July 10 in History – What happened on 10 July in Past

✅ Published on July 10th, 2021 in July in History

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
1972	Sofía Vergara / Actress / United States of America
1983	Matthew Egan / Footballer / Australia
1953	Rik Emmett / Singer / Canada
1918	Fred Wacker / Engineer / United States of America
1970	Jason Orange / Writer / United Kingdom
1982	Alex Arrowsmith / Guitarist / United States of America
1975	Alain Nasreddine / Ice Hockey Player / Canada
1931	Jerry Herman / Writer / United States of America
1983	Giuseppe De Feudis / Footballer / Italy
1982	Jeffrey Walker / Actor / Australia
1888	Giorgio de Chirico / Painter / Italy
1967	John Yoo / Author / United States of America
1938	Paul Andreu / Architect / France
1990	Eunan O'Kane / Footballer / Ireland
1982	Sebastian Mila / Footballer / Poland
1666	John Ernest Grabe / Academic / Germany
1948	Ronnie Cutrone / Painter / United States of America
1938	Lee Morgan / Composer / United States of America
1966	Christian Stangl / Skier / Austria
1937	Gun Svensson / Politician / Sweden
1914	Joe Shuster / Illustrator / United States of America
1888	Toyohiko Kagawa / Author / Japan
1937	Edwards Barham / Politician / United States of America
1944	Mick Grant / Racing Driver / United Kingdom
1931	Julian May / Author / United States of America
1501	Cho Shik / Poet / Korean
1977	Jesse Lacey / Writer / United States of America
1921	Jeff Donnell / Actress / United States of America
1919	Ian Wallace / Actor / United Kingdom
1954	Tommy Bowden / Footballer / United States of America

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