich Gauss discovered that every positive integer is representable as a sum of at most three triangular numbers. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (ˈɡaʊs, Gauß Carolus Fridericus Gauss ( 30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German A triangular number is the sum of the n Natural numbers from 1 to n.
• 1800 - The British Indian Government established Fort William College to promote Urdu, Hindi and other vernaculars of sub continent. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British Fort William College (also called the College of Fort William was an academy and learning centre of Oriental studies established by Lord Wellesley, then Governor-General Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is
• 1806 - The Vellore Mutiny was the first instance of a mutiny by Indian sepoys against the British East India Company
• 1821 - The United States takes possession of its newly-bought territory of Florida from Spain. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Vellore Mutiny ( July 10, 1806) was the first instance of a Mutiny by Indian Sepoys against the British East India Company Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1832 - President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 The Second Bank of the United States was a bank chartered in 1816 five years after the expiration of the First Bank of the United States.
• 1850 - Millard Fillmore is inaugurated as the 13th President of the United States upon the death of President Zachary Taylor, 16 months into his term. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Millard Fillmore ( January 7 1800 &ndash March 8 1874 was the thirteenth President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853 and the last member of the Whig The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Zachary Taylor (November 24 1784 &ndash July 9 1850 was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States.
• 1877 - The then villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A villa was originally an Upper-class Country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably Mayagüez redirects here For the US ship of the same name see ''SS'' Mayagüez. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1890 - Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• 1913 - Death Valley, California hits 134 °F (~56. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Death Valley is the lowest driest and hottest Valley in the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. 7 °C), which is the highest temperature recorded in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1925 - The Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS), the official news agency of the Soviet Union , is established. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (Телеграфное агентство Советского Союза Telegrafnoye agentstvo Sovetskogo Soyuza) abbr News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1925 - Meher Baba begins his silence of 44 years. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Meher Baba ( Devanāgarī: मेहेर बाबा) (February 25 1894 Merwan Sheriar Irani – January 31 1969 was an Indian mystic and spiritual His followers still observe Silence Day on this date in commemoration. Silence Day is the name the followers of Meher Baba give to their practice of commemorating July 10th of each year by maintaining verbal silence for twenty-four
• 1925 - Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a state law against it. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The " Scopes Trial " ( Scopes v State 152 Tenn 424 278 S Dayton is a city in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6180 at the 2000 census John Thomas Scopes ( August 3, 1900 &ndash October 21, 1970) a Teacher in Dayton Tennessee, was charged on May eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008 Provisions of the law The law "AN ACT prohibiting the teaching of the Evolution Theory in all the Universities Normals and all other public schools of Tennessee which
• 1938 - Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91 hour airplane flight around the world. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft.
• 1940 - World War II: Vichy France government established. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944
• 1940 - World War II: Battle of Britain - The German Luftwaffe begin to hit British convoys in the English Channel thus starting the battle (this start date is contested, though). The Battle of Britain (German ''Luftschlacht um England'' is the name given to the sustained strategic effort by the German Luftwaffe during the summer and ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1941 - Jedwabne Pogrom was a massacre of Jewish people living in and near the village of Jedwabne in Poland. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Jedwabne Pogrom (or Jedwabne massacre) (jɛdˈvabnɛ was a massacre of Jewish people living in and near the town of Jedwabne in PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Jedwabne is a town in Poland, in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, in Łomża County, with 1942 inhabitants ( 2002) Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1942 - The diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union were established. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1943 - World War II: The launching of Operation Husky begins the Italian Campaign. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war.
• 1947 - Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor General of Pakistan by then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Clement Attlee. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Muhammad Ali Jinnah Urdu: (December 25 1876 – September 11 1948 was a Pakistani politician and leader of the All India Muslim League who founded Pakistan The Governor-General of Pakistan was the resident representative of King George VI in Pakistan from 1947 to 1952 and then Queen The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Clement Richard Attlee 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC ( 3 January 1883 &ndash 8 October 1967
• 1951 - Korean War: At Kaesong, armistice negotiations begin. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the Kaesŏng ( Gaeseong) is a city in North Hwanghae Province southern North Korea (DPRK a former Directly Governed City, and the capital of
• 1958 - Alaska, highest tsunami wave ever recorded at Lituya Bay, at 524 m high. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent
• 1962 - Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Telstar was the first active Communications satellite (launched in 1962 and the first Satellite designed to transmit telephone and high-speed data communications A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial Satellite stationed in space for the purposes of Telecommunications.
• 1967 - Uruguay becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing Copyright Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
• 1968 - Maurice Couve de Murville becomes Prime Minister of France
• 1973 - The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Couve de Murville (24 January 1907 - 24 December 1999 was a French diplomat and Politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and
• 1973 - National Assembly of Pakistan passes a resolution on Bangladesh recognition. The National Assembly is the Lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially
• 1976 - The Seveso Disaster occurs in Italy. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Seveso disaster was an industrial accident that occurred around 1237 pm July 10, 1976, in a small chemical manufacturing plant approximately 25 km north of
• 1976 - One US and three UK mercenaries executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central The Luanda Trial was a trial held in Luanda, Angola in June and July 1976 by the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA recently
• 1978 - World News Tonight premieres on ABC
• 1978 - Mauritania, President Moktar Ould Daddah is ousted in a bloodless coup. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Mauritania (موريتانيا Mūrītāniyā officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country Moktar Ould Daddah ( Arabic: مختار ولد داده December 25, 1924 - October 14, 2003) was the President of
• 1985 - Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland, New Zealand Harbor by French DGSE agents. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Greenpeace, originally known as the Greenpeace Foundation, was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1972 Early career The Rainbow Warrior was built in 1955 in Aberdeen, Scotland as a trawler named Sir William Hardy, and entered service with The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1991 - Boris Yeltsin begins his 5-year term as the first elected President of Russia. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 The President of Russia (Президент России or the President of the Russian Federation, Президент Российской
• 1991 - South African cricket team readmitted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) following the end of Apartheid. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket.
