Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: July 10
July 10, 2024 is the 192nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 174 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Cancer is your zodiac sign. Ruby is your modern birthstone. Ruby is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: July 10
- 1212 –The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground.
- 1499 –Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon, after discovering the sea route to India as a companion of Vasco da Gama.
- 1778 –American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- 1938 –Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91 hour airplane flight around the world.
- 1940 –World War II: Battle of Britain – The German Luftwaffe begins attacking British convoys in the English Channel thus starting the battle (this start date is contested, though).
- 1942 –Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union are established.
- 1946 –Hungarian hyperinflation sets a record with inflation of 348.46 percent per day, or prices doubling every eleven hours.
- 1992 –In Miami, Florida, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.
- 1998 –Roman Catholic sex abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were sexually abused by former priest Rudolph Kos.
- 2006 –Pakistan International Flight PK-688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan, shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board.
Who were born on July 10?
- 1517 –Odet de Coligny, French cardinal and Protestant (d. 1571)
- 1682 –Roger Cotes, English mathematician (d. 1716)
- 1917 –Hugh Alexander, American baseball player (d. 2000)
- 1931 –Jerry Herman, American composer and lyricist
- 1941 –David G. Hartwell, American editor and anthologist
- 1941 –Ian Whitcomb, English songwriter, entertainer and producer
- 1942 –Ronnie James Dio, American musician (d. 2010)
- 1967 –Tom Meents, American monster truck driver
- 1976 –Adrian Grenier, American actor
- 1985 –Mario Gómez, German footballer
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