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July 10

A look at July 10 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Marcel Proust and Nikola Tesla, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1999

    Association football

    In women's association football, the United States defeats China in a penalty shoot-out at the Rose Bowl near Los Angeles to win the final match of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Watched by 90,185 spectators, the final sets a new world record for attendance at a women's sporting event.

    Team sport played with
  2. 1978

    Moktar Ould Daddah

    President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.

    President of Mauritania from
  3. 1973

    The Bahamas

    The Bahamas gains full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.

    Country north of the
  4. 1967

    New Zealand

    New Zealand decimalises its former currency to the modern-day New Zealand dollar.

    Island country in the
  5. 1940

    Adolf Hitler

    World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks begin against British maritime convoys in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain.

    Dictator of Germany from
  6. 1940

    World War II

    World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  7. 1668

    Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)

    Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1671): Notable Buccaneer Henry Morgan with an English Privateer force lands at Porto Bello in an attempt to capture the fortified and lucrative Spanish city.

    War between Commonwealth of
  8. 1645

    English Civil War

    English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place.

    Series of wars in
  9. 1553

    Lady Jane Grey

    Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England.

    Disputed Queen of England
  10. 1519

    Zhu Chenhao

    Zhu Chenhao declares the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion, and leads his army north in an attempt to capture Nanjing.

    Chinese prince and rebel
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Famous birthday twins

Born on July 10

Marcel Proust

b. 1871

French novelist, critic, and essayist

Nikola Tesla

b. 1856

Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer

Jacky Cheung

b. 1961

Hong Kong singer and film actor

John Calvin

b. 1509

French pastor and theologian

Carl Orff

b. 1895

German composer and educator

Mario Gómez

b. 1985

German footballer

Arthur Ashe

b. 1943

American tennis player and journalist

Johannes Blaskowitz

b. 1883

German general

Deaths

  • 2016Katharina Focke, German politician
  • 1971Laurent Dauthuille, French boxer
  • 1584William the Silent, Dutch nobleman
  • 1460John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, English nobleman (born c. 1413)
  • 649Emperor Taizong of Tang, Chinese emperor
  • 138AD 138, Roman emperor

Holidays & observances

  • —Armed Forces Day (Mauritania)
  • —Christian feast day: Amalberga of Maubeuge
  • —Christian feast day: Canute IV of Denmark
  • —Christian feast day: Rufina and Secunda
  • —Christian feast day: Seven Brothers
  • —Christian feast day: Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax
  • —Christian feast day: July 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Independence Day (Bahamas), celebrates the independence of the Bahamas from the United Kingdom in 1973.

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