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October 10

October 10 carries an unusually long memory — its events reach back as far as 732. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where politics and nation-building recur.

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

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on October 10?

October 10 is the 283rd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 732 and 2009. Famous people born on October 10 include Giuseppe Verdi, Ivory Joe Hunter and Harold Pinter.

Released on October 10

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Battlefield 6
  • Game Dreams of Another
  • Game Little Nightmares III
  • TV Deep In Love

2024

  • Game Diceomancer

2023

  • Game Forza Motorsport

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 732

    Charles Martel

  2. 1492

    Christopher Columbus

  3. 1760

    Ndyuka people

  4. 1846

    Triton (moon)

  5. 1963

    Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

  6. 1964

    1964 Summer Olympics

  7. 1970

    Fiji

  8. 1973

    Spiro Agnew

  9. 1975

    Papua New Guinea

  10. 2009

    Armenia

Famous birthday twins

Born on October 10

Giuseppe Verdi

b. 1813

Ivory Joe Hunter

b. 1914

Harold Pinter

b. 1930

Charles II of Navarre

b. 1332

Naoto Kan

b. 1946

Matthew Pinsent

b. 1970

Wolfram von Richthofen

b. 1895

Deaths

  • 2010Solomon Burke
  • 1985Orson Welles
  • 1963Édith Piaf
  • 1659Abel Tasman
  • 680Husayn ibn Ali

Holidays & observances

  • —Arbor Day (Poland)
  • —Army Day (Sri Lanka)
  • —Capital Liberation Day (Vietnam)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Angela Truszkowska
  • —Christian feast day: Cerbonius
  • —Christian feast day: Daniele Comboni
  • —Christian feast day: Eulampius and Eulampia
  • —Christian feast day: Gereon and companions

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