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April 10

A look at April 10 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Mike Hawthorn and Carole Goble, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1973

    Invicta International Airlines Flight 435

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

    1973 crash near Hochwald,
  2. 1970

    Paul McCartney

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

    English musician and songwriter
  3. 1919

    Mexican Revolution

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

    Nationwide armed struggle in
  4. 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.

    American nonprofit organization
  5. 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.

    Clock tower in London,
  6. 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.

    Active stratovolcano on Sumbawa,
  7. 1809

    Napoleonic Wars

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

    1803–1815 series of wars
  8. 1741

    War of the Austrian Succession

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

    1740–1748 war between European
  9. 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.

    German composer (1685–1750)
  10. 847

    Pope Leo IV

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

    Head of the Catholic
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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, American football player, actor, and broadcaster
  • 2010Lech Kaczyński, President of Poland from 2005 to 2010
  • 2010Ryszard Kaczorowski, Polish politician
  • 1962Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1931Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher
  • 1919Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general

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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