Year 1756
British forces led by Governor-General Robert Clive recaptured Calcutta.
OCTOBER 10
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10 October: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 10 October.
Observances & Special Days
World Day Against the Death Penalty
Word Mental Health Day
World Porridge Day
Year 1845
The US opened Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Year 1846
English astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon on the planet Neptune.
Year 1910
The first All India Hindi Conference was organized in Varanasi under the chairmanship of Madan Mohan Malaviya.
Year 1911
End of the Qing Dynasty in China.
Year 1913
Panama Canal was completed.
Year 1942
the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations with Australia.
Year 1964
The 18th Olympic Games began in Tokyo, Japan.
Year 1970
Fiji gained independence from the United Kingdom.
Year 1975
Papua New Guinea joined the United Nations.
Year 1992
The Vidyasagar Setu, the second bridge across the Hooghly River, was inaugurated.
Year 1998
Adarsh Sen Anand became the 29th Chief Justice of India.
Born 1731
Henry Cavendish, the British chemist who discovered hydrogen and argon gases.
Born 1830
Queen Isabella II of Spain.
Born 1844
Badruddin Tayyabji, Indian politician, 3rd President of National Congress.
Born 1877
William Morris, Englishman, founder of Morris Motors.
Born 1902
K. Shivarama Karanth, an Indian polymath.
Born 1902
K. Shivaram Karanth, Indian journalist, author, and activist (d. 1997)
Born 1906
(Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayanaswamy) RK Narayan, Indian writer.
Born 1910
Dwarkanath Kotnis, Indian physician, Symbol of Hindi-Chinese friendship.
Born 1912
Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000)
Born On This Day
1954 Rekha, Indian actress
Born 1973
S. S. Rajamouli, Indian film director.
Born 1990
Rakul Preet Singh, Indian actress
Died 1898
Manilal Nathubhai Trivedi, Indian writer.
Died 1911
Jack Daniel, American businessman, founder of Jack Daniel.
Died 1964
Guru Dutt, Indian film director, producer, and actor.
Died 1983
(Ruby Myers aka) Sulochana, Indian actress.
Died 1997
Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model (b. 1918)
Died 2000
Sirimao Bandaranaike, Sri Lanka’s 6th and world’s first female Prime Minister. He changed the name of Ceylon to Sri Lanka.
Died 2005
Milton Obote, Uganda’s President.
Died 2006
Saraswatibai Rane, Indian classical singer.
Died 2011
Jagjit Singh, Indian Ghazal singer.
Died 2011
Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
Died 2015
Manorama Indian (Tamil) actress (b. 1937)