• 1992 - In Miami, Florida, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Manuel Antonio Noriega (born February 11, 1934) He was never officially the President of Panama, but held the post of "chief executive officer" Recreational drug use is the use of Psychoactive drugs for Recreational purposes rather than for work, medical or spiritual purposes A racket is an illegal business usually run as part of Organized crime.
• 1997 - London, scientists report their DNA analysis findings from a Neandertal skeleton which support the out of Africa theory of human evolution placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known The Neandertal is a small valley of the river Düssel in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about east of Düsseldorf In Paleoanthropology, the recent African origin of modern humans is one of two hypotheses of the origin of anatomically modern humans Homo sapiens sapiens Human evolution, or anthropogenesis, is the part of biological Evolution concerning the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct Species Mitochondrial Eve ( mt-mrca) is the name given by researchers to the woman who is defined as the Matrilineal most recent common ancestor (MRCA for all currently
• 1997 - Spain, Partido Popular member Miguel Ángel Blanco is kidnapped in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The People's Party ( Spanish: Partido Popular, PP) is the main right Political party in Spain. Miguel Ángel Blanco Garrido ( 13 May, 1968 – 13 July, 1997) was a local politician in Ermua ( Biscay) in the Basque Ermua is a town and Municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. eu '''Euskadi Ta Askatasuna''' or ETA ( Basque for "Basque Homeland and Freedom" ˈɛːta is an illegal armed Basque nationalist Separatist
• 1998 - Roman Catholic sex abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Allegations of sexual abuse of children have been made against a variety of religious groups including but not exclusively Roman Catholic priests monks and nuns The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas ( Latin: Dioecesis Dallasensis) is a Roman Catholic Diocese in Texas. 4 million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were sexually abused by former priest Rudolph Kos. Child sexual abuse is a form of Child abuse in which a child is abused for the sexual gratification of an adult or older adolescent
• 1999 - United States women's national soccer team team wins the FIFA Women's World Cup in Pasadena,California at The Rose Bowl
• 2000 - A leaking southern Nigerian petroleum pipeline explodes, killing about 250 villagers scavenging gasoline. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. The FIFA Women's World Cup is recognized as the most important International competition in women's football and is played amongst women's national football teams Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe.
• 2000 - EADS, the world's second largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA. The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV ( EADS) is a large European aerospace corporation formed by the merger on July 10, Aérospatiale-Matra was a European Missile and Aircraft manufacturer. DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG or DASA, was the former aerospace subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG (later DaimlerChrysler) from 1989
• 2002 - At a Sotheby's auction, Peter Paul Rubens' painting The Massacre of the Innocents is sold for £49. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sotheby's ( is the world's second oldest Auction house in continuous operation (the oldest being Stockholms Auktionsverk founded in 1674 The Massacre of the Innocents is either of two paintings by Peter Paul Rubens depicting an episode of the biblical Massacre of the Innocents as 5million (US$76. 2 million) to Lord Kenneth Thomson. Kenneth Thomson 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet ( September 1, 1923 &ndash June 12 2006) was a Canadian businessman and art collector
• 2003 - A Neoplan bus, owned by Kowloon Motor Bus, collides with a truck, falls off a bridge on Tuen Mun Road, Hong Kong, and plunges into the underlying valley, killing 21 people. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Neoplan Bus GmbH is a German Bus and coach manufacturer The company is now a subsidiary of NEOMAN Bus GmbH which itself is a part of "KMB" redirects here For the record label see KMB Jazz. Tuen Mun Road ( is a major Expressway in Hong Kong which connects Tuen Mun in the New Territories with Tsuen Wan. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders In Geology, a valley (also called a vale, dale, glen or strath and near or in Appalachia, a draw) is This is the deadliest traffic accident to date in Hong Kong.
