On This Day: 10 October

10 October in Indian history

• 1992After 20 years of construction, Vidyasagar Setu, the longest cable-stayed bridge in India, opened, joining Kolkata and Howrah.India

10 October in world history

• 2022Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
• 2018Hurricane 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.
• 2010The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.
• 2009Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side.
• 2004Eight-year-old Huang Na was abducted and murdered; her body was found three weeks later after a search across Singapore and Malaysia.
• 2002Iraq War: The United States Congress approves the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
• 1963The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground, went into effect.
• 1943World War II: The Kempeitai, the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army, arrested and tortured fifty-seven civilians and civilian internees on suspicion of their involvement in a raid on Singapore Harbour.
• 1938Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland.
• 1933In the first proven act of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation, a Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines exploded in mid-air near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all seven people aboard.
• 1911The Xinhai Revolution began with the Wuchang Uprising, marking the beginning of the collapse of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
• 1903Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union, a militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.
• 1868The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.
• 1814War of 1812: The United States Revenue Marine attempts to defend the cutter Eagle from the Royal Navy.
• 1580Over 600 Papal troops land in Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion.
• 1507The Kingdom of Hormuz recognises the sovereignty of the Portuguese king following a battle with the forces of Afonso de Albuquerque.
• 680Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of Muhammad, was killed at the Battle of Karbala (depicted) by the forces of Yazid I, whom Husayn had refused to recognize as caliph.

Born on 10 October

• 1965Toshi, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
• 1959Arif Peçenek, Turkish football player and manager (died 2013)
• 1954Rekha, Indian actressIndia
• 1942Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (died 2013)
• 1906R. K. Narayan, Indian author (died 2001)India
• 1902K. Shivaram Karanth, Indian journalist, author, and activist (died 1997)India

Died on 10 October

• 2022Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician, 15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (born 1939)India
• 2014Valeri Karpov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1971)
• 2011Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (born 1941)India
• 2000Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (born 1916)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 10 October in history?

2022: Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. 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. 2010: The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country. 2009: Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side.

What happened on 10 October in Indian history?

1992: After 20 years of construction, Vidyasagar Setu, the longest cable-stayed bridge in India, opened, joining Kolkata and Howrah.

Which famous people were born on 10 October?

Toshi, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (1965); Arif Peçenek, Turkish football player and manager (died 2013) (1959); Rekha, Indian actress (1954); Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (died 2013) (1942).

Which day is observed on 10 October?

World Mental Health Day; Aleksis Kivi Day, also known as the Finnish Literature Day (Finland); Arbor Day (Poland); Army Day (Sri Lanka); Capital Liberation Day (Vietnam).