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Historical Events on April 10

16 significant historical events occurred on April 10. April 10 has seen various historical events, including entertainment industry milestones, international treaties, and tragic incidents. This date hosted multiple Academy Awards ceremonies in the late 1960s and early 1970s, specifically the 39th, 40th, and 44th ceremonies for films from 1966, 1967, and 1971. Other notable events include the signing of the Biological Weapons Convention in 1972 and the Smolensk air disaster in 2010.

Total Events
16
Time Span
14652022
Categories
4
Top Category
war
8 events

24 famous birthdays on April 10

Including Bernardo Houssay, Marshall W. Nirenberg, Robert B. Woodward

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
15th C.21st C.

15th Century

1 event
war

1465 conflict between Ottoman and Albanian forces

17th Century

1 event
politics

1610 treaty between Savoy and France

19th Century

3 events
war

1831 battle of the Polish November Uprising

war

Battle of the Paraguayan War

politics

1899 killing and riot in Pana, Illinois

20th Century

7 events
war

1922 conflict in China

war

39th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1966

war

40th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1967

war

44th Academy Awards — Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1971

politics

Treaty banning production of bioweapons

politics

1980 British-Spanish Gibraltar relations

war

1983 military operation

21st Century

4 events
disaster

Smolensk air disaster — 2010 air crash near the city of Smolensk, Russia

general

Bombing of a group of Bahraini policemen in 2012

disaster

2016 severe earthquake centered near Ashkasham, Afghanistan

politics

2022 French presidential election — latest presidential election held in France

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