Historical Events on June 10

26 significant historical events occurred on June 10. June 10 has seen nine historical events across different decades of the 20th and 21st centuries. On this date in 1944, 642 French civilians were killed in Oradour-sur-Glane by German Waffen-SS forces. In the world of sports, various FIFA World Cup finals and Formula One races have taken place. Additionally, the day is marked by the 1990 emergency landing of British Airways Flight 5390.

Total Events

26

Time Span

1619–2023

Categories

5

Top Category

war

12 events

14 famous birthdays on June 10

Including Saul Bellow, Sundar Pichai, Carlo Ancelotti

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density

17th C.21st C.

17th Century

3 events

war

Battle of the war of thirty years, 1619

war

1647 17th century naval battle

war

1658 military conflict

18th Century

1 event

war

1723 Royal Navy anti-piracy action

19th Century

4 events

war

1807 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition

war

Battle of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09

war

Battle during the Greek War of Independence

war

1861 early battle of the American Civil War

20th Century

10 events

war

1918 battle on the Western Front during World War I

war

Italian battle in Libya, year 1923

sports

1934 FIFA World Cup Final — association football match

economy

Massacre of Oradour-sur-Glane — 642 French civilians massacred by a German Waffen-SS company in 1944

war

Battle fought in the 1948 Palestiniane–Zionism War

disaster

Dive bomber Pe-2 crash

general

Mandaithivu sea massacre

general

British Airways Flight 5390 — 1990 aircraft incident

general

1990 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1990

war

2000 war between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda and Uganda

21st Century

8 events

general

2001 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2001

general

2007 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2007

general

2012 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2012

general

Political demonstration

general

2018 Canadian Grand Prix — motor car race

general

Death of an American man in 2020

general

2022 Violent assault in BBQ restaurant in Tangshan, China

general

2023 UEFA Champions League Final — The final match of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Champions League

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