July 10
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Armed Forces Day (Mauritania)
Annual national holiday in Mauritania honoring the country's armed forces on July 10.
Christianfeast day:
Amalberga of Maubeuge, Canute IV of Denmark, Rufina and Secunda, Seven Brothers, Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax, July 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
July 10 is observed in many Christian traditions as the feast day for several saints, including Amalberga of Maubeuge, Canute IV of Denmark, Rufina and Secunda, the Seven Brothers, Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax.
Independence Day (Bahamas), celebrates the independence ofthe Bahamasfrom the United Kingdom in 1973.
Independence Day commemorates the Bahamas' independence from the United Kingdom on July 10, 1973.
Nikola Tesla Day
Nikola Tesla Day celebrates the birth of inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla on July 10.
Statehood Day (Wyoming)
Statehood Day commemorates Wyoming's admission to the United States as the 44th state on July 10, 1890.
Amalberga of Maubeuge
Feast day of Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge, a 7th-century Frankish abbess and founder of Maubeuge Abbey.
Canute IV of Denmark
Feast day of Saint Canute IV of Denmark, the 11th-century king revered as a martyr and national patron saint.
Rufina and Secunda
Feast day of Saints Rufina and Secunda, twin sisters and early Christian martyrs venerated for their faith.
Seven Brothers
Feast day of the Seven Brothers, a group of early Christian martyrs remembered for their collective faith and sacrifice.
Events
Emperor Hadrian of Rome dies of heart failure at his residence on the bay of Naples, Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina.
Roman Emperor Hadrian dies at his villa in Baiae and is laid to rest in his monumental tomb in Rome.
Having usurped the throne of Emperor Gong of Jin, Liu Yu proclaims himself Emperor of the Liu Song dynasty.
General Liu Yu seizes power from Emperor Gong of Jin and establishes the Liu Song dynasty in 420.
Isshi Incident: Prince Naka-no-Ōe and Fujiwara no Kamatari assassinate Soga no Iruka during a coup d'état at the imperial palace.
Prince Naka-no-Ōe and Fujiwara no Kamatari launch the Isshi Incident, eliminating Soga no Iruka at the palace.
The Norse King Glúniairn recognises Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, High King of Ireland, and agrees to pay taxes and accept Brehon Law; the event is considered to be the founding of the city of Dublin.
Norse King Glúniairn submits to High King Máel Sechnaill and accepts Irish law, founding Dublin in 988.
The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground.
A catastrophic fire ravages medieval London in 1212, reducing much of the city to ashes.
Ladislaus IV, King of Hungary, is assassinated at the castle of Körösszeg (modern-day Cheresig in Romania).
King Ladislaus IV of Hungary is assassinated at Körösszeg castle, ending his controversial reign.
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, defeats the king's Lancastrian forces and takes King Henry VI prisoner in the Battle of Northampton.
Warwick’s Yorkist army triumphs at Northampton, capturing King Henry VI in 1460.
The Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon after discovering the sea route to India as a companion of Vasco da Gama.
Navigator Nicolau Coelho arrives in Lisbon after completing the pioneering sea voyage to India with Vasco da Gama.
The Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre commences with the capture of Goizueta.
Spanish forces seize Goizueta in 1512, inaugurating the conquest of Iberian Navarre.
Births
The 102nd Emperor of Japan, notable for his long reign during the Muromachi era.
The King of Scotland, remembered for his ambition to modernize the kingdom and his tragic end at the Battle of Sauchieburn.
Cho Shik
Korean Confucian scholar and poet whose works blended moral philosophy with literary artistry.
John Calvin
A leading figure of the Protestant Reformation whose theological writings founded Calvinism.
Francisco de Toledo
Spanish Viceroy of Peru renowned for his administrative and judicial reforms in colonial South America.
Odet de Coligny
French cardinal who became a Protestant reformer, exemplifying the religious conflicts of 16th-century France.
Antonio Possevino
Jesuit diplomat and papal legate who negotiated key treaties and advanced the Counter-Reformation.
Pierre d'Hozier
Royal genealogist to French kings, famed for documenting noble lineages.
Arthur Annesley
Anglo-Irish statesman who navigated roles under Cromwell and the Restoration monarchy.
Deaths
Hadrian
Roman emperor from 117 to 138 AD, celebrated for consolidating the empire's frontiers and commissioning Hadrian's Wall in Britain.
Soga no Iruka
Member of the influential Soga clan whose ambition led to the Isshi Incident in 645.
Tai Zong
Second emperor of China's Tang dynasty, whose reign from 626 to 649 ushered in a golden age of prosperity.
Amalberga of Temse
Frankish noblewoman remembered for her piety and charitable works in the region around Temse.
Zubaidah bint Ja`far
Abbasid princess famed for her charitable projects and support of pilgrims on the route to Mecca.
Benedict VII
Pope from 974 to 983 who worked to reform the clergy and strengthen ties with the Holy Roman Empire.
Leopold I
Margrave of Austria from 976 to 994 who consolidated Babenberg rule and fortified the region.
Canute IV
King of Denmark from 1080 to 1086 who sought to strengthen royal authority and is venerated as a saint.
Eric I
King of Denmark from 1095 to 1103, known as Eric the Good and remembered for his pilgrimage to Jerusalem.