April 10
April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). There are 265 days remaining.
Events
- 1912: The Titanic leaves port in Southampton
- 1963: USS Thresher (SSN-593) lost.
- 1998: Belfast Agreement signed.
Births
- 1583 - Hugo Grotius, jurist
- 1755 - Samuel Hahnemann, physician, originator of homeopathy (+ 1843)
- 1783 - Hortense, king of Holland as wife of Louis Bonaparte (+ 1837)
- 1829 - William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army (+ 1912)
- 1847 - Joseph Pulitzer, journalist and publisher (+ 1911)
- 1913 - Stefan Heym, author
- 1929 - Max von Sydow, Swedish actor
- 1932 - Omar Sharif, actor
- 1943 - Arthur Ashe
- 1951 - Steven Seagal, actor
- 1988 - Haley Joel Osment
Deaths
- 1585 - Pope Gregory XIII
- 1939 - Alfredo Panzini, Italian writer
- 2001 - Willie Stargell - baseball player, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December April 9 - April 11 - March 10 - May 10 - more historical anniversaries