Events on 10 April 43
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Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).
Year 1407
Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama visits the Ming dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma".
Year 1500
Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
Year 1606
The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
Year 1710
The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
Year 1741
War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
Year 1809
Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria.
Year 1815
The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years.
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Birthdays on 10 April 218
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Deaths on 10 April 111
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