October 10 in History

Historical Events on October 10

680

Battle of Karbala: Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, is decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Muslims as Aashurah.
732

Battle of Tours: A force commanded by Charles Martel defeats an army of the Umayyad Caliphate between Poitiers and Tours in western France.
1471

Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark.
1575

Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
1580

Over 600 Papal troops land at Dún an Óir, Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion.
1582

Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1631

An Electorate of Saxony army takes over Prague.
1760

In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname - descended from escaped slaves - gain territorial autonomy.
1780

The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in the Caribbean.
1845

In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipman students and seven professors.
1846

Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.
1868

Carlos Céspedes issues the Grito de Yara from his plantation, La Demajagua, proclaiming Cuba's independence
1871

Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8-10.
1897

German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
1903

The Women's Social and Political Union was founded by Emmeline Pankhurst
1911

The Wuchang Uprising leads to the demise of the Qing dynasty, the last Imperial court in China, and the founding of the Republic of China.
1913

United States President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, ending construction on the Panama Canal.
1920

The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
1928

Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
1933

United Airlines Boeing 247 mid-air explosion: A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
1935

A coup d'état by the royalist leadership of the Greek Armed Forces takes place in Athens. It overthrows the government of Panagis Tsaldaris and establishes a regency under Georgios Kondylis, effectively ending the Second Hellenic Republic.
1938

The Munich Agreement cedes the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany.
1945

The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang signed a principle agreement in Chongqing about the future of post-war China. Later, the pact is commonly referred to as the Double Tenth Agreement.
1953

A Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea is concluded in Washington, D.C.
1957

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant.
1957

The Windscale fire in Cumbria, U.K. is the world's first major nuclear accident.
1963

France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia.
1963

The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect.
1964

The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary satellite.
1967

The Outer Space Treaty, signed on January 27 by more than sixty nations, comes into force.
1970

Fiji becomes independent.
1970

In Montreal, a national crisis hits Canada when Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group.
1971

Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States, London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
1973

Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.
1975

Papua New Guinea joins the United Nations.
1980

The 7.1 Mw El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme); at least 2,633 people were killed and 8,369 were injured.
1980

FMLN is founded in El Salvador.
1985

United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the hijackers of the Achille Lauro cruise ship, and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where they are arrested.
1986

The 5.7 Mw San Salvador earthquake shook San Salvador, El Salvador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to 1,500 people were killed.
1997

An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74.
1998

A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people.
2009

Armenia and Turkey sign protocols in Zurich, Switzerland to open their borders.
2010

The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.
2015

Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara near the main train station leave at least 102 people dead and over 400 wounded.

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