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10 October 2022
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
World Mental Health DaySelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2004 - Eight-year-old Huang Na was abducted and murdered; her body was found three weeks later after a search across Singapore and Malaysia.2004 child rape and murder in Singapore
Anniversary
1992 - After 20 years of construction, Vidyasagar Setu, the longest cable-stayed bridge in India, opened, joining Kolkata and Howrah.Cable-stayed toll bridge in West Bengal, India
Anniversary
1973 - U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasion.Vice President of the United States from 1969 to 1973
Anniversary
1963 - The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground, went into effect.1963 international agreement
Anniversary
1943 - World War II: The Kempeitai, the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army, arrested and tortured fifty-seven civilians and civilian internees on suspicion of their involvement in a raid on Singapore Harbour.Global conflict from 1939 to 1945
Historical events
History
2022 - Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.American economist (born 1953)
History
2018 - Hurricane Michael makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. It kills 57 people in the United States, 45 in Florida, and causes an estimated $25.1 billion in damage.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2018
History
2018 - The National Fire and Rescue Administration is founded, replacing the China Fire Services [zh] and the People's Armed Police Forestry Corps [zh] as China's primary firefighting agency.Chinese government agency
History
2015 - Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 109 and injure 500+.2015 terror attack during a protest movement in Ankara, Turkey
History
2010 - The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.1954–2010 Caribbean constituent country of the Netherlands
History
2009 - Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side.Country in West Asia
History
2007 - Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becomes the first Malaysian in space on board Soyuz TMA-11.Malaysian medical officer and spaceflight participant (born 1972)
History
2002 - Iraq War: The United States Congress approves the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
History
1998 - A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises jetliner is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people.Flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
History
1997 - Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74.1997 aviation accident in Uruguay
Notable births
Born
2002 - Josh Giddey, Australian basketball playerAustralian basketball player (born 2002)
Born
1996 - Sami Niku, Finnish ice hockey playerFinnish ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born
1995 - Brenko Lee, Australian-Tongan rugby league playerTonga international rugby league footballer (born 1995)
Born
1995 - Courtland Sutton, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1995)
Born
1994 - Bae Suzy, South Korean singer, actress and modelSouth Korean singer and actress (born 1994)
Born
1994 - Mike Tobey, American-Slovenian basketball playerAmerican-Slovenian professional basketball player (born 1994)
Born
1994 - Marquez Valdes-Scantling, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1994)
Born
1993 - Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Cuban baseball playerCuban and American baseball player (born 1993)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - John Lodge, English singer-songwriter and bassist (born 1943)British rock musician (1943–2025)
Died
2024 - Fleur Adcock, New Zealand poet (born 1934)New Zealand poet (1934–2024)
Died
2024 - Ethel Kennedy, American philanthropist (born 1928)American human rights advocate (1928–2024)
Died
2022 - Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician, 15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (born 1939)Indian politician (1939–2022)
Died
2021 - Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical scientist (born 1936)Pakistani nuclear physicist (1936–2021)
Died
2016 - Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (born 1926)American lost child (1926–2016)
Died
2015 - Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Nigerian politician, Governor of Bayelsa State (born 1952)Nigerian politician (1952–2015)
Died
2015 - Hilla Becher, German photographer and educator (born 1934)German conceptual photographer
Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 14.6 days
Sun zodiac
Libra
17.16 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Aries
24.99 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.