October 10
October 10 is the 284th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 82 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Libra.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On October 10 the Sun's declination is approximately -8.1°. 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 October 10.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Arbor Day (Poland)
- Army Day (Sri Lanka)
- Capital Liberation Day (Vietnam)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Angela Truszkowska
- Christian feast day: Cerbonius
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2022 — Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. ↗(4 years ago)more
Ben Shalom Bernanke is an American economist who served as the 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014. After leaving the Federal Reserve, he was appointed a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution.
2018 — Hurricane Michael makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. It kills 57 people in the United States, 45 in Florida, and causes an estimated $25.1 billion in damage. ↗(8 years ago)more
Hurricane Michael was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that became the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States since Andrew in 1992. It was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States in terms of pressure, behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane and Hurricane Camille...
2018 — The National Fire and Rescue Administration is founded, replacing the China Fire Services [zh] and the People's Armed Police Forestry Corps [zh] as China's primary firefighting agency. ↗(8 years ago)more
National Fire and Rescue Administration, is an agency under the Ministry of Emergency Management which oversees the China Fire and Rescue, China's firefighter force.
2015 — Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 109 and injure 500+. ↗(11 years ago)more
On 10 October 2015 at 10:04 local time (EEST) in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, two bombs were detonated outside Ankara Central railway station. With a death toll of 109 civilians, the attack surpassed the 2013 Reyhanlı bombings as the deadliest terror attack in Turkish history. Another 500 people were injured.
2010 — The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country. ↗(16 years ago)more
The Netherlands Antilles, also known as the Dutch Antilles, was a constituent Caribbean country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of the islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten in the Lesser Antilles, and Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao in the Leeward Antilles.
2009 — Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side. ↗(17 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.
2007 — Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becomes the first Malaysian in space on board Soyuz TMA-11. ↗(19 years ago)more
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha is a Malaysian doctor. He launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on 10 October 2007. Sheikh Muszaphar flew under an agreement with Russia through the Angkasawan program, and returned to Earth on 21 October 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-10 with the Expeditio...
2002 — Iraq War: The United States Congress approves the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. ↗(24 years ago)more
The Iraq War, also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States–led coalition, which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein.
1998 — A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises jetliner is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people. ↗(28 years ago)more
Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (LAC) was the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was established in 1997 to succeed the folded Air Zaïre. Halting operations in 1999, it was reactivated for a short period in 2002, only to fold operations permanently in 2003.
1997 — Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74. ↗(29 years ago)more
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 was an Argentine domestic scheduled passenger flight from Posadas to Buenos Aires. On October 10, 1997, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 that was operating the flight crashed on the lands of Estancia Magallanes, Nuevo Berlín, 32 kilometres away from Fray Bentos, Uruguay. All 74 passengers and crew died upon impact.
- 1986 — A 5.7 Mw San Salvador earthquake shakes El Salvador, killing 1,500. ↗(40 years ago)
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The 1986 San Salvador earthquake occurred at 11:49:26 local time on 10 October 1986 with a moment magnitude of 5.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shock caused considerable damage to El Salvador's capital city of San Salvador and surrounding areas, including neighboring Honduras and Guatemala.
1985 — US Navy aircraft intercept an Egyptian airliner carrying the perpetrators of the Achille Lauro hijacking, and force it to land in Italy. ↗(41 years ago)more
The Achille Lauro hijacking took place on 7 October 1985, when the Italian ocean liner MS Achille Lauro was hijacked by four men representing the Palestinian Liberation Front (PLF) off the coast of Egypt, as she was sailing from Alexandria to Ashdod, Israel.
Notable births
2002 — Josh Giddey, Australian basketball player ↗(24 years ago)more
Joshua James Giddey is an Australian professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft. Giddey is the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, having done so at 19 years, 84 days old.
1996 — Sami Niku, Finnish ice hockey player ↗(30 years ago)more
Sami Niku is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). He was selected in the seventh round, 198th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2015 NHL entry draft.
1995 — Courtland Sutton, American football player ↗(31 years ago)more
Courtland Jaleel Sutton is an American professional football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs, and was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft.
1994 — Bae Suzy, South Korean singer, actress and model ↗(32 years ago)more
Bae Su-ji, anglicized as Bae Suzy, and also known mononymously as Suzy, is a South Korean singer and actress. A former member of girl group Miss A (2010–2017), she made her debut as an actress in 2011 with the television series Dream High and starred in the film Architecture 101 (2012).
1994 — Mike Tobey, American-Slovenian basketball player ↗(32 years ago)more
Michael Edward Tobey is an American–born naturalized Slovenian professional basketball player for Gran Canaria of the Spain Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers.
1994 — Marquez Valdes-Scantling, American football player ↗(32 years ago)more
Marquez Reshard Valdes-Scantling, also known by his initials MVS, is an American professional football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and South Florida Bulls, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft.
Notable deaths
2025 — John Lodge, English singer-songwriter and bassist (born 1943) ↗(1 years ago)more
John Charles Lodge was an English musician who was the bass guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and a songwriter for the longstanding progressive rock band the Moody Blues. Joining the group in 1966, he contributed to many of the Moody Blues' most acclaimed works, including "Ride My See-Saw", "Isn't Life Strange", and "I'm Just a Singer ", helping shape the band...
- 2024 — Fleur Adcock, New Zealand poet (born 1934) ↗(2 years ago)
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Fleur Adcock was a New Zealand poet, editor and translator. Born in Papakura, New Zealand, and raised partly in England, Adcock spent most of her adult life in the United Kingdom, where she became a prominent figure in contemporary poetry.
2024 — Ethel Kennedy, American philanthropist (born 1928) ↗(2 years ago)more
Ethel Kennedy was an American human rights advocate. She was the widow of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a sister-in-law of U.S. president John F. Kennedy, and a daughter of businessman George Skakel.
2022 — Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician, 15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (born 1939) ↗(4 years ago)more
Mulayam Singh Yadav was an Indian politician, schoolmaster, lecturer and a socialist figure and the founder of the Samajwadi Party. Over the course of his political career spanning more than six decades, he served for three terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and also as the Union Minister of Defence in the Government of India.
2021 — Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical scientist (born 1936) ↗(5 years ago)more
Abdul Qadeer Khan was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer. He is colloquially known as the "father of Pakistan's atomic weapons program".
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (284) | 2^2 × 71 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (82) | 2 × 41 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 10102026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -8.10° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 71 days |