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April 10th


- Christian Feast Day

April 10th


- 2010 - Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board including President Lech Kaczy?ski.
- 1992 - The Maraghar Massacre, killing of ethnic Armenian civil population of the village Maraghar by Azerbaijani troops during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.
- 1991 - Italian ferry Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140.
- 1991 - A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.
- 1979 - Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
- 1973 - A British Vanguard turboprop crashes during a snowstorm at Basel, Switzerland killing 104.
- 1972 - 20 days after he is kidnapped in Buenos Aires, Oberdan Sallustro is executed by communist guerrillas.
- 1971 - Ping Pong Diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a weeklong visit.
- 1968 - Shipwreck of the New Zealand inter-island ferry TEV Wahine outside Wellington harbour.
- 1967 - 1972 – Vietnam War: For the first time since November , American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
- 1963 - 129 people die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.
- 1959 - Akihito, future Emperor of Japan, weds Michiko.
- 1957 - The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
- 1953 - Warner Brothers premieres the first 3-D film from a major American studio, entitled House of Wax.
- 1944 - Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler escape from the Birkenau death camp.
- 1941 - World War II: The Axis Powers in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Paveli?'s Ustaše fascist insurgents in power.
- 1933 - New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps is created.
- 1925 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
- 1919 - Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
- 1916 - The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
- 1912 - The Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her first and only voyage.
- 1904 - British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the third and final chapter of The Book of The Law.
- 1887 - On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of The Catholic University of America.
- 1874 - The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
- 1869 - José Martí founds the Cuban Revolutionary Party.
- 1868 - At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two die from the British/Indian troops.
- 1866 - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
- 1865 - American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
- 1864 - Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is elected emperor of Mexico.
- 1858 - The original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonne bell for the Palace of Westminster is cast in Stockton-on-Tees by Warner's of Cripplegate. This however cracked during testing and was recast into the 13.76 tonne bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry and is still in use to date.
- 1856 - The Theta Chi Fraternity is founded at Norwich University.
- 1826 - The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town Messolonghi start leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
- 1821 - Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Turks from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.
- 1816 - The United States Government approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.
- 1815 - 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.
- 1741 - War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of Mollwitz.
- 1710 - The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain.
- 1606 - The Charter of the Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
- 1500 - Ludovico Sforza is captured by the Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
- 1407 - the lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded with the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma.
- 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks.

