October 10 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

2017  "Thor: Ragnarok" directed by Taika Waititi, starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Cate Blanchett premieres in Los Angeles, California.   

2018  Hurricane Michael makes landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, as a category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h), going on to kill 27, having killed 15 in Central America   

2018  Flash floods results in the deaths of at least 10 in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Majorca, Spain.   

2018  Hurricane Michael makes landfall at Mexico Beach, Florida, with winds of 155 mph and a minimum pressure of 919 mbar. It is the most intense hurricane to hit the mainland United States since Camille in 1969.   

2020  Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on a ceasefire in the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict   

2021  Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen says country won't bow to Chinese pressure in defiant speech on Taiwanese National Day, day after Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to "fulfil reunification".   

2023  Revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical "Merrily We Roll Along", based on George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart 's play, opens at Hudson Theater, NYC   

2023  US President Joe Biden pledges support for Israel in the wake of Hamas' attack on the country and its retaliatory bombardment of Gaza [1]   

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1344  Mary plantagenet: English princess   

1486  Charles iii: Duke of savoy   

1567  Infanta caterina micaela of spain: Infanta caterina micaela of spain (d. 1597)   

1599  Jacob aertsz colom: Dutch publisher (consolation of the sea)   

1678  John campbell: 2nd duke of argyll/fieldmarshal (union of 1707)   

1684  Jean antoine watteau: French rococo painter (onverschillige)   

1700  Lambert-sigisbert adam: French sculptor   

1713  Johann ludwig krebs: Composer   

0019  Julius caesar germanicus: Roman commandant of rijnleger,   

0413  Nicias: Athens politician (peace of nicias), killed at about 57   

0680  Hussein: Grandson of prophet mohammed, beheaded   

0732  Abdul rahman al ghafiqi: Moorish governor of andalusia   

0833  Al-ma'mun: Abbasid caliph of baghdad (b. 786)   

1359  King hugh iv of cyprus: King hugh iv of cyprus (b. 1295)   

1616  Maria van nassau: Countess of buren,   

1651  Philippus rovenius: [rouveen], apostole,