10 July - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on July 10, the day number in a year is 191 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 192. July 10 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
July 10 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1460 | War of the Roses-King Henry VI of England was captured by Yorkists at the Battle of Northampton. |
| 1519 | Zhu Chenhao declared the Ming Dynasty emperor Zhengde ausurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion, and led his army northin an attempt to capture Nanjing. |
| 1553 | The throne of England was taken by Lady Jane Grey. She was a noblewoman of England. She was one of the most learned ladies of country of those times. She was executed under the orders which stated to burn the queen alive or behead the queen. |
| 1553 | Four days after the death of her predecessor, Edward VI, LadyJane Grey was officially proclaimed Queen of England, beginning herreign as 'The Nine Days' Queen'. |
| 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. |
| 1652 | England declared war against the Netherlands. |
| 1739 | King George II authorized the Board of Admiralty to seek maritime retaliation against Spain. |
| 1800 | Lord Wellesley, Governor-General of the British Raj, foundedFort William College in Fort William, India, to promote Bengali, Hindiand other vernaculars of the subcontinent. |
| 1800 | Fort William College was established in Calcutta by the British Governor-General of India, Lord Wellesley, to promote Bengali, Hindi and other local languages of the Indian subcontinent. |
| 1806 | Indian sepoys mutinied against the East India Company when theybroke into Vellore Fort and killed or injured 200 British troops. |
| 1806 | The Vellore Rebellion was the first revolt by the Indian soldiers against the East India Company. |
| 1818 | The first edition of The Farmer's Almanac was published in the United States. |
| 1823 | The Gall Act was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on the basis of the prison reform campaign of Elizabeth Fry. |
| 1851 | Pacific University was established as California Wesleyan College in Santa Clara, California. |
| 1856 | Nikola Tesla was born. He was an Serbian American engineer and inventor. His contribution to the electronics is huge. He played a major role in design of alternating current flow. The standard unit of flux is given name of Tesla to honour the great scientist. |
| 1890 | Wyoming was established as the 44th American state. |
| 1912 | After the resignation of Thomas McKenzie, William Massey became the 19th Prime Minister of New Zealand. |
| 1913 | The air temperature in California's Death Valley reached 134°F (56.7 °C), the highest reading ever recorded. |
| 1913 | The European country Romania declared war against Bulgaria. |
| 1913 | Romania declares war against Bulgaria. |
| 1921 | One day after a truce between the Irish Republican Army andBritish forces, violence between Catholics and Protestants in Belfastresulted in sixteen dead. |
| 1924 | Denmark captured Greenland. |
| 1925 | Indian mystic and spiritual master Meher Baba began his silenceuntil his death in 1969, only communicating by means of an alphabetboard or by unique hand gestures. |
| 1936 | The French Social Party was established. |
| 1938 | Howard Hughes made a record of flying 91 hours. |
| 1940 | The German Luftwaffe began attacks on British convoys in theEnglish Channel to start the Battle of Britain. |
| 1941 | The Holocaust-A group of non-Jewish ethnic Poles from around the near by area murdered hundreds of Jewish residents of Jedwabne inoccupied Poland. |
| 1942 | An American naval airman discovered a downed Mitsubishi A6MZero on Akutan Island, Alaska, US, which was used to devise aerialtactics against it. |
| 1943 | The US, British and Canadian forces attacked the island of Sicily during the Second World War. |
| 1947 | In the Canton area of China, 200 people died after a train fell in a river. |
| 1951 | Renowned politician and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Rajnath Singh was born. |
| 1956 | The British House of Lords abolished capital punishment. |
| 1958 | First parking meter installed in Britain. |
| 1962 | Telstar was launched into orbit. It was the first communication satellite of the world. It was launched by US space agency NASA. It was launched with the help of Thor-delta rocket. It successfully transmitted the satellite television transmissions. |
| 1962 | Telstar, the world's first active, direct relay communicationssatellite, was launched by NASA aboard a Delta rocket from CapeCanaveral. |
| 1965 | The first NCC college for women started in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 1966 | Martin Luther King, Jr. led a rally in support of the Chicago Freedom Movement, one of the most ambitious civil rights campaigns inthe northern United States. |
