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  • Baiae, Italy, Roman Empire (Present-Day Bacoli, Campania, Italy)
    Thursday Jul 10, 138
    Roman Empire

    Hadrian died

    Baiae, Italy, Roman Empire (Present-Day Bacoli, Campania, Italy)
    Thursday Jul 10, 138

    Hadrian died in the year 138 on 10 July, in his villa at Baiae at the age of 62.




  • Pavia, Italy
    Wednesday Jul 10, 774
    Kingdom of the Lombards

    Charlemagne was King of the Lombards

    Pavia, Italy
    Wednesday Jul 10, 774

    Charlemagne or Charles the Great, numbered Charles I, was King of the Lombards from 774.




  • Eastern Siberia, Russian Empire
    Sunday Jul 10, 1898
    Vladimir Lenin

    Marriage

    Eastern Siberia, Russian Empire
    Sunday Jul 10, 1898

    In May 1898, Nadya joined him in exile, having been arrested in August 1896 for organising a strike. She was initially posted to Ufa, but persuaded the authorities to move her to Shushenskoye, claiming that she and Lenin were engaged; they married in a church on 10 July 1898.




  • Longview, Texas, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 10, 1919
    Red Summer

    Longview race riot

    Longview, Texas, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 10, 1919

    A white race riot in Longview, Texas led to the deaths of at least 4 men and destroyed the African-American housing district in the town.




  • Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Sunday Jul 10, 1921
    Irish War of Independence

    The IRA ambushed British forces

    Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Sunday Jul 10, 1921

    On 10 July 1921, the IRA ambushed British forces in Raglan street in Belfast.




  • United Kingdom
    Wednesday Jul 10, 1940
    World War II

    Britain is under attack

    United Kingdom
    Wednesday Jul 10, 1940

    The Battle of Britain began in early July with Luftwaffe attacks on shipping and harbors. The United Kingdom rejected Hitler's ultimatum, and the German air superiority campaign started in August but failed to defeat RAF Fighter Command, forcing the indefinite postponement of the proposed German invasion of Britain. The Battle lasted from 10 July to 31 October.




  • Smolensk, U.S.S.R.
    Thursday Jul 10, 1941
    World War II

    First Battle of Smolensk

    Smolensk, U.S.S.R.
    Thursday Jul 10, 1941

    During the summer, the Axis made significant gains into Soviet territory, inflicting immense losses in both personnel and materiel. By mid-August, however, the German Army High Command decided to suspend the offensive of a considerably depleted Army Group Centre, and to divert the 2nd Panzer Group to reinforce troops advancing towards central Ukraine and Leningrad. The First Battle of Smolensk was fought around the city of Smolensk between 10 July and 10 September 1941, about 400 km (250 mi) west of Moscow.


  • Jedwabne, Poland
    Thursday Jul 10, 1941
    The Holocaust

    Jedwabne pogrom

    Jedwabne, Poland
    Thursday Jul 10, 1941

    During the Jedwabne pogrom on 10 July 1941, a group of Poles in Jedwabne killed the town's Jewish community, many of whom were burned alive in a barn. The attack may have been engineered by the German Security Police.


  • Sicily, Italy
    Saturday Jul 10, 1943
    World War II

    Operation Husky

    Sicily, Italy
    Saturday Jul 10, 1943

    The Allied invasion of Sicily, code named Operation Husky, the operation begun 9 July and ended 17 August 1943.


  • Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom
    Thursday Jul 10, 1947
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    The Engagement

    Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom
    Thursday Jul 10, 1947

    The engagement was announced to the public on 10 July 1947.


  • Tajikistan
    Sunday Jul 10, 1949
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    Khait landslide

    Tajikistan
    Sunday Jul 10, 1949

    The Khait or Hoit landslide occurred on July 10, 1949 in the Hoit district in the Gharm Oblast in the Tajikistan, then part of the Soviet Union. The landslide was triggered by the 1949 Khait earthquake and buried 33 villages and has by some estimates killed 28,000 people.


