Events on 10 June 54
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Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu.
Year 1190
Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the river Saleph while leading an army to Jerusalem.
Year 1523
Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as the city won't recognise him as the successor of Christian II of Denmark.
Year 1539
Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.
Year 1692
Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries".
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Birthdays on 10 June 208
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Emperor Uda
b. 867 – d. 931
Uda, emperor of Japan (b. 867)
Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani
b. 940 – d. 998
Abū al-Wafā' Būzjānī, Persian mathematician and astronomer (b. 940)
Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi
b. 1213 – d. 1289
Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi, Persian poet and philosopher (d. 1289)
Mercurino Gattinara
b. 1465 – d. 1530
Mercurino Gattinara, Italian statesman and jurist (d. 1530)
Louis, Duke of Montpensier
b. 1513 – d. 1582
Louis, Duke of Montpensier (1561-1582) (d. 1582)
Leandro Bassano
b. 1557 – d. 1622
Leandro Bassano, Italian painter (d. 1622)
Esprit Fléchier
b. 1632 – d. 1710
Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (d. 1710)
James Francis Edward Stuart
b. 1688 – d. 1766
James Francis Edward Stuart, claimant to the English and Scottish throne (d. 1766)
Princess Caroline of Great Britain
b. 1713 – d. 1757
Princess Caroline of Great Britain (d. 1757)
Carl Gustaf Ekeberg
b. 1716 – d. 1784
Carl Gustaf Ekeberg, Swedish physician and explorer (d. 1784)
William Eustis
b. 1753 – d. 1825
William Eustis, American physician and politician, 12th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825)
Hermann Schlegel
b. 1804 – d. 1884
Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist and herpetologist (d. 1884)
Deaths on 10 June 117
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Liu Bei
d. 223 (b. 161)
Liu Bei, Chinese emperor (b. 161)
As-Saffah
d. 754 (b. 721)
Abul Abbas al-Saffah, Muslim caliph (b. 721)
Emperor Daizong of Tang
d. 779 (b. 727)
Emperor Daizong of Tang (b. 727)
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Odo I, Count of Troyes
d. 871
Odo I, Frankish nobleman
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Cheng Rui
d. 903
Cheng Rui, Chinese warlord
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Dong Zhang
d. 932
Dong Zhang, Chinese general
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Liu Yan (emperor)
d. 942 (b. 889)
Liu Yan, emperor of Southern Han (b. 889)
Ernest, Margrave of Austria
d. 1075 (b. 1027)
Ernest, Margrave of Austria (b. 1027)
Richenza of Northeim
d. 1141 (b. 1087)
Richenza of Northeim (b. 1087)
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 1190 (b. 1122)
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1122)
Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
d. 1261 (b. 1210)
Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1210)
Kitabatake Akiie
d. 1338 (b. 1318)
Kitabatake Akiie, Japanese governor (b. 1318)