| 1967 | Uruguay became a member of Berne convention treaty. The real name of treaty is Berne convention copyright treaty. Under this treaty the right of copyright is secured by the real owner or inventors which treat unauthorised copying as crime. |
| 1967 | Decimal currency was adopted by New Zealand. Decimal currency is a type of currency which has sub units. Many countries have decimal currencies such as Arabs, South Asian etc. non decimal currencies are also used by many countries of the world. |
| 1973 | Bahamas gained independence within commonwealth country. Bahamas is a island country located in Atlantic ocean. It is comprised of more than seven hundred small islands. It is a commonwealth country with the head monarch as Queen Elizabeth II of England. |
| 1973 | John Paul Getty III, grandson of American oil magnate J. PaulGetty, was kidnapped in Rome. |
| 1973 | The Bahamas gained complete independence within the nations in the Commonwealth. |
| 1976 | The Seveso disaster took place in Italy. It was an industrial disaster. It happened due to leak of 2, 3, 7, 8 - tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in residential population. More than 3000 animals were found dead and many humans suffered from skin inflammation and irritation. |
| 1991 | South African cricket team was readmitted in ICC. The team was suspended due to the apartheid policy of government. Coloured players were sent out of the team and only whites were allowed to play. |
| 1997 | The Indian community gained political authority with the approval of the new constitution in Fiji. |
| 2000 | EADS was formed. EADS stands for European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company. It was given the name Airbus Group. It was formed after the merger of DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA), Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) and Aérospatiale-Matra. |
| 2007 | First solo human world circumnavigation tour was started Erden Eruc. It was known for human powered circumnavigation. No motorized vehicle was used by Erden Eruc. He took time of about 5 years to complete the tour. He is an Turkish adventurer. |
| 2008 | Indian-origin British writer Salman Rushdie was awarded the Best of Booker Award. |
| 2011 | The British tabloid newspaper News of the World published its last edition before closing due to allegations that it hacked the voice mails of murdered school girl Milly Dowler, victims of the 7/7attacks and relatives of deceased British soldiers. |
| 2013 | Landslides in China’s Sichuan province killed 40 people. |
| 2015 | 23 people died in a stampede while taking clothes being distributed for free in Mamansingh district of Bangladesh. |
Famous Birthdays of July 10:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1723 | William Blackstone / Lawyer / United Kingdom |
| 1924 | Bobo Brazil / Wrestler / United States of America |
| 1954 | Andre Dawson / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1966 | Johnny Grunge / Wrestler / United States of America |
| 1966 | Christian Stangl / Skier / Austria |
| 1920 | Owen Chamberlain / Academic / United States of America |
| 1942 | Pyotr Klimuk / Generalpilot / Belarus |
| 1967 | John Yoo / Author / United States of America |
| 1932 | Carlo Maria Abate / Racing Car Driver / Italy |
| 1895 | Carl Orff / Educator / Germany |
| 1983 | Anthony Watmough / Rugby Player / Australia |
| 1982 | Jeffrey Walker / Actor / Australia |
| 1939 | Phil Kelly / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1931 | Julian May / Author / United States of America |
| 1909 | Donald Sinclair / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 1944 | Norman Hammond / Academic / United Kingdom |
| 1903 | John Wyndham / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1966 | Anna Bråkenhielm / Business Man / Sweden |
| 1918 | James Aldridge / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1980 | Alejandro Millán / Writer / Mexico |
| 1988 | Sarah Walker / Rider / New Zealand |
| 1983 | Doug Kramer / Basketball Player / Philippines |
| 1982 | Alex Arrowsmith / Guitarist / United States of America |
| 1919 | Pierre Gamarra / Poet / France |
| 1897 | Karl Plagge / Engineer / Germany |
| 1980 | Adam Petty / Racing Car Driver / United States of America |
| 1983 | Joelson José Inácio / Footballer / Brazil |
| 1983 | Giuseppe De Feudis / Footballer / Italy |
| 1942 | Ronnie James Dio / Writer / United States of America |
| 1898 | Renée Björling / Actress / Sweden |
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Read in Hindi : 10 जुलाई की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं