On This Day in History for October 10
Events in History
- 354 Roman Emperor Constantius gives grand circus and theater shows to mark 30th year of his reign as Caesar in Arles
- 680 Al-Hussein (Al-Ḥusayn ibn) and his followers killed at Karbala by army of Yazid, the Umayyad caliph, on the way to Kufa
- 732 Battle of Tours: Umayyad army led by Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi defeated by Frankish Aquitainian force led by Charles Martel during Umayyad invasion of Gaul
- 1375 Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands
- 1471 Battle of Brunkeberg: Swedish regent Sten Sture defeats forces led by Danish King Christian I
- 1549 Duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector & imprisoned
- 1575 Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
- 1578 Count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen
- More Events in History
Paul Kruger
Fridtjof Nansen
R.K. Narayan
Clare Hollingworth
Gavin Newsom
Chris OfiliWeddings in History
- 1361 Edward the Black Prince of England is married to Joan Plantagenet 'the fair maid of Kent' at Windsor Castle
- 1773 American revolution patriot Paul Revere (38) weds Rachel Walker in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1993 Ted Kennedy Jr (32) weds psychiatrist Katherine Gershman (34)
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Abel Tasman
William H. Seward
Elijah McCoy
Édouard Daladier
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Sirimavo BandaranaikeOctober in History
Lutine – The Ship That Refuses To Give Up Her Treasure
The British Navy ship HMS Lutine was carrying a fortune in silver and gold bullion when it foundered in a storm on this day. The treasure was lost forever.
October 9, 1799
Writer Becomes a Prisoner of Love
In his youth novelist George Gissing sparkled with literary and academic promise. But his choice of female partners led to anguish, poverty and even prison.
October 10, 1894
Defender of the Faith Henry Rejects Rome
A Pope awarded the title Defender of the Faith to King Henry VIII on this day for staunchly defending the Pontiff’s values. But there was to be an ironic twist.
October 11, 1521
Reagan and Gorbachev
US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet at the Reykjavik Summit in Iceland
October 11, 1986