Tukuk-OS📅 July 10
21 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on July 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
- 2018 — The last members of a junior association football team and their coach were rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non, a flooded cave in northern Thailand.
Association footballTham Luang cave rescueTham Luang Nang Non
- 2011 — The last edition of the British tabloid News of the World was published, closing due to allegations that it hacked the voicemails of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, victims of the 7/7 attacks and relatives of deceased British soldiers.
Tabloid journalismNews of the WorldNews International phone hacking scandal
- 2011 — The Russian river cruise liner Bulgaria was caught in a storm in Tatarstan on the Volga and sank in several minutes, resulting in 122 deaths.
- 2006 — Typhoon Ewiniar made landfall in South Korea, causing damages across the country amounting to 2.06 trillion won (US$1.4 billion).
- 1999 — The United States defeated China in the final match of the third FIFA Women's World Cup, setting records in both attendance and television ratings for women's sports.
United States women's national soccer teamChina women's national football team1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final
- 1978 — Moktar Ould Daddah, the first president of Mauritania, was ousted in a coup d'état led by Mustafa Ould Salek.
Moktar Ould DaddahList of heads of state of Mauritania1978 Mauritanian coup d'état
- 1973 — John Paul Getty III, a grandson of the American oil magnate J. Paul Getty, was kidnapped in Rome.
- 1966 — Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured) led a rally in support of the Chicago Freedom Movement, one of the most ambitious civil-rights campaigns in the northern United States.
Martin Luther King Jr.Chicago Freedom MovementCivil rights movement
- 1945 — Three African-American United States Marines who repeatedly raped local women in Katsuyama near Nago, Okinawa were killed by the residents and had their bodies hidden in a nearby cave for over 50 years.
- 1942 — A downed Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero was discovered on Akutan Island, Alaska; it was later rebuilt and flown to devise tactics against the aircraft during World War II.
- 1941 — The Holocaust: Ethnic Poles murdered at least 300 Jewish residents of Jedwabne in German-occupied Poland.
- 1925 — Indian mystic and spiritual master Meher Baba began his silence until his death in 1969, only communicating by means of an alphabet board or by unique hand gestures.
- 1921 — Irish War of Independence: One day after a truce was agreed between the Irish Republican Army and British forces, violence broke out between Catholics and Protestants in Belfast.
Irish War of IndependenceIrish Republican ArmyBloody Sunday (1921)
- 1913 — The air temperature in Furnace Creek, California, reached 134 °F (56.7 °C), recognized by the World Meteorological Organization as the highest recorded on Earth.
Furnace Creek, CaliforniaWorld Meteorological OrganizationHighest temperature recorded on Earth
- 1806 — Indian sepoys mutinied against the East India Company at Vellore Fort.
- 1668 — Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660): Henry Morgan with an English privateer force landed at Porto Bello (in modern-day Panama) in an attempt to capture the Spanish city.
- 1645 — English Civil War: The Parliamentarians destroyed the last Royalist field army at the Battle of Langport, ultimately giving Parliament control of the west of England.
- 1553 — Lady Jane Grey (pictured) was proclaimed the successor to King Edward VI of England, beginning her disputed reign as the "Nine Days' Queen".
- 1519 — Zhu Chenhao declared Ming emperor Zhengde to be a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion.
- 1372 — The Treaty of Tagilde was signed between Ferdinand I of Portugal and representatives of John of Gaunt of England, marking the beginning of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, which remains in effect today.
- 645 — In a plot to eliminate the Japanese Soga clan, Prince Naka no Ōe assassinated Soga no Iruka (depicted), beginning the Isshi incident.
Births
- 2024 — Moo Deng, Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus
- 2007 — Mason Thames, American actor
- 2002 — Reece Walsh, Australian rugby league player
- 2001 — Isabela Merced, American actress
- 1999 — April Ivy, Portuguese composer and singer
- 1999 — San, South Korean singer and dancer
- 1998 — Angus Cloud, American actor (died 2023)
- 1994 — Chae Soo-bin, South Korean actress
- 1992 — Han Yu, Chinese pool player
- 1991 — Daishōmaru Shōgo, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1990 — Adam Reynolds, Australian rugby league player
- 1990 — Trent Richardson, American football player
Deaths
- 2026 — Derryn Hinch, New Zealand-born Australian radio and television host (born 1944)
- 2025 — David Gergen, American political consultant (born 1942)
- 2024 — Joe Engle, American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1932)
- 2024 — Alex Janvier, Native American artist (born 1935)
- 2024 — Dave Loggins, American musician (born 1947)
- 2022 — Maurice Boucher, Canadian outlaw biker (born 1953)
- 2020 — Lara van Ruijven, Dutch short track speed skater (born 1992)
- 2020 — Jack Charlton, English footballer and manager (born 1935)
- 2019 — Denise Nickerson, American former child actress (born 1957)
- 2018 — Henry Morgenthau III, American author and television producer (born 1917)
- 2016 — Katharina Focke, German politician (born 1922)
- 2015 — Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (born 1944)
Observances & holidays
- Armed Forces Day (Mauritania)
- Christian feast day: Amalberga of Maubeuge
- Christian feast day: Canute IV of Denmark
- Christian feast day: Martyrs of Damascus
- Christian feast day: Rufina and Secunda
- Christian feast day: Seven Brothers
- Christian feast day: Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax
- Christian feast day: July 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Independence Day (Bahamas), celebrates the independence of the Bahamas from the United Kingdom in 1973.
- Nikola Tesla Day
- Statehood Day (Wyoming)
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