On October 10, history records 44 notable events, 259 famous births and 120 deaths, spanning the years 680 to 1845.
Events on this day include: Battle of Karbala: Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, is decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Musl... (680); Battle of Tours: A force commanded by Charles Martel defeats an army of the Umayyad Caliphate between Poitiers and Tours in western France. (732).
Notable people born on October 10 include Emperor Saga (786), Li Siyuan (867), Charles II of Navarre (1332).
Notable figures who died on this day include Paulinus of York (644), Abbas ibn Ali (680), Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn (680).
Events on 10 October 44
See all →Battle of Karbala: Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, is decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Muslims as Aashurah.
Battle of Tours: A force commanded by Charles Martel defeats an army of the Umayyad Caliphate between Poitiers and Tours in western France.
Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark.
Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
Over 600 Papal troops land at Dún an Óir, Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion.
Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname - descended from escaped slaves - gain territorial autonomy.
In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipman students and seven professors.
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Birthdays on 10 October 259
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Deaths on 10 October 120
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