• 2005 - Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle causing billions of dollars in damage. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hurricane Dennis was an early-forming major Hurricane in the Caribbean and
• 2006 - Pakistan International Flight PK-688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688 (PK688 PIA688 was scheduled to operate from Multan to Lahore and Islamabad at 1205 pm on July ( Urdu:, Punjabi ملتان، ਮੁਲਤਾਨ is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and

Births

• 1419 - Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (d. ( July 10, 1419 &ndash January 18, 1471) was the 102nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession 1471)
• 1452 - King James III of Scotland (d. James III (c 1451/1452 &ndash 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 to 1488 1488)
• 1509 - John Calvin, French religious reformer (d. John Calvin (or Jean Calvin) (10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564 was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and 1564)
• 1517 - Odet de Coligny, French cardinal and Protestant (d. Odet de Coligny ( 10 July 1517 - 14 February 1571) was a French cardinal of Châtillon, Bishop of Beauvais, son 1571)
• 1592 - Pierre d'Hozier, French historian (d. Pierre d'Hozier seigneur de la Garde ( July 10, 1592 - December 1, 1660) French Genealogist, was born at Marseille 1660)
• 1614 - Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, English royalist statesman (d. Arthur Annesley 1st Earl of Anglesey ( 10 July 1614 &ndash 6 April 1686) was an Anglo-Irish royalist statesman 1686)
• 1625 - Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer (d. Jean Herauld Gourville ( July 10, 1625 &ndash June 14, 1703) was a French adventurer 1703)
• 1638 - David Teniers III, Flemish painter (d. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year David Teniers III ( 10 July 1638 - 11 February 1685) was a Flemish painter who was born in Antwerp, the son of 1685)
• 1666 - John Ernest Grabe, German-born Anglican theologian (d. John Ernest Grabe ( July 10, 1666 - November 3, 1711) Anglican divine was born at Königsberg, where his father Martin 1711)
• 1682 - Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, German Lutheran missionary to India (d. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg ( July 10, 1682 - February 23, 1719) was a member of the Lutheran Clergy and the first 1719)
• 1682 - Roger Cotes, English mathematician (d. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Roger Cotes FRS ( July 10, 1682 – June 5, 1716) was an English Mathematician, known for working closely with 1716)
• 1711 - Princess Amelia Sophia of Great Britain (d. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For other princesses known as Amelia see Princess Amelia. For the daughter of George III see Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom The Princess Amelia 1783)
• 1723 - William Blackstone, English jurist (d. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir William Blackstone (originally pronounced Blexstun ( 10 July 1723 &ndash 14 February 1780) was an English Jurist and 1780)
• 1736 - Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (d. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Maria Walpole ( 10 July 1736 &ndash 22 August 1807) the Countess Waldegrave and Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, was 1807)
• 1792 - George Mifflin Dallas, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and the 11th Vice President of the United States (d. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year George Mifflin Dallas (July 10 1792 &ndash December 31 1864 was a U The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1864)
• 1804 - Emma Smith Inaugural President of the Women's Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• 1809 - Friedrich August von Quenstedt, German geologist (d. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Emma Hale Smith Bidamon ( 10 July 1804 – 30 April 1879) was married to Joseph Smith Jr The Relief Society is a philanthropic and educational women's organization and an official Auxiliary organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Friedrich August von Quenstedt ( July 10, 1809 &ndash December 21, 1889) was a German Geologist and Palaeontologist 1889)
• 1830 - Camille Pissarro, French painter (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Camille Pissarro ( July 10 1830 &ndash November 13 1903) was a French Impressionist painter. 1903)
• 1832 - Alvan Graham Clark, American telescope maker and astronomer (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Alvan Graham Clark ( July 10, 1832 &ndash June 9, 1897) born in Fall River, Massachusetts, was an American 1897)
• 1834 - James McNeil Whistler, American painter (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1903)
• 1835 - Henryk Wieniawski, Polish composer (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Henryk Wieniawski ( July 10, 1835 Lublin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire - March 31, 1880 Moscow) 1880)
• 1839 - Adolphus Busch, German-born brewer (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Colonel Adolphus Busch ( July 10, 1839 &ndash October 10, 1913) was the German -born co-founder of Anheuser-Busch with his 1913)
• 1856 - Nikola Tesla, Serb-American inventor (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year There have already been discussions about Tesla's ethnicity on the talk page 1943)
• 1867 - Prince Maximilian of Baden, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Prince Maximilian Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm of Baden ( Max von Baden) ( 10 July 1867 6 November 1929) was the cousin and The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1929)
• 1871 - Marcel Proust, French writer (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (maʁsɛl pʁust (10 July 1871 &ndash 18 November 1922 was a French Novelist Essayist and Critic 1922)
• 1874 - Sergey Konenkov, Russian painter (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sergey Timofeyevich Konenkov (Сергей Тимофеевич Конёнков July 10, 1874 &ndash December 9, 1971) was a famous Russian 1971)
• 1875 - Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (July 10 1875--May 18 1955 was an educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for black students in Daytona Beach Florida that 1955)
• 1883 - Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johannes Blaskowitz ( 10 July 1883 - 5 February 1948) was a German general during World War II. 1948)
• 1888 - Giorgio de Chirico, Italian painter (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giorgio de Chirico ( July 10, 1888 &ndash November 20, 1978) was an influential pre-Surrealist and then Surrealist 1978)
