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June 10June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ==Events== *1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor drowns in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem. *1619 - Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt of the Thirty Years' War *1692 - Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries". *1719 - Battle of Glen Shiel *1793 - The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris (becoming, a year later, the first public zoo). *1793 - French Revolution: Following arrests of Girondin leaders the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the ''revolutionary dictatorship''. *1801 - Tripoli declares war on the United States for refusing tribute. *1829 - First Boat Race between University of Oxford and University of Cambridge. *1846 - Mexican-American War: The California Republic declares independence from Mexico. *1854 - The first class of United States Naval Academy students graduate. *1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads – Confederate States of America troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger United States force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi. *1886 - Eruption of Mount Tarawera in New Zealand, killing 153 people and destroying the famous Pink and White Terraces. *1898 - United States United States Marine Corps land on the island of Cuba during the Spanish-American War. *1924 - Fascists kidnap and kill Italy socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome. *1925 - Inagural service for the United Church of Canada, a union of Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregationalist churches held in Toronto arena *1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, Ohio, United States, by Bill W. and Dr. Robert Smith. *1940 - World War II: Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom. * 1940 - World War II: Germany forces, under General Erwin Rommel, reach the English Channel. * 1940 - World War II: Canada declares war on Italy. * 1940 - World War II: Norway Surrenders to Germany forces. *1942 - World War II: Nazis burn the Czech village of Lidice as reprisal for the killing of Reinhard Heydrich. *1944 - World War II: 642 men, women and children are killed in the Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre in France. * 1944 - In baseball, 15-year old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game. *1947 - Saab produces its first automobile. *1965 - Vietnam War: Battle of Dong Xoai begins. *1967 - Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire. * 1967 - Argentina becomes a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works copyright treaty. * 1973 - Paul Getty III, grandson of billionaire J. Paul Getty, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy. *1977 - James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee, but is recaptured on June 13. * 1977 - Apple Computer ships its first Apple II personal computer. *1978 - Costa Rica becomes a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works copyright treaty. *1980 - The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela. * 1980 - Percy Wood, president of United Airlines, is injured by an exploding package sent by the Unabomber. *1991 - In what was dubbed "The Mother of All Parades," New York City hosts a parade welcoming back troops from Operation Desert Storm. *1996 - Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without Sinn Féin. *1997 - Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members before Pol Pot flees his northern stronghold. *1999 - Kosovo War: NATO suspends its air strikes after Slobodan Milosevic agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo. *2003 - The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. ==Births== *1657 - James Cragg the Elder, English politician (d. 1721) *1688 - James Francis Edward Stuart, "The Old Pretender" (d. 1766) *1803 - Henry Darcy, French scientist (d. 1858) *1819 - Gustave Courbet, French painter (d. 1877) *1835 - Rebecca Latimer Felton, first female U.S. Senator (d. 1930) *1844 - Carl Hagenbeck, animal trainer *1861 - Pierre Duhem, French physicist and philosopher of science (d. 1916) *1862 - Mrs. Leslie Carter, nee Caroline Dudley, Broadway actress & star, (d. 1937) *1880 - André Derain, French painter and illustrator (d. 1954) *1895 - Hattie McDaniel, actress, and the first African American to win an Academy Award (d. 1952) *1897 - Grand Duchess Tatiana of Russia (d. 1918) *1901 - Frederick Loewe, Austrian-born American composer (d. 1988) *1903 - Theo Lingen German actor (d. 1978) *1903 - Clyde Beatty, hunter, Circus (performing art) impresario (d. 1965) *1907 - Fairfield Porter, American painter (d. 1975) *1910 - Howlin' Wolf, blues musician (born "Chester Burnett") (d. 1976) *1911 - Terence Rattigan, British playwright (d. 1977) *1913 - Tikhon Khrennikov, Russian composer *1915 - Saul Bellow, Canadian-born American author, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (d. 2005) *1921 - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh *1922 - Judy Garland, American actress, singer (d. 1969) *1923 - Robert Maxwell, Czech-born British owner of Mirror Group Newspapers (d. 1991) *1923 - Maurice Sendak, American author *1926 - Lionel Jeffries British actor *1927 - Lin Yang-kang, Chinese politician *1928 - Maurice Sendak, writer, producer, illustrator *1929 - Harald Juhnke, German actor and comedian (d. 2005) *1929 - Ian Sinclair, Australian politician *1930 - Theo Sommer, German journalist *1931 - João Gilberto, Brazilian singer, co-creator of Bossa nova *1933 - F. Lee