What Happened on June 10?
All
events
births
deaths
holidays
EVENTS ON JUNE 10
Second French intervention in Mexico
Year:
1863
During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
Like
Battle of Brice's Cross Roads
Year:
1864
American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.
Like
Mihailo Obrenović, Prince of Serbia
Year:
1868
Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
Like
American Civil War
Year:
1861
American Civil War: Battle of Big Bethel: Confederate troops under John B. Magruder defeat a much larger Union force led by General Ebenezer W. Pierce in Virginia.
Like
United States Naval Academy
Year:
1854
The United States Naval Academy graduates its first class of students.
Like
The Boat Race
Year:
1829
The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London.
Like
Myall Creek massacre
Year:
1838
Myall Creek massacre: Twenty-eight Aboriginal Australians are murdered.
Like
United States expedition to Korea
Year:
1871
Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
Like
League of Prizren
Year:
1878
League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
Like
Fascism
Year:
1924
Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.
Like
BIRTHS ON JUNE 10
Maurice Sendak
Year of birth:
1928
Maurice Sendak, American author and illustrator (died 2012)
Like
E. O. Wilson
Year of birth:
1929
E. O. Wilson, American biologist, author, and academic (died 2021)
Like
Claudio Gilberto Froehlich
Year of birth:
1927
Claudio Gilberto Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (died 2023)
Like
László Kubala
Year of birth:
1927
László Kubala, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (died 2002)
Like
Lin Yang-kang
Year of birth:
1927
Lin Yang-kang, Chinese politician, 29th Vice Premier of the Republic of China (died 2013)
Like
Tom Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn
Year of birth:
1929
Thomas Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn, British Labour Party politician (died 2016)
Like
Ian Sinclair
Year of birth:
1929
Ian Sinclair, Australian farmer and politician, 42nd Australian Minister for Defence
Like
Aranka Siegal
Year of birth:
1930
Aranka Siegal, Czech-American author and Holocaust survivor
Like
Theo Sommer
Year of birth:
1930
Theo Sommer, German journalist (died 2022)
Like
Chen Xitong
Year of birth:
1930
Chen Xitong, Chinese politician, 8th Mayor of Beijing (died 2013)
Like
DEATHS ON JUNE 10
Antoni Gaudí
Year of death:
1926
Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect, designed the Park Güell (born 1852)
Like
Giacomo Matteotti
Year of death:
1924
Giacomo Matteotti, Italian lawyer and politician (born 1885)
Like
Adolf von Harnack
Year of death:
1930
Adolf von Harnack, German historian and theologian (born 1851)
Like
Frederick Delius
Year of death:
1934
Frederick Delius, English composer and educator (born 1862)
Like
Robert Borden
Year of death:
1937
Robert Borden, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1854)
Like
John Bowser
Year of death:
1936
John Bowser, English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of Victoria (born 1856)
Like
Pierre Loti
Year of death:
1923
Pierre Loti, French soldier and author (born 1850)
Like
Arrigo Boito
Year of death:
1918
Arrigo Boito, Italian author, poet, and composer (born 1842)
Like
Jacint Verdaguer
Year of death:
1902
Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan priest and poet (born 1845)
Like
Robert Williams Buchanan
Year of death:
1901
Robert Williams Buchanan, Scottish poet, author, and playwright (born 1841)
Like
HOLIDAYS ON JUNE 10
Maximus of Naples
Christian feast day: Maximus of Naples
Like
Olivia of Palermo
Christian feast day: Olivia
Like
June 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: June 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Like
Portugal Day
Portugal Day, also Day of Camões (Portugal and the Portuguese communities)
Like
Maurinus of Cologne
Christian feast day: Maurinus of Cologne
Like
Landry of Paris
Christian feast day: Landry of Paris
Like
Bardo (bishop)
Christian feast day: Bardo
Like
Angel of Portugal
Christian feast day: Guardian Angel of Portugal
Like
John of Tobolsk
Christian feast day: John of Tobolsk (Russian Orthodox Church)
Like
World Art Nouveau Day
World Art Nouveau Day (Worldwide)
Like