• 1895 - Carl Orff, German composer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Carl Orff ( &ndash) was a 20th-century German Composer, most famous for Carmina Burana (1937 1982)
• 1896 - Thérèse Casgrain, French Canadian politician and senator (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain CC, OBE, LLD ( July 10, 1896 &ndash November 3, 1981) was a Feminist 1981)
• 1897 - Karl Plagge, German officer (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Major Karl Plagge ( July 10, 1897, in Darmstadt –June 19 1957 in Darmstadt was a German officer and Nazi Party member who during 1957)
• 1897 - Jack "Legs" Diamond", American bootlegger (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Jack "Legs" Diamond ( July 10, 1897 - December 18, 1931) aka Gentleman Jack, was a famous Irish-American gangster 1931)
• 1899 - John Gilbert, American actor (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Gilbert ( July 10, 1899 - January 9, 1936) was an American actor and major star of the Silent film era 1936)
• 1899 - Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heinrich 'Heiri' Suter ( July 10, 1899 Gränichen &ndash November 6, 1978) was a professional road racing cyclist from 1978)
• 1900 - Sampson Sievers, Russian Orthodox Christian monk, priest and wonder-worker (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sampson Sievers born Edward Sievers Эдуард Сиверс names adopted after conversion Sergius (at Orthodox baptism at the age 17 when monk known 1979)
• 1900 - Mitchell Parish, American lyricist (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Mitchell Parish ( July 10, 1900 – March 31, 1993) was an American lyricist 1993)
• 1902 - Kurt Alder, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Kurt Alder (10 July 1902 &ndash 20 June 1958 was a German chemist and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1958)
• 1903 - John Wyndham, British author (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting John Wyndham was the main Pen name used by the often post-apocalyptic British Science fiction writer John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris 1969)
• 1903 - Werner Best, German jurist and nazi leader (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Werner Best ( July 10, 1903 &ndash June 23, 1989) was a German Jurist, police chief and Nazi leader from 1989)
• 1905 - Thomas Gomez, American actor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Thomas Gomez ( July 10, 1905 &ndash June 18, 1971) was an Academy Award -nominated American actor 1971)
• 1905 - Wolfram Sievers, Nazi physician (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. 1948)
• 1913 - Salvador Espriu, Spanish poet (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Salvador Espriu i Castelló ( July 10, 1913 – February 22, 1985) was a Spanish Catalan poet writing in the Catalan 1985)
• 1914 - Joe Shuster, Canadian-born cartoonist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joseph "Joe" Shuster (July 10 1914 - July 30 1992 was a Canadian -born American Comic book Artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics 1992)
• 1917 - Don Herbert aka "Mr. Wizard", American television host (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Donald Jeffrey Herbert (born Donald Jeffrey Herbert Kemske; July 10 1917 &ndash June 12 2007) better known as "Mr 2007)
• 1920 - David Brinkley, American television reporter (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar David McClure Brinkley ( July 10 1920 &ndash June 11 2003) was an American Newscaster for NBC, and 2003)
• 1920 - Owen Chamberlain, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1921 - Harvey Ball, American inventor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Owen Chamberlain ( July 10, 1920 &ndash February 28, 2006) was an American Physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Smileysvg|right|100px|Smiley]] Harvey Ross Ball ( 10 July 1921 – 12 April 2001) is the earliest known designer of the Smiley. 2001)
• 1921 - Jake LaMotta, American boxer
• 1921 - Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist
• 1923 - Earl Hamner Jr., American author and television producer
• 1923 - Jean Kerr, American author (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Giacobe LaMotta (born July 10, 1921) better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed " The Bronx Bull " and " The Raging Bull Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (born July 10 1921 is a member of the Kennedy family and helped to found the Special Olympics as a national event Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Earl Henry Hamner Jr (born on July 10, 1923 in Schuyler Virginia) is an American Television Writer and producer Jean Kerr ( July 10, 1922 &mdash January 5, 2003) was an American author and playwright 2003)
• 1923 - G. A. Kulkarni, Indian (Marathi) writer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Gurunath Abaji Kulkarni (born July 10, 1923 in Karnataka - died December 11, 1987, in Pune popularly known as G Marathi (mr मराठी Marāṭhī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of what is considered western India. 1987)
• 1923 - John Bradley, United States Navy corpsman, one of six who raised flag on top of Mt. Suribachi(see Iwo Jima), (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Iwo Jima ( 硫黄[[wikt 島|島]] officially Iōtō,also frequently Iōjima: “ Sulfur island” is an island of the Japanese 1994)
• 1924 - Bobo Brazil, professional wrestler (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Houston Harris International Wrestling IW North American Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) 1998)
• 1925 - Mahathir bin Mohamad, fourth Malaysian Prime Minister
• 1926 - Fred Gwynne, American actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad (ma'ħɑðiɽ bin mʊħɑmmæd̚ (recorded as born on 20 December 1925 was the fourth Prime Minister of Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Hubbard Gwynne ( July 10, 1926 &ndash July 2, 1993) was an American television and film Actor. 1993)
• 1927 - Grigory Barenblatt, Russian mathematician
• 1927 - Suzanne Cloutier, Canadian film actor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt (born July 10, 1927) is a Russian Mathematician. Suzanne Cloutier ( July 10 1927 &ndash December 2 2003) was a Canadian film actress 2003)
• 1928 - Moshe Greenberg, American-Israeli Bible scholar
