November 10
November 10 is the 315th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 51 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Scorpio.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On November 10 the Sun's declination is approximately -18.2°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a November 10.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Christian feast day: Adelin of Séez
- Christian feast day: Áed mac Bricc
- Christian feast day: Andrew Avellino
- Christian feast day: Baudolino
- Christian feast day: Elaeth
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2020 — Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a ceasefire agreement, ending the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and prompting protests in Armenia. ↗(6 years ago)more
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and financial center.
2019 — President of Bolivia Evo Morales and several of his government resign after 19 days of civil protests and a recommendation from the military. ↗(7 years ago)more
Juan Evo Morales Ayma is a Bolivian politician, trade union organizer, and former cocalero who served as the 65th president of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019. Widely regarded as the country's first president to come from its indigenous population, his administration worked towards the implementation of left-wing policies, focusing on safeguarding the legal rig...
2009 — Ships of the South and North Korean navies skirmish off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea. ↗(17 years ago)more
The Daecheong incident, also known as the Battle of Daecheong, was a skirmish between the South Korean and North Korean navies near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) on 10 November 2009 off Daecheong Island.
2008 — Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost. ↗(18 years ago)more
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet", for its orange-red appearance. Mars is a desert-like rocky planet with a tenuous atmosphere that is primarily carbon dioxide.
2006 — Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo. ↗(20 years ago)more
Sri Lankan Tamils, also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, form the plurality in the Eastern Province and are in the minority throughout the rest of the country.
2006 — The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor. ↗(20 years ago)more
The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps. Located in Triangle, Virginia near Marine Corps Base Quantico, the museum opened on November 10, 2006, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in the state, drawing over 500,000 people annually.
2002 — Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November. ↗(24 years ago)more
The 2002 Veterans Day weekend tornado outbreak was an unusually severe and expansive severe weather event across portions of the Central and Eastern United States from the evening hours of November 9 into the early morning hours of Veterans Day, November 11, 2002.
1999 — World Anti-Doping Agency is formed in Lausanne. ↗(27 years ago)more
The World Anti-Doping Agency is an international organization co-founded by the governments of over 140 nations along with the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports.
1997 — WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time). ↗(29 years ago)more
MCI, Inc. was a telecommunications company. For a time, it was the second-largest long-distance telephone company in the United States, after AT&T. WorldCom grew largely by acquiring other telecommunications companies, including MCI Communications in 1998, and filed for bankruptcy in July 2002 after an accounting scandal, in which several executives, incl...
1995 — In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces. ↗(31 years ago)more
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 mi2).
1989 — Longtime Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov. ↗(37 years ago)more
The People's Republic of Bulgaria was the Bulgarian state that existed from 1946 to 1990, ruled by the Bulgarian Communist Party together with its coalition partner, the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union. Bulgaria was also part of Comecon as well as a member of the Warsaw Pact.
1989 — Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall. ↗(37 years ago)more
The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989 during the Peaceful Revolution, marking the beginning of the destruction of the figurative Iron Curtain, as East Berlin transit restrictions were overwhelmed and discarded. Sections of the wall were breached, and planned deconstruction began the following June.
Notable births
2009 — Christian Convery, Canadian actor ↗(17 years ago)more
Christian Convery is an American and Canadian teen actor. He is best known for his leading role as Gus in the Netflix series Sweet Tooth (2021–2024) and his performance in the comedy horror films Cocaine Bear (2023) and The Monkey (2025). He won an Emmy Award for his performance in the final season of Sweet Tooth.
2003 — Luca Del Bel Belluz, Canadian ice hockey player ↗(23 years ago)more
Luca Del Bel Belluz is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second round, 44th overall in the 2022 NHL entry draft.
2002 — Eduardo Camavinga, French footballer ↗(24 years ago)more
Eduardo Celmi Camavinga is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder and occasionally as a left-back for La Liga club Real Madrid. Born in Angola, he plays for the France national team.
2000 — Mackenzie Foy, American actress and model ↗(26 years ago)more
Mackenzie Christine Foy is an American actress and model. Her breakout role was as Renesmee Cullen in the 2012 film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Supporting Young Actress in a Feature Film.
2000 — Scotty Pippen Jr., American basketball player ↗(26 years ago)more
Scotty Maurice Pippen Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores, where he earned Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman Team recognition in 2020 and First-team All-conference recognition in 2021 and 2022.
2000 — Oliver Sonne, Danish-Peruvian footballer ↗(26 years ago)more
Oliver Sonne Christensen is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Sparta Prague on loan from Premier League club Burnley. Born in Denmark, he plays for the Peru national team.
Notable deaths
2024 — Tim Sullivan, American novelist (born 1948) ↗(2 years ago)more
Timothy Robert Sullivan was an American science fiction novelist, screenwriter, actor, film director and short story writer.
2022 — Kevin Conroy, American actor and voice actor, longtime voice of Batman (born 1955) ↗(4 years ago)more
Kevin Conroy was an American actor. He appeared in a variety of stage performances, television series, and television films. Conroy earned fame for voicing the DC Comics superhero Batman in various animated media, beginning with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992.
2021 — Miroslav Žbirka, Slovak singer, songwriter and guitarist (born 1952) ↗(5 years ago)more
Miroslav "Miro" Žbirka was a Slovak pop and rock singer and songwriter, widely popular in 1980s Czechoslovakia. Born in Bratislava to a Slovak father and an English mother, he sang in Slovak, English, and Czech. He sometimes recorded in London, but lived in Slovakia and since early 1990s in Prague, Czech Republic, where he died.
2020 — Saeb Erekat, Chief Palestinian negotiator (born 1955) ↗(6 years ago)more
Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat was a Palestinian politician and diplomat who was the secretary general of the executive committee of the PLO from 2015 until his death in 2020. He served as chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011.
2015 — Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer, founded the Amdahl Corporation (born 1922) ↗(11 years ago)more
Gene Myron Amdahl was an American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at IBM and later his own companies, especially Amdahl Corporation. He formulated Amdahl's law, which states a fundamental limitation of parallel computing.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (315) | 3^2 × 5 × 7 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (51) | 3 × 17 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 10112026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -18.16° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 40 days |