April 10th


- 2007 - Princess Ariane of the Netherlands
- 1991 - Amanda Michalka, American actress and singer
- 1990 - Ben Amos, English footballer
- 1990 - Lulinha, Brazilian footballer
- 1990 - Alex Pettyfer, English actor
- 1988 - Haley Joel Osment, American actor
- 1987 - Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano
- 1986 - Olivia Borlée, Belgian athlete
- 1986 - Andrea Cesaro, Italian footballer
- 1986 - Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer
- 1986 - Ayesha Takia, Indian actress
- 1986 - Fernando Gago, Argentine footballer
- 1985 - Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1984 - Mandy Moore, American singer/actor
- 1984 - Cara DeLizia, American actress
- 1983 - Ryan Merriman, American actor
- 1983 - Jamie Chung, American actress
- 1982 - Andre Ethier, American baseball player
- 1982 - Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1982 - Chyler Leigh, American actress
- 1981 - Liz McClarnon, British singer (Atomic Kitten)
- 1981 - Michael Pitt, American actor
- 1981 - Alexei Semenov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1981 - Gretchen Bleiler, American snowboarder
- 1981 - Laura Bell Bundy, American actor
- 1980 - Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1980 - Charlie Hunnam, British actor
- 1980 - Kasey Kahne, American race-car driver
- 1980 - Bryce Soderberg, American musician
- 1979 - Kenyon Coleman, American football player
- 1979 - Shemekia Copeland, American singer
- 1979 - Rachel Corrie, American activist (d. 2003)
- 1979 - Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese artist
- 1979 - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer
- 1979 - Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer
- 1978 - Sir Christus, Finnish guitarist
- 1976 - Sara Renner, Canadian cross country skier
- 1975 - Chris Carrabba, American singer
- 1975 - Matthew Phillips, New Zealand-born Italian rugby player
- 1974 - Eric Greitens, American former military officer
- 1974 - Petros Passalis, Greek footballer
- 1973 - Guillaume Canet, French actor and film director
- 1973 - Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer
- 1973 - Aidan Moffat, Scottish musician
- 1973 - Christopher Simmons, American designer
- 1972 - Ed Byrne, Irish stand up comedian and actor
- 1971 - Al Reyes, Dominican baseball player
- 1971 - Brad William Henke, American actor
- 1970 - Enrico Ciccone, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1970 - Leonard Dorin, Canadian boxer
- 1970 - Kenny Lattimore, American singer
- 1970 - Q-Tip, American musician
- 1969 - Billy Jayne, American actor
- 1969 - Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter
- 1969 - Mike Mushok, American musician
- 1968 - Orlando Jones, American actor and comedian
- 1967 - Donald Dufresne, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1967 - David Rovics, American folksinger
- 1965 - Tim Alexander, American musician
- 1963 - Warren DeMartini, American musician
- 1963 - Doris Leuthard, Swiss politician
- 1963 - Jeff Gray, American baseball player
- 1962 - Steve Tasker, American football player
- 1961 - Nicky Campbell, Scottish TV & radio presenter
- 1961 - Joe Cole, American roadie (d. 1991)
- 1960 - Steve Bisciotti, American pro football team owner
- 1960 - Katrina Leskanich, American musician
- 1960 - Terry Teagle, American basketball player
- 1959 - Davy Carton, Irish musician (Saw Doctors)
- 1959 - Yvan Loubier, Quebec politician
- 1959 - Brian Setzer, American musician (Stray Cats)
- 1958 - Bob Bell, British engineer
- 1958 - Yefim Bronfman, Russian-born pianist
- 1958 - Kenneth Edmonds, American music producer
- 1957 - John M. Ford, American science fiction author and poet (d. 2006)
- 1957 - Steven Gustafson, American musician 10,000 Maniacs
- 1955 - Lesley Garrett, British soprano
- 1954 - Peter MacNicol, American actor
- 1952 - Narayan Rane, Indian politician
- 1952 - Steven Seagal, American actor
- 1951 - David Helvarg, American journalist and environmental activist
- 1950 - Ken Griffey, Sr., American baseball player
- 1950 - Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (P-Funk and The Temptations) (d. 1992)
- 1950 - Akiko Wada, Japanese singer and television performer
- 1949 - Daniel Mangeas, French sports commentator
- 1947 - Bunny Wailer, Jamaican musician
- 1946 - David Angell, American television producer (d. 2001)
- 1943 - Andrzej Bade?ski, Polish athlete
- 1942 - Ian Callaghan, English footballer
- 1942 - Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998)
- 1941 - Paul Theroux, American author
- 1940 - Gloria Hunniford, Northern Irish TV and radio presenter
- 1939 - Claudio Magris, Italian author
- 1938 - Don Meredith, American football player and broadcaster
- 1937 - Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet
- 1936 - John Madden, American football coach and broadcaster
- 1935 - John A. Bennett, American convicted rapist (d. 1961)
- 1934 - David Halberstam, American journalist and author (d. 2007)
- 1933 - Rokusuke Ei, Japanese lyricist and author
- 1932 - Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor
- 1930 - Claude Bolling, French jazz composer and pianist
- 1930 - Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actor and comedian (d. 2006)
- 1930 - Dolores Huerta, American labor activist
- 1930 - Spede Pasanen, Finnish comedian (d. 2001)
- 1929 - Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver (d. 1959)
- 1929 - Max von Sydow, Swedish actor
- 1927 - Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 2010)
- 1926 - Junior Samples, American southern comedian (d. 1983)
- 1925 - Linda Goodman, American astrologer (d. 1995)
- 1924 - Kenneth Noland, American painter (d. 2010)
- 1923 - Roger Gaillard, Haitian historian and novelist (d. 2000)
- 1921 - Chuck Connors, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1921 - Sheb Wooley, American actor and singer (d. 2003)
- 1918 - Lee Bergere, American actor (d. 2007)
- 1917 - Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1979)
- 1915 - Harry Morgan, American actor
- 1913 - Stefan Heym, German author (d. 2001)
- 1912 - Boris Kidri?, Slovenian politician (d. 1953)
- 1911 - Martin Denny, American musician (d. 2005)
- 1910 - Paul Sweezy, American economist and editor (d. 2004)
- 1903 - Claire Boothe Luce, American activist, (d. 1987)
- 1897 - Ross Youngs, American baseball player (d. 1927)
- 1894 - Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist (d. 1983)
- 1891 - Frank Barson, English footballer (d. 1968)
- 1887 - Bernardo Houssay, Argentine physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971)
- 1880 - Frances Perkins, American politician (d. 1965)
- 1880 - Mohammed Nadir Shah, Afghan king (d. 1933)
- 1880 - Montague Summers, English writer (d. 1948)
- 1873 - Kyösti Kallio, Finnish president (d. 1940)
- 1868 - George Arliss, English actor (d. 1946)
- 1867 - George William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935)
- 1865 - Jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944)
- 1864 - Eugen d'Albert, German composer (d. 1932)
- 1847 - Joseph Pulitzer, American journalist and publisher (d. 1911)
- 1837 - Forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867)
- 1829 - William Booth, English founder of the Salvation Army (d. 1912)
- 1827 - Lew Wallace, American Civil War figure and novelist (d. 1905)
- 1796 - James Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836)
- 1794 - Matthew C. Perry, American commodore (d. 1858)
- 1778 - William Hazlitt, English writer (d. 1830)
- 1762 - Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834)
- 1756 - William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1831)
- 1755 - Samuel Hahnemann, German physician (d. 1843)
- 1735 - Button Gwinnett, Signer of the US Declaration of Independence (d. 1777)
- 1713 - John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788)
- 1704 - Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)
- 1656 - René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)
- 1651 - Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)
- 1583 - Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (d. 1645)
- 1512 - James V of Scotland, Scottish king (d. 1542)