• 1928 - Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentine-Italian racing driver and car manufacturer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moshe Greenberg (born July 10 1928 is an American Jewish Bible scholar and professor emeritus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Alejandro de Tomaso (born in Buenos Aires, July 10, 1928 - died in Modena, Italy, May 21, 2003) was a Racing 2003)
• 1928 - Bernard Buffet, French painter (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bernard Buffet ( July 10 1928 – October 4 1999) was a French painter of Expressionism and Member of the Anti-Abstract 1999)
• 1929 - Winnie Ewing, Scottish politician
• 1931 - Nick Adams, American actor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Winifred Margaret 'Winnie' Ewing (born 10 July 1929) is a prominent Scottish National Party (SNP Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nick Adams may refer to Nick Adams (actor (1931&ndash1968 appeared in Hollywood films and on US television during the 1950s and 1960s 1968)
• 1931 - Alice Munro, Canadian writer
• 1932 - Carlo Mario Abate, Italian racing driver
• 1934 - Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer
• 1935 - Tura Satana, American actress
• 1938 - Paul Andreu, French architect
• 1939 - Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish politician, journalist, and educator (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alice Ann Munro ( Née Laidlaw; born 10 July 1931) is a Canadian short-story writer and three-time winner of Canada's Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Carlo Maria Abate (born July 10, 1932 in Turin) is an Italian former auto racing driver Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerry Nelson (born July 10, 1934 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is a Muppet Puppeteer who was raised in Washington D Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tura Satana, born Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi July 10, 1938 in Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Andreu (born July 10, 1938 in Caudéran / Gironde) is a renowned French Architect. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ahmet Taner Kışlalı (July 10 1939 in Zile, Turkey – October 21 1999 in Ankara) was a Turkish Intellectual, Political scientist 1999)
• 1940 - Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai, British economist
• 1940 - Helen Donath, American soprano
• 1940 - Tom Farmer, Scottish entrepreneur
• 1941 - David G. Hartwell, American editor and anthologist
• 1941 - Ian Whitcomb, English songwriter, entertainer and producer
• 1942 - Ronnie James Dio, American musician
• 1942 - Pyotr Klimuk, cosmonaut
• 1943 - Arthur Ashe, American tennis player (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Meghnad Jagdishchandra Desai Baron Desai (born 10 July 1940) is a British economist writer and Labour politician Helen Donath (born July 10, 1940) (nee Helen Erwin is an American Soprano. Sir Thomas Farmer, KB, KCSG (b 10 July 1940, Leith, Edinburgh) is a British Entrepreneur Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Geddes Hartwell (b July 10, 1941) is an American editor of Science fiction and Fantasy. Ian Whitcomb (born Ian Timothy Whitcomb, 10 July 1941, Woking, Surrey, England) is an Entertainer, Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA is an American heavy Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk (Пётр Ільі́ч Кліму́к Пётр Ильи́ч Климу́к born July 10, 1942 in Komarovka, Soviet Union Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Robert Ashe Jr ( July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an African American Tennis player who was born and raised 1993)
• 1945 - John Motson, British sports (football) commentator
• 1945 - Jean-Marie Poiré, French film director
• 1945 - Virginia Wade, British tennis player
• 1945 - Ron Glass, American actor
• 1945 - Peter Michalica, Slovak violinist
• 1946 - Sue Lyon, American actress
• 1947 - Arlo Guthrie, American musician
• 1949 - Sunil Gavaskar, Indian cricketer
• 1949 - Greg Kihn U. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar John Walker Motson OBE (born 10 July 1945, Salford, Greater Manchester) sometimes known as Motty, is an English football Jean-Marie Poiré (born July 10, 1945) is a French Film director, writer and producer Sarah Virginia Wade (born July 10 1945 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England is a former professional Tennis player from the United Kingdom Ron Glass (born July 10, 1945) is an American Actor. He is known for his roles as the witty Detective Ron Harris in the Television Peter Michalica (born July 10 1945, Kremnica) is a Slovak Violinist. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sue Lyon (born July 10, 1946 in Davenport Iowa) is a Golden Globe -winning American former actress. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10 1947 is an American folk singer Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sunil Manohar Gavaskar ( Marathi:सुनिल मनोहर गावसकर (born 10 July 1949 in Bombay, Maharashtra) nicknamed Sunny Greg Kihn (born July 10, 1949 in Baltimore Maryland) is a US Pop musician & Radio personality. S. pop musician & radio personality.
• 1949 - John Whitehead, American singer, songwriter, and record producer
• 1950 - Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Greek politician
• 1951 - Phyllis Smith, American actress (The Office)
• 1951 - Cheryl Wheeler, American singer and songwriter
• 1952 - Ludmilla Tourischeva, Russian gymnast
• 1952 - Kim Mitchell, Canadian guitarist/singer
• 1952 - Peter van Heemst, Dutch politician
• 1953 - Zoogz Rift, singer/songwriter and wrestling booker
• 1953 - Rik Emmett, Canadian musician (Triumph)
• 1954 - Neil Tennant, British musician (Pet Shop Boys)
• 1954 - Andre Dawson, American baseball player
• 1956 - Tom McClintock, American politician
• 1957 - Cindy Sheehan, American anti-war/political activist
• 1958 - Béla Fleck, American musician
• 1959 - Ellen Kuras, American cinematographer
• 1961 - Jacky Cheung, Hong Kong singer and actor
• 1964 - Urban Meyer, American football coach
• 1965 - Alec Mapa, Filipino-American actor and comedian
• 1965 - Ken Mellons, American singer
• 1965 - Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark
• 1966 - Johnny Grunge, wrestler (d. For other people named John Whitehead see John Whitehead. John Whitehead ( July 10, 1949 - May 11, 2004 Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prokopis K Pavlopoulos (also known as Prokopios born July 10 1950 in Kalamata. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Phyllis Smith (born July 10, 1951) is an American film and television actress who is best known for playing Phyllis Lapin on The Office Cheryl Wheeler (born July 10, 1951) is an American Singer-songwriter of contemporary Folk music, based in New England Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева alternate spellings Ludmilla Turischeva Ludmilla Tourischcheva Ljudmila Joseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10 1952 in Sarnia Ontario) is a Canadian Guitarist. Erik Peter ("Peter" van Heemst (born 10 July 1952 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch politician Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zoogz Rift (born Robert Pawlikowski July 10, 1953 in Paterson New Jersey) is a musician painter and Professional wrestling personality Richard Gordon (Rik Emmett (born July 10 1953 in Toronto Ontario) is a vocalist Guitarist, and founding member of the Canadian Triumph is a Canadian Hard rock band that was popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954 is a English Musician, singer and songwriter who with his colleague Chris Lowe, make up the successful The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954, Miami Florida) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Miller McClintock II (born July 10, 1956, in White Plains, New York) is a California State Senator, representing the 19th Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Béla Fleck (born July 10, 1958 in New York City, New York) is an American Virtuoso Banjo player The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ellen Kuras (cinematographer, born 10 July 1959 in New Jersey, USA is an award-winning Cinematographer who has worked on numerous films Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau is a Hong Kong Singer and Actor from the mid-1980s to the present Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Urban Meyer (born July 10, 1964 in Ashtabula Ohio) is currently the head football coach at the University of Florida. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Alec Mapa ( "MAH-puh" born July 10, 1965) is an American actor comedian and writer Ken Mellons (born Kenneth Edward Mellons, July 10, 1965 in Kingsport Tennessee) is an American Country music artist who released Titles styles honours and arms Titles and styles Princess Alexia has used the following titles and styles Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Michael "Mike" Durham ( July 10, 1966 – February 16, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better 2006)
• 1967 - Tom Meents, American Professional monster truck driver
• 1968 - Hassiba Boulmerka, Algerian athlete
• 1969 - Gale Harold, American actor
• 1969 - Alexandra Hedison, American actress
• 1970 - Helen Sjöholm, Swedish singer and actress
• 1970 - Gary LeVox, American singer (Rascal Flatts)
• 1970 - Jason Orange, UK pop singer and dancer (Take That)
• 1970 - John Simm, British actor
• 1971 - Gregory Goodridge, Barbadian footballer
• 1972 - Peter Serafinowicz, British comedian and actor
• 1972 - Sofia Vergara, Colombian actress
• 1974 - Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor
• 1975 - Alain Nasreddine, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 - Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor
• 1976 - Elijah Blue Allman, American musician (Deadsy)
• 1976 - Adrian Grenier, American actor
• 1976 - Ludovic Giuly, French footballer
• 1976 - Brendon Lade, Australian rules footballer
• 1976 - Edmílson Gomes, Brazilian footballer
• 1978 - Jesse Lacey, American musician (Brand New)
• 1979 - Mvondo Atangana, Cameroon footballer
• 1980 - Thomas Ian Nicholas, American actor
• 1980 - Alejandro Millán, Mexican singer and songwriter
• 1980 - Adam Petty, American race car driver (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Tom Meents (born July 10, 1967) is a professional Monster truck driver Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hassiba Boulmerka (حسيبة بولمرقة (born July 10, 1968) in Constantine in the north east of Algeria is a former Algerian Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gale Morgan Harold III (born July 10, 1969) is an American Actor best known for his roles on Queer as Folk and Alexandra Mary Hedison (born July 10, 1969 in Los Angeles California) is an American photographer actress and director Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marie Helen Sjöholm (Swedish heˈleːn ˈɧøːˌhɔlm (born 10 July 1970) is a Swedish singer Actress and Musical theatre performer Gary LeVox (born Gary Wayne Vernon Jr on July 10, 1970 in Columbus, Ohio) is the lead vocalist of American Rascal Flatts is an American Grammy Award -winning Country pop group founded in Nashville Tennessee. Jason Orange (born Jason Thomas Orange, 10 July 1970, Wythenshawe, Manchester, England) is an English Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark John Ronald Simm (born 10 July 1970 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English Actor and Musician. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Gregory Ronald St Clair Goodridge (born July 10, 1971 in Barbados) is a former professional footballer Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Serafinowicz (sɛrəˈfɪnəwiʧ (born 10 July 1972) is a British comic actor Voice artist and Composer of Belarussian Sofía Margarita Vergara (born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian model and actress. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Chiwetel Ejiofor, OBE (pronounced approximately /tʃuwɛtəl ɛdʒəfɔː/ born 10 July 1974) is an award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alain Nasreddine (born July 10, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman. Stefán Karl Stefánsson (born July 10 1975 in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland) is an Icelandic film and stage actor who is best known for playing the character Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elijah Blue Allman, also known by his stage name P Exeter Blue I, was born July 10, 1976. Deadsy is an American rock band from California. They have played many shows in California but have also toured nationally multiple times as Adrian Grenier (born July 10, 1976) is an American Actor, Musician and director. Ludovic Giuly (born July 10 1976 in Lyon) is a French Footballer who plays as a winger for Paris Saint Germain Brendon Lade (born 10 July 1976 on Kangaroo Island, Australia) is an Australian rules footballer Able to play as both a relieving ruckman Edmílson redirects here for other people see Edmilson (disambiguation. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Jesse Thomas Lacey (born July 10 1978) is an American Musician from Levittown New York. Brand New is an Alternative rock band based in the United States. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Simon Pierre Mvondo Atangana (born July 10 1979, in Yaounde, Cameroon) is a footballer who last played for Russian side Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Ian Nicholas (born July 10 1980 is an American Film Actor and Singer. Alejandro Millán (born July 10, 1980 in Monterrey, Mexico) is currently the singer keyboardist and composer of Hello Madness Adam Kyler Petty ( July 10, 1980 &ndash May 12, 2000) was an auto racing car driver 2000)