  • Kaesong, North Korea
    Tuesday Jul 10, 1951
    Korean War

    Protracted Armistice Negotiations

    Kaesong, North Korea
    Tuesday Jul 10, 1951

    For the remainder of the war the UN and the PVA/KPA fought but exchanged little territory, as the stalemate held. Large-scale bombing of North Korea continued, and protracted armistice negotiations began on 10 July 1951 at Kaesong, an ancient capital of North Korea located in PVA/KPA held territory.


  • Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
    Friday Jul 10, 1953
    Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

    Birth

    Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
    Friday Jul 10, 1953

    Françoise Bettencourt Meyers was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on July 10, 1953.


  • New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 10, 1975
    Pelé

    To New York Cosmos

    New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 10, 1975

    Pelé retired from Brazilian club football although he continued to occasionally play for Santos in official competitive matches. Two years later, he came out of semi-retirement to sign with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League (NASL) for the 1975 season.


  • Uchkuduk, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
    Wednesday Jul 10, 1985
    Plane Accidents

    Tupolev Tu-154B-2, Aeroflot Flight 7425

    Uchkuduk, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
    Wednesday Jul 10, 1985

    Tupolev Tu-154B-2, Aeroflot Flight 7425, on a domestic Karshi–Ufa–Leningrad route on July 10, 1985, crashed near Uchkuduk, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union, on the second leg of its route. All 191 passengers and 9 crew were killed. An investigation concluded that the plane went down due to pilot error. The aircrew used an inappropriately low airspeed, causing vibrations that they incorrectly interpreted as engine surges. As a result, they further reduced engine power, causing the aircraft to stall and crash


  • France
    Friday Jul 10, 1998
    FIFA World Cup

    A 32 teams World Cup

    France
    Friday Jul 10, 1998

    The 1998 World Cup was held in France, and had an expanded format featuring 32 teams.


  • Madrid, Spain
    Tuesday Jul 10, 2001
    Zinedine Zidane

    Moving To Real Madrid

    Madrid, Spain
    Tuesday Jul 10, 2001

    In 2001, Zidane joined Real Madrid for a world record fee of 150 billion Italian lire, (about €77.5 million by fixed exchange rate; a reported 12.8 billion pesetas) in instalments, and signed a four-year contract.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 10, 2001
    September 11 (9/11) Attacks

    Meeting with Condoleezza Rice

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 10, 2001

    In July 2001, J. Cofer Black, CIA's couterterrorism chief and George Tenet, CIA's director, met with Condoleezza Rice, the National Security Advisor, to inform her about communications intercepts and other top-secret intelligence showing the increasing likelihood that al-Qaeda would soon attack the United States. Rice listened but was unconvinced, having other priorities on which to focus. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld questioned the information suggesting it was a deception meant to gauge the U.S. response.


  • Jeffersontown, Kentucky, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 10, 2004
    Papa John's Pizza

    Papa John's State in The market

    Jeffersontown, Kentucky, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 10, 2004

    On July 10, 2004, Papa John's controlled an estimated 6.6% of the market, according to Technomic.


  • Mumbai, India
    Monday Jul 10, 2006
    Narendra Damodardas Modi

    2006 Mumbai train bombings

    Mumbai, India
    Monday Jul 10, 2006

    In July 2006, Modi criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh " for his reluctance to revive anti-terror legislation" such as the 2002 Prevention of Terrorism Act. He asked the national government to allow states to invoke tougher laws in the wake of the 2006 Mumbai train bombings.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Jul 10, 2008
    iOS

    iOS App Store

    U.S.
    Thursday Jul 10, 2008

    The iOS App Store was opened on July 10, 2008, with an initial 500 applications available.


  • Barcelona, Spain
    Saturday Jul 10, 2010
    Johan Cruyff

    Stripped of this title

    Barcelona, Spain
    Saturday Jul 10, 2010

    In July 2010, however, he was stripped of this title by new president Sandro Rosell.


  • Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 10, 2010
    LeBron James

    To Heat Officially

    Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 10, 2010

    James officially signed with the Heat on July 10, 2010.


