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On This Day · The 100th day of the year

April 10

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.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

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.

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

  2. 1724

    Johann Sebastian Bach

  3. 1741

    War of the Austrian Succession

  4. 1809

    Napoleonic Wars

  5. 1815

    Mount Tambora

  6. 1858

    Big Ben

  7. 1866

    American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

  8. 1919

    Mexican Revolution

  9. 1970

    Paul McCartney

  10. 1973

    Invicta International Airlines Flight 435

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 10

Mike Hawthorn

b. 1929

Carole Goble

b. 1961

Lesley Garrett

b. 1955

Q-Tip (musician)

b. 1970

Hannes Sigurðsson

b. 1983

Carol Robinson

b. 1956

Eugen d'Albert

b. 1864

Matthew C. Perry

b. 1794

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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