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April 10

April 10 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 847 and 1973. Election of Pope Leo IV following the death of Pope Sergius II.

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What happened on April 10?

April 10 is the 100th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 847 and 1973. Famous people born on April 10 include Mike Hawthorn, Carole Goble and Lesley Garrett.

The shape of the day

From 847 to 1973, April 10 gathers 1,126 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 19th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

Aries is the sign for April 10 — read more on the Aries page, or see April's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on April 10

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Movie Infiltrate
  • Game Tamashika
  • Movie Beast
  • Game Soulmask
  • TV Perfect Crown
  • Movie Dacoit
  • Movie Faces of Death

2025

  • Game Blue Prince
  • Game Promise Mascot Agency
  • Game Monaco 2
  • Game Crashlands 2
  • Game Star Overdrive
  • TV Your Friends & Neighbors

2024

  • Game Turbo Kid
  • Game Broken Roads
  • Game Ereban: Shadow Legacy
  • TV Fallout

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 847

    Pope Leo IV

    Election of Pope Leo IV following the death of Pope Sergius II.

  2. 1724

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66, his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig.

  3. 1741

    War of the Austrian Succession

    War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.

  4. 1809

    Napoleonic Wars

    Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria.

  5. 1815

    Mount Tambora

    The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years.

  6. 1858

    Big Ben

    After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

  7. 1866

    American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

    The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.

  8. 1919

    Mexican Revolution

    Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.

  9. 1970

    Paul McCartney

    Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.

  10. 1973

    Invicta International Airlines Flight 435

    Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people.

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 10

Mike Hawthorn

b. 1929

English racing driver

Carole Goble

b. 1961

English computer scientist and academic

Lesley Garrett

b. 1955

English soprano and actress

Q-Tip (musician)

b. 1970

American rapper, producer, and actor

Hannes Sigurðsson

b. 1983

Icelandic footballer

Carol Robinson

b. 1956

English chemist and academic

Eugen d'Albert

b. 1864

Scottish-German pianist and composer

Matthew C. Perry

b. 1794

English-Scottish American commander

Deaths

  • 2024O. J. Simpson
  • 2010Lech Kaczyński
  • 2010Ryszard Kaczorowski
  • 1962Michael Curtiz
  • 1931Kahlil Gibran
  • 1919Emiliano Zapata

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Anthony Neyrot
  • —Christian feast day: Fulbert of Chartres
  • —Christian feast day: James, Azadanus and Abdicius
  • —Christian feast day: Magdalene of Canossa
  • —Christian feast day: Mikael Agricola (Lutheran)
  • —Christian feast day: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: William of Ockham (Anglicanism)
  • —Christian feast day: William Law (Anglicanism)

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