Bailey, celebrity attorney *1940 - John Stevens (drummer), British drummer (d. 1994) *1941 - Jürgen Prochnow, German actor *1941 - Mickey Jones, American musician and actor *1941 - Shirley Owens, singer, member of the Shirelles *1942 - Preston Manning, Canadian politician *1949 - Ronnie James Dio, Heavy metal singer *1951 - Dan Fouts, American football star *1953 - John Edwards, U.S. Senator *1957 - Lindsay Hoyle, British politician *1959 - Elliot Spitzer, New York Attorney-General *1962 - Gina Gershon, American actress *1963 - Jeanne Tripplehorn, American actress *1964 - Jimmy Chamberlin, musician *1965 - Elizabeth Hurley, British actress *1968 - Jimmy Shea, American skeleton (sport) racer *1971 - Joel Hailey aka JoJo, R&B singer *1973 - Faith Evans, R&B singer *1976 - Freddy Garcia, baseball pitcher *1981 - Joshua Claybourn, author *1982 - Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Helsingia and Gestricia of Sweden *1982 - Tara Lipinski, figure skater *1982 - Leelee Sobieski, American actress ==Deaths== *323 BC - Alexander the Great (b. 356 BC) *1075 - Ernest of Austria (Babenberg) *1190 - Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor (drowned) (b. 1122) *1424 - Duke Ernest of Austria (Habsburg) of Inner Austria *1580 - Luis de Camões, Portuguese poet (b. 1524) *1654 - Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor (b. 1598) *1692 - Bridget Bishop, accused witch *1831 - Hans Karl Friedrich Anton, count von Diebitsch, Russian field marshal (b. 1785) *1836 - André-Marie Ampère, French physicist (b. 1775) *1898 - Tuone Udaina, the last speaker of the Dalmatian language *1899 - Ernest Chausson, French composer (b. 1855) *1901 - Robert Williams Buchanan, British poet, novelist and dramatist (b. 1841) *1902 - Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet (b. 1845) *1909 - Edward Everett Hale, author *1912 - Anton Askerc, Slovenian poet (b. 1856) *1918 - Arrigo Boito, Italian poet and composer (b. 1842) *1923 - Pierre Loti, French sailor and writer (b. 1850) *1926 - Antoni Gaudí, Catalan architect (b. 1852) *1930 - Adolf Harnack, German theologian (b. 1851) *1934 - Frederick Delius, English composer (b. 1862) *1937 - Robert Borden, eighth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1854) *1940 - Marcus Garvey, American civil rights activist (b. 1887) *1946 - Jack Johnson (boxer), boxer (b. 1878) *1947 - Alexander Bethune, twelfth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia (b. 1852) *1949 - Sigrid Undset, Norwegian author, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature (b. 1882) *1958 - Angelina Weld Grimke, journalist and poet (b. 1880) *1967 - Spencer Tracy, actor (b. 1900) *1971 - Michael Rennie, actor (b. 1909) *1973 - William Inge, playwright (b. 1913) *1974 - Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1900) *1976 - Adolph Zukor, producer (b. 1873) *1982 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, author, movie director (b. 1945) *1982 - Addie \"Micki\" Harris, singer (Shirelles) (b. 1940) *1986 - Merle Miller, biographer (b. 1919) *1987 - Elizabethy Hartman, American actress *1988 - Louis L'Amour, American author (b. 1908) *1993 - Les Dawson, British comedian (b. 1933 or 1934) *1996 - George Hees, Canadian politician (b. 1910) *1996 - Hugh Burnton Mitchell,Washington senator *1998 - Hammond Innes, English author (b. 1914) *2000 - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (b. 1930) *2000 - Arambam Somorendra, playwright (b. 1936) *2000 - Brian Statham, English cricketer (b. 1930) *2001 - Princess Leila of Iran (b. 1970) *2001 - Mike Mentzer, philosopher, bodybuilder, and author (b. 1951) *2002 - John Gotti, Mafia boss (b. 1940) *2003 - Donald Regan, Chief of Staff and United States Treasury Secretary (b. 1918) *2003 - Dr Phil Williams (politician), Welsh politician and scientist (b. 1939) *2004 - Ray Charles, African-American singer and musician (b. 1930) *2005 - Curtis Pitts, designer of the Pitts Special and other aircraft (b. 1915) ==Holidays and observances== *Roman Empire – fourth day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta (mythology) *Portugal – National day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/10 BBC: On This Day] ---- June 9 - June 11 - May 10 - July 10 – historical anniversaries ga:10 Meitheamh ka:10 ივნისი ml:ജൂണ് 10 simple:June 10 th:10 มิถุนายน June 10--User:Maveric149 23:47, 29 Feb 2004 (UTC) Template:June 10 selected anniversaries - Template talk:June 10 selected anniversaries - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Template:June_10_selected_anniversaries&action=edit edit] ---- *Could somebody please add this to selected anniversaries? It fits in well: 1940 - World War II: Norway surrenders to Germany forces. --User:150.101.189.156 11:45, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC) ---- ==Moved/Removed== *1610 - The first Netherlands colonists settle on Manhattan Island *1857 - Canada passes bill adopting money. Could not be confirmed outside of 'this day in history'-type webpages and Wikipedia mirrors. --User:Maveric149 05:57, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC) Moved to June 11 and June 22: *1898 - Spanish-American War: United States Marines land in Cuba. Nope - they started to sail toward Cuba on the 11th and did not land until the 22nd. --User:Maveric149 05:57, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC) Moved to February 11: *1990 - Nelson Mandela is released from prison ''Way'' off - was in February. --User:Maveric149 05:57, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC) Removed: *1990 James Rivett Not a notable person! 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