Tukuk-OS📅 June 10
22 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on June 10? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2024 — A plane crash in Malawi, kills nine people, including Vice President Saulos Chilima.
- 2008 — War in Afghanistan: A U.S. airstrike resulted in the reported deaths of eleven paramilitary members of the Pakistani Frontier Corps and eight Taliban fighters in Pakistan's tribal areas.
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)Gora Prai airstrikeParamilitary
- 2008 — Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashed on landing at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 of the 214 occupants on board.
- 1991 — Eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she remained a captive until 2009.
- 1987 — Mass protests demanding direct presidential elections broke out across South Korea.
- 1968 — The Royal New Zealand Navy adopted a unique white ensign, to distinguish its vessels from those of the Royal Navy.
- 1957 — Led by John Diefenbaker (pictured), the Progressive Conservative Party won a plurality of House of Commons seats in the Canadian federal election.
John DiefenbakerProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaPlurality (voting)
- 1935 — American physician Bob Smith had his last alcoholic drink, marking the traditional founding date of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- 1925 — The United Church of Canada, the country's largest Protestant denomination, held its inaugural service at the Mutual Street Arena in Toronto.
- 1918 — World War I: Italian torpedo boats sank the Austro-Hungarian dreadnought SMS Szent István off the Dalmatian coast, killing 89 of the crew.
- 1916 — Hussein, King of Hejaz, orchestrated a revolt against the Ottoman Empire with the aim of creating a single unified and independent Arab state.
- 1913 — During a labor strike in Ipswich, Massachusetts, police opened fire into a crowd of strikers, killing one and injuring several others.
- 1886 — Mount Tarawera, a volcano in New Zealand's North Island, erupted (depicted), killing around 120 people and creating the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley.
- 1861 — American Civil War: The Confederate Army only suffered eight casualties in its victory at the Battle of Big Bethel in York County, Virginia.
American Civil WarConfederate States ArmyBattle of Big Bethel
- 1838 — At least 28 unarmed Indigenous Australians were massacred at Myall Creek, New South Wales.
Indigenous AustraliansMyall Creek massacreMyall Creek, New South Wales
- 1786 — Ten days after being formed by an earthquake, a landslide dam on the Dadu River in China was destroyed by an aftershock, causing a flood that killed an estimated 100,000 people.
- 1782 — King Rama I moved into the Grand Palace in Bangkok, which has remained the royal residence of Siam and Thailand since then.
- 1692 — Bridget Bishop became the first person to be executed for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
- 1624 — Thirty Years' War: France and the Dutch Republic concluded the Treaty of Compiègne, a mutual defence alliance.
- 1329 — Byzantine–Ottoman wars: The heavily armed Byzantine army was defeated by Ottoman forces at the Battle of Pelekanon.
- 1190 — Third Crusade: Frederick Barbarossa (pictured), Holy Roman Emperor, drowned in the Saleph River in Anatolia.
- 731 — Tatwine was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Births
- 2001 — Julien Alfred, Saint Lucian sprinter
- 1999 — Rafael Leão, Portuguese footballer
- 1999 — Blanche, Belgian singer
- 1998 — Ryan Papenhuyzen, Australian rugby league player
- 1997 — Cheung Ka-long, Hong Kong foil fencer, 2020 Olympic champion
Cheung Ka LongFencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
- 1996 — Wen Junhui, Chinese singer and actor
- 1992 — Kate Upton, American model and actress
- 1991 — Alexa Scimeca Knierim, American figure skater
- 1989 — David Miller, South African cricketer
- 1989 — Mustapha Carayol, Gambian footballer
- 1989 — Alexandra Stan, Romanian singer-songwriter, dancer, and model
- 1988 — Jeff Teague, American basketball player
Deaths
- 2026 — Bharathiraja, Indian film and television actor, writer, director, and producer (born 1941)
- 2025 — Suchinda Kraprayoon, Thai army general, 19th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1933)
- 2024 — Victims in the 2024 Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash:
- 2024 — Victims in the 2024 Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash:
- 2024 — Steele Hall, Australian politician, 36th Premier of South Australia (born 1928)
- 2023 — Ted Kaczynski, American mathematician and domestic terrorist (born 1942)
- 2020 — Claudell Washington, American baseball player (born 1954)
- 2018 — Neal E. Boyd, American singer, winner of the 2008 season of America's Got Talent (born 1975)
- 2017 — Julia Perez, Indonesian singer and actress (born 1980)
- 2016 — Christina Grimmie, American singer-songwriter (born 1994)
- 2016 — Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1928)
- 2015 — Robert Chartoff, American film producer and philanthropist (born 1933)
Observances & holidays
- World Art Nouveau Day (Worldwide)
- Christian feast day: Bogumilus
- Christian feast day: Blessed Diana degli Andalò
- Christian feast day: Blessed Edward Poppe
- Christian feast day: Getulius, Amancius, Cerealus and Primitivus
- Christian feast day: Guardian Angel of Portugal
- Christian feast day: John of Tobolsk (Russian Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Landry of Paris
- Christian feast day: Maurinus of Cologne
- Christian feast day: Maximus of Aveia (or of Aquila)
- Christian feast day: Olivia
- Christian feast day: June 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Portugal Day, also Day of Camões (Portugal and the Portuguese communities)
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