• 1980 - Jessica Simpson, American singer
• 1980 - Orlando Jordan, American wrestler
• 1982 - Alex Arrowsmith, American musician
• 1983 - Kim Heechul, Korean Singer
• 1982 - Sebastian Mila, Polish footballer
• 1984 - Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, Miss World 2004

Deaths

• 138 - Hadrian, Roman Emperor (b. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s Orlando Jordan (born April 22, 1980) is a professional wrestler who is currently working on the independent circuit Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Alex Arrowsmith (born July 10, 1982) is a rock / pop Musician from Portland Oregon. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Kim Heechul (born July 10, 1983) also credited as Heechul, is a Singer, entertainer and the second oldest member of Korean Sebastian Mila (born July 10, 1982) is a Polish footballer. He is currently playing for Polish club Slask Wroclaw. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) María Julia “Maju” Mantilla García was born in 1984 in Trujillo, a city in Peru ' s northern coast Publius Aelius Hadrianus (January 24 76 &ndash July 10 138 as emperor Imperator Caesar Divi Traiani filius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, and Divus Hadrianus after The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 76)
• 649 - Li Shimin, Emperor of China (b. Year 76 was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Events By Place Europe Reccaswinth succeeds his father Chindaswinth as king of the Visigoths. Emperor Taizong of Tang ( January 23, 599 &ndash July 10 649) personal name Lǐ Shìmín ( was the second emperor of the The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of 599)
• 1099 - El Cid, of Castile (b. For the motorcycle see Honda 599 and for the car see Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar (c 1040 Vivar, near Burgos &ndash 10 July 1099, Valencia) known as 1044)
• 1103 - King Eric I of Denmark
• 1290 - King Ladislaus IV of Hungary (b. Eric I of Denmark (c 1060 Slangerup, Denmark &ndash July 10, 1103) also known as Erik Ejegod Ladislaus IV the Cuman (IV (Kun László Ladislav III Ladislav IV (August 1262 &ndash July 10 1290 Kőrösszeg, Hungary) also known as László IV 1262)
• 1460 - Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English military leader (b. Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham KG ( 15 August 1402 &ndash 10 July 1460) was best-known as a military commander in the 1402)
• 1480 - King René I of Naples (b. René of Anjou ( January 16, 1409 &ndash July 10, 1480) also known as René I of Naples and Good King René ( French 1410)
• 1559 - King Henry II of France (b. Henry II (Henri II (31 March 1519 &ndash 10 July 1559 of the House of Valois and the son and successor of Francis I, was King of France from 31 1519)
• 1584 - William I of Orange (b. William I Prince of Orange ( April 24 1533 — July 10 1584) also widely known as William the Silent (Willem de Zwijger or simply 1533)
• 1590 - Archduke Charles II of Austria (b. 1540)
• 1594 - Paolo Bellasio, Italian composer (b. Paolo Bellasio ( May 20, 1554 &ndash July 10, 1594) was an Italian composer and Organist of the late Renaissance 1554)
• 1621 - Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (b. Charles Bonaventura Buquoy ( Czech Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, full name in French Charles Bonaventure de Longueval comte de Bucquoy, German 1571)
• 1653 - Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (b. Gabriel Naudé ( February 2 1600 &ndash July 10 1653) was a French Librarian and scholar 1600)
• 1680 - Louis Moréri, French encyclopedist (b. Louis Moréri ( March 25, 1643 - July 10, 1680) was a French encyclopaedist 1643)
• 1683 - François-Eudes de Mézeray, French historian (b. François-Eudes de Mézeray (1610 &ndash July 10, 1683) was a French Historian. 1610)
• 1686 - John Fell, English churchman (b. John Fell ( June 23, 1625 – July 10, 1686) served as Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and later concomitantly 1625)
• 1776 - Richard Peters, English-born clergyman (b. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Richard Peters (1704 – July 10, 1776) was an American cleric and a civil servant in colonial Pennsylvania. 1704)
• 1806 - George Stubbs, British painter (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Stubbs (born in Liverpool on August 25, 1724 &ndash died in London July 10, 1806) was a British 1724)
• 1851 - Louis-Jacques Daguerre, French inventor and photographer (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year 1787)
• 1881 - Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georg Hermann Nicolai (born Torgau, 10 January 1812 — died Bodenbach 10 July 1881) was 1812)
• 1884 - Paul Morphy, American chess player (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Disambiguation Morphy redirects here For the fictional character nicknamed Morphy see King Morpheus. 1837)
• 1908 - Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Phoebe Knapp ( March 9 1839 &ndash July 10 1908) was a Composer of Music for Hymns Knapp was born in 1839)
• 1920 - Jackie Fisher, British admiral (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot "Jackie" Fisher 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone, GCB, OM, GCVO ( 25 January 1841 1841)
• 1941 - Jelly Roll Morton, American musician (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton ( ca September 20, 1885 or October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941) was an 1890)
• 1954 - Calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Calogero Don Calò Vizzini ( July 24, 1877 – July 10, 1954) was the Mafia boss of Villalba in the The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century 1877)
• 1956 - Joe Giard, American baseball player (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Oscar Giard ( October 7, 1898 - July 10, 1956) was an American major league Baseball player 1898)
• 1963 - Teddy Wakelam, English sports broadcaster and rugby union player (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Captain Henry Blythe Thornhill (Teddy Wakelam ( May 8 1893 - July 10 1963) was an English sports broadcaster 1893)
• 1970 - Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic foreign and later prime minister (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bjarni Benediktsson ( April 30 1908 – July 10 1970) was Prime Minister of Iceland from 14 November 1963 1908)
