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Historical Events on October 10

23 significant historical events occurred on October 10. On October 10, several important historical events have taken place. In 1911, the Wuchang Uprising and the wider Xinhai Revolution occurred in China, ending the Qing dynasty and establishing the Republic of China. Other key events on this date include the Carinthian Plebiscite in 1920 and the signing of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons in 1980.

Total Events
23
Time Span
6802018
Categories
6
Top Category
war
8 events

19 famous birthdays on October 10

Including Ivo Andrić, Carolyn Bertozzi, Gerhard Ertl

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
7th C.21st C.

7th Century

1 event
war

Battle in October 680 between the army of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad and al-Husayn ibn Ali

16th Century

1 event
war

1575 battle in the 5th War of Religion

18th Century

1 event
war

British operation as part of the War of the Quadruple Alliance

19th Century

5 events
politics

1801 treaty between France and Russia

war

1806 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition

war

Second skirmish of the Texas Revolution

war

Battle of the American Civil War in Tennessee

general

Instigating event of the Ten Years' War

20th Century

9 events
culture

Wuchang Uprising — armed rebellion in 10 October 1911 against the Qing dynasty that marked the start of the Xinhai Revolution

war

Battle that occurred during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–1912

economy

Xinhai Revolution — revolution in China that overthrew the Qing dynasty and established the Republic of China

general

Carinthian Plebiscite — 1920 plebiscite in the southern portion of Carinthia

politics

1933 multilateral treaty

politics

1939 treaty allowing Soviet troops and military bases within Lithuania

disaster

October 1980 earthquake in Algeria

politics

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — arms control treaty

general

Arrest of the dictator for crimes against humanity (1990s–2000s)

21st Century

6 events
general

2004 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004

politics

2009 failed attempt to normalize relations between Armenia and Turkey

politics

Violence against LGBT+ people on 10 October 2010 in Serbia

politics

International treaty to reduce releases of mercury

war

2015 Ankara bombings — bombing of Ankara Central railway station on October 10 2015

disaster

Earthquake affecting Indonesia

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