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October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years ). There are 82 days remaining.
Events
600-1899 680 - Battle of Karbala : Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali , the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad , was decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I . This is commemorated by Shi'a Muslims as Aashurah .732 - Battle of Tours : Near Poitiers , France , leader of the Franks Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors , stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe . The governor of Cordoba , Abd-ar-Rahman , is killed during the battle.1471 - Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm : Sten Sture the Elder , the Sweden , with help of farmers and miners , repels an attack by Christian I , King of Denmark .1575 - Battle of Dormans : Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants , capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.1780 - The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in Caribbean .1845 - In Annapolis, Maryland , the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy ) opens with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors.1868 - Carlos Céspedes issued the Grito de Yara from his plantation , La Demajagua, proclaiming Cuba 's independence.1877 - Lieutenant-Colonel George Armstrong Custer is given a funeral with full military honors.
1900-1999 1911 - Wuchang Uprising which led to the demise of Qing Dynasty , the last emperial court in China , and the founding of the Republic of China .1913 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggered the explosion of the Gamboa Dike thus ending construction on the Panama Canal .1920 - The Austria .1933 - A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage while en route from Cleveland to Chicago , the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation .1938 - The Blue Water Bridge opens, connecting Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario 1938 - World War II : The Munich Agreement cedes the Germany .1944 - Holocaust : 800 Gypsy children are systematically murdered at Auschwitz death camp.1957 - U.S. President Ghana , Komla Agbeli Gbdemah , after he was refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant .1964 - The 1964 Summer Olympics open in Tokyo , Japan 1966 - Simon and Garfunkel release the album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 1970 - Fiji becomes independent.1970 - In Montreal, Quebec , 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 , the London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona .1973 - Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion.1978 - US President Jimmy Carter signs a bill into law that authorizes the minting of the Susan B. Anthony dollar .1985 - United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the Achille Lauro hijackers and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella , Sicily where they are arrested.1986 - An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale strikes El Salvador , killing an estimated 1,500 people.1987 - Fiji becomes a republic .1997 - An Austral Airlines DC-9 -32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay , killing 74.
2000-2099
Births
1600-1899
1900-1999 1900 - Helen Hayes , actress (d. 1993 )1901 - Alberto Giacometti , Swiss sculptor (d. 1966 )1906 - R.K. Narayan , Indian novelist (d. 2001)1906 - Paul Creston , composer (d. 1985 ) 1913 - Claude Simon , French writer1917 - Thelonious Monk , jazz pianist (d. 1982 )1924 - Ed Wood , American filmmaker (d. 1978 )1924 - James Clavell , author (d. 1994 ) 1926 - Richard Jaeckel , actor (d. 1997 )1930 - Harold Pinter , British playwright1933 - Jay Sebring , Hollywood hair stylist1938 - Moriyama Daido , Japanese photographer1942 - Peter Coyote , actor1946 - Charles Dance , actor1946 - John Prine , singer 1946 - Ben Vereen , actor, dancer 1950 _ [Stuart Lamb], realtor 1951 - Ratu Epeli GanilauFijian soldier and statesman.1953 - Midge Ure , musician1955 - David Lee Roth , singer1957 - Rumiko Takahashi , Japanese manga artist1958 - Tanya Tucker , country music singer1960 - Eric Martin , rock vocalist1961 - Jodi Benson , cartoon voice-over actress and singer1963 - Daniel Pearl , journalist (d. 2002 )1963 - Rebecca Pidgeon , actress 1963 - Anita Mui , singer (d. 2003 ) 1966 - Tony Adams , English football player1969 - Brett Favre , American football player1970 - Maja Tatic , Serbian singer1970 - Corinna May , German singer 1973 - Mario López , actor (Saved by the Bell 1974 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. , NASCAR racer1976 - Bob Burnquist , skateboarder
Deaths
1-1899
1900-1999 1901 - Lorenzo Snow , president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1814 )1914 - Charles I of Romania 1927 - Gustave Whitehead , inventor1940 - Berton Churchill , pioneer Hollywood actor1964 - Eddie Cantor , singer, vaudeville performer1971 - John Cawte Beaglehole , New Zealand historian 1978 - Ralph Metcalfe , track and field athlete1979 - Christopher Evans , British psychologist and computer scientist1983 - Ralph Richardson , actor1985 - Yul Brynner , actor1985 - Orson Welles , American director, actor 1998 - Clark Clifford , United States Secretary of Defense
2000-2099
Holidays October 9 - October 11 - September 10 - November 10 - more historical anniversaries
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