• 1972 - Lovie Austin, American jazz pianist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lovie Austin ( September 19, 1887 – July 10, 1972) was an American popular Chicago Bandleader, session 1887)
• 1978 - John D Rockefeller III, American businessman (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) John Davison Rockefeller III ( March 21, 1906 – July 10, 1978) was a major Philanthropist and third-generation member of the prominent 1906)
• 1978 - Joe Davis, English snooker player (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the California governor often called "Joe Davis" by his critics see Gray Davis. 1901)
• 1979 - Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Arthur Fiedler should not be confused with Arthur Fielder, a Kent Fast bowler of the 1900s 1894)
• 1981 - Ken Rex McElroy, American hog rustler (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Ken Rex McElroy ( June 1, 1934 – July 10, 1981 1936)
• 1987 - John H. Hammond, American record producer (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) John Henry Hammond II ( December 15, 1910 – July 10, 1987) was a Record producer, musician and music critic from the 1930s to the 1910)
• 1989 - Mel Blanc, American voice actor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian 1908)
• 2000 - Vakkom Majeed, Indian Freedom fighter, Travancore-Cochin Legislative member (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. S Abdul Majeed, ( December 20, 1909 &ndash July 10, 2000) known as Vakkom Majeed was a veteran Freedom fighter and a former Freedom fighter is a term to describe those that engage in a struggle to achieve freedom for themselves or to free others in some matter Travancore-Cochin or Thiru-Kochi is a former state of India. It was created on July 1 1949 by the merger of two former Princely 1909)
• 2000 - Justin Pierce, English-American actor and skateboarder (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Justin Charles Pierce ( March 21, 1975 - July 14, 2000) was an English-American Actor and professional skateboarder 1975)
• 2002 - Jean-Pierre Côté, French Canadian politician and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Julien Jean-Pierre Côté PC, OC ( January 9, 1926 &ndash July 10, 2002) was a Canadian parliamentarian 1926)
• 2003 - Winston Graham, English writer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE ( June 30, 1908 – July 10, 2003) was an English Novelist, best known for the 1908)
• 2003 - Hartley Shawcross, British prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Hartley William Shawcross Baron Shawcross, GBE, PC, KC ( 4 February 1902 &ndash 10 July 2003) was a British 1902)
• 2003 - Bishnu Maden, Nepalese politician
• 2005 - A.J. Quinnell, English writer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Bishnu Maden was a Nepalese politician He served as Minister of Law and Forest during the Panchayat era Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A J Quinnell was the Pen name of Philip Nicholson (born on June 25, 1940 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - died 1940)
• 2005 - Freda Wright-Sorce, American radio performer (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freda Wright-Sorce ( June 7, 1955 &ndash July 10, 2005) was the wife of Don Geronimo, half of the duo of the Don and Mike Show 1955)
• 2005 - Freddy Soto, American comedian and actor (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Alfred Soto Jr ( June 22 1970 &ndash July 10, 2005) was an American Comedian, Writer and Actor. 1970)
• 2005- Jimmy Franklin and Bobby Younkin, airshow performers
• 2006 - Shamil Basayev, Chechen rebel (b. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jimmy Marshall Franklin ( May 16, 1948 - July 10, 2005) was a famous aerobatic and Air show pilot. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Shamil Salmanovich Basayev (Шамиль Салманович Басаев (January 14 1965 – July 10 2006 was a Chechen field commander and a leader of the Chechen 1965)
• 2007 - Abdul Rashid Ghazi, radical Pakistani cleric (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Abdul Rashid Ghazi (عبدالرشید غازی ca 1964− July 10 2007) was a Pakistani Muslim cleric son of Maulana Muhammad Abdullah and younger brother 1951)
• 2007 - Doug Marlette, American cartoonist (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Douglas Nigel Marlette ( December 6, 1949 – July 10, 2007) was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Editorial cartoonist 1949)

Holidays and observances

• Bahamas - Independence Day. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing
• Silence Day - celebrated by followers of Meher Baba. Silence Day is the name the followers of Meher Baba give to their practice of commemorating July 10th of each year by maintaining verbal silence for twenty-four Meher Baba ( Devanāgarī: मेहेर बाबा) (February 25 1894 Merwan Sheriar Irani – January 31 1969 was an Indian mystic and spiritual
• Mauritania - Armed Forces Day. Mauritania (موريتانيا Mūrītāniyā officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country Several nations of the world hold an annual Armed Forces Day to recognize venerate and honor their Military forces
• Ancient Latvia - Septinu Bralu Diena observed. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.
• Saint Kanute IV, King of Denmark, martyr
• Translation of Saint Maclovius, bishop of Saint-Malo, confessor
• The Seven Brothers (Januarius, Felix, Philip, Silvanus, Alexander, Vitalis, and Martialis), martyrs
• Saint Amalberga, virgin (d. Canute (or Knut IV (c 1043 &ndash July 10, 1086) also known as Canute the Saint and Canute the Holy ( Danish: Knud IV Saint Malo (also known as Maclou or Mac'h Low and in Latin, as Maclovius or Machutus) was the mid-6th century founder of Saint-Malo The former Breton and French Catholic diocese of Saint-Malo existed from at least the seventh century until the French Revolution. Saint Felicitas (Felicity of Rome (c 101 - 165 is a Christian Martyr Saint. Amalberga or Amelberga may refer to Amalberga of Maubeuge, 7th century saint Amalberga of Temse, 8th century saint 690)
• Saint Felicitas of Rome, martyr
• Saints Rufina and Secunda, martyrs

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Events By Place Asia Wu Zetian 's Zhou Dynasty begins in China (she was China's first and only female emperor ruling on her own Saint Felicitas (Felicity of Rome (c 101 - 165 is a Christian Martyr Saint. Saints Rufina and Secunda (Sante Rufina e Seconda (3rd century - 257 were Roman martyrs and Christian Saints.

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