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What Happened on April 10th This Day in History

Year	Name
2019	Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project announce the first ever image of a black hole, which was located in the centre of the M87 galaxy.
2016	The Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu, kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for seventh day of Bhadrakali worship.
2016	An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, shakes up India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan.
2010	Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries.
2009	President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.
1998	The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.
1991	Italian ferry MS 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.
1988	The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.
1979	Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
1973	Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people.
1972	Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are accidentally discovered by construction workers in Shandong.
1972	Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
1971	Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
1970	Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
1968	The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
1963	One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.
1944	Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
1941	World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
1939	Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
1938	The 1938 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for a single list of Nazi candidates and the recent annexation of Austria.
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	RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
1900	British suffer a sharp defeat by the Boers south of Brandfort. 600 British troops are killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoner.
1896	1896 Summer Olympics: The Olympic marathon is run ending with the victory of Greek athlete Spyridon Louis.
1887	On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
1875	India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
1872	The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
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 British/Indian troops die.
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 proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico.
1858	After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
1826	The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin 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 Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.
1821	Greek War of Independence: the island of Psara joins the Greek struggle for independence.
1816	The Federal government of the United States 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.
1809	Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria.
1741	War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
1717	Robert Walpole resigns from the British government, commencing the Whig Split which lasts until 1720.
1710	The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
1606	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.
1545	The settlement of Villa Imperial de Carlos V (now the city of Potosí) in Bolivia is founded after the discovery of huge silver deposits in the area.
1500	Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
1407	Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama visits the Ming dynasty capital at Nanjing and is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma".
837	Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).
428	Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople.

Famous People Born on April 10

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Year	Name
1704	Benjamin Heath, English scholar and author (d. 1766)
1948	Mel Blount, American football player
1980	Shao Jiayi, Chinese footballer
1974	Eric Greitens, American soldier, author and politician
1877	Alfred Kubin, Austrian author and illustrator (d. 1959)
1970	Kenny Lattimore, American singer-songwriter
1925	Angelo Poffo, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2010)
1975	Chris Carrabba, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961	Mark Jones, American basketball player
1929	Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver (d. 1959)

Famous People Deaths On April 10

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Date	Name
1992	Sam Kinison, American comedian and actor (b. 1953)
1909	Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic (b. 1837)
1008	Notker of Liège, French bishop (b. 940)
1756	Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (b. 1661)
1806	Horatio Gates, English-American general (b. 1727)
2016	Howard Marks, Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (b. 1945)
879	Louis the Stammerer, king of West Francia (b. 846)
1991	Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (b. 1955)
1667	Jan Marek Marci, Czech physician and author (b. 1595)
1598	Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (b. 1548)