  • Kyoto, Japan
    Friday Jul 10, 2015
    Nintendo

    Iwata death

    Kyoto, Japan
    Friday Jul 10, 2015

    On 11 July 2015, Iwata died from a bile duct tumor at the age of 55. Following his death, representative directors Genyo Takeda and Shigeru Miyamoto jointly led the company on an interim basis until the appointment of Tatsumi Kimishima as Iwata's successor on 16 September 2015. In addition to Kimishima's appointment, the company's management organization was also restructured—Miyamoto was named "Creative Fellow" and Takeda was named "Technology Fellow".


  • San Francisco, California, United States
    Friday Jul 10, 2015
    Reddit

    Pao resigned as CEO

    San Francisco, California, United States
    Friday Jul 10, 2015

    On July 10, 2015, Pao resigned as CEO and was replaced by Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jul 10, 2015
    Eminem

    Kings Never Die

    U.S.
    Friday Jul 10, 2015

    "Kings Never Die" by Eminem featuring Gwen Stefani, was released on July 10, 2015 on YouTube via Eminem's Vevo account.


  • San Francisco, California, United States
    Friday Jul 10, 2015
    Reddit

    Huffman's return as the company's chief

    San Francisco, California, United States
    Friday Jul 10, 2015

    Pao's departure on July 10, 2015, led to Huffman's return as the company's chief executive.


  • Turin, Italy
    Tuesday Jul 10, 2018
    Cristiano Ronaldo

    To the Bianconeri

    Turin, Italy
    Tuesday Jul 10, 2018

    After eight days of transfer speculation concerning Italian club Juventus, on 10 July 2018, Ronaldo signed a four-year contract with them after completing a €100 million transfer, which included an additional €12 million in other fees and solidarity contributions to Ronaldo's youth clubs. The transfer was the highest ever for a player over 30 years old, and the highest ever paid by an Italian club.


  • Pong Pha, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai 57130, Thailand
    Tuesday Jul 10, 2018
    Tham Luang cave rescue

    Four boys and coach was rescued

    Pong Pha, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai 57130, Thailand
    Tuesday Jul 10, 2018

    The remaining four boys and their coach were rescued. It was later confirmed that all of the rescue divers had also successfully exited the cave.


  • Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Saturday Jul 10, 2021
    Lionel Messi

    Gold in the land of Silver "first major international title"

    Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Saturday Jul 10, 2021

    On 10 July, Argentina defeated hosts Brazil 1–0 in the final, giving Messi his first major international title and Argentina's first since 1993, as well as his nation's joint record 15th Copa América overall.


  • Burbage
    Friday Jul 10, 1682

    Roger Cotes Birth

    Burbage
    Friday Jul 10, 1682

    Roger Cotes, an English mathematician, was born in Burbage, England.


  • Saxony
    Friday Jul 10, 1682

    Bartholomus Ziegenbalg Birth

    Saxony
    Friday Jul 10, 1682

    The German Lutheran missionary to India, Bartholomus Ziegenbalg, was born in Pulsnitz.


  • Chatham
    Monday Jul 10, 1690

    Jan van Brakel's death

    Chatham
    Monday Jul 10, 1690

    Dutch vice admiral Jan van Brakel died in battle at the age of 48.


  • London
    Saturday Jul 10, 1762

    Frideric Handel Birth

    London
    Saturday Jul 10, 1762

    The monument to George Frideric Handel was unveiled at the abbey.


  • the Kingdom of Great Britain
    Friday Jul 10, 1778

    France announced war on Britain in 1778

    the Kingdom of Great Britain
    Friday Jul 10, 1778

    Louis XIV of France declared war on the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolution.


  • Salzburg
    Friday Jul 10, 1778

    Sigismund von Neukomm Birth

    Salzburg
    Friday Jul 10, 1778

    Austrian composer and royal chaplain master Sigismund von Neukomm was born in Salzburg in 1778.


  • York
    Tuesday Jul 10, 1460

    Battle of Northampton

    York
    Tuesday Jul 10, 1460

    Richard of York defeated Henry VI at the Battle of Northampton in the Wars of Roses.


  • Delft
    Tuesday Jul 10, 1584

    William I's death

    Delft
    Tuesday Jul 10, 1584

    William I "the Silent", Earl of Nassau, was killed in his home in Holland at the age of 51.


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