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10 July 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2018 - The last members of a junior association football team and their coach were rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non, a flooded cave in northern Thailand.Team sport played with a ball
Anniversary
2011 - The last edition of the British tabloid News of the World was published, closing due to allegations that it hacked the voicemails of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, victims of the 7/7 attacks and relatives of deceased British soldiers.Style of largely sensationalist journalism
Anniversary
2011 - The Russian river cruise liner Bulgaria was caught in a storm in Tatarstan on the Volga and sank in several minutes, resulting in 122 deaths.Russian cruise ship
Anniversary
2006 - Typhoon Ewiniar made landfall in South Korea, causing damages across the country amounting to 2.06 trillion won (US$1.4 billion).Pacific typhoon in 2006
Anniversary
1999 - The United States defeated China in the final match of the third FIFA Women's World Cup, setting records in both attendance and television ratings for women's sports.Historical events
History
2019 - The final Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico; the last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum.Small family car (1938–2003)
History
2018 - Tham Luang cave rescue: A group of Thai school children and their football coach are all rescued from a cave after being stuck there for 18 days; one Thai Navy SEAL diver dies during the rescue mission.2018 international rescue mission in Thailand
History
2017 - Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by the government of Iraq.Armed Conflict in the Middle East
History
2016 - Portugal defeats France in the UEFA Euro 2016 Final to win their first European title.Men's association football team
History
2012 - The Episcopal Church USA allows same-sex marriage.Anglican denomination
History
2011 - Russian cruise ship Bulgaria sinks in the Volga River near Syukeyevo, Tatarstan, causing 122 deaths.Russian cruise ship
History
2011 - Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print.UK media scandal
History
2008 - Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations tribunal.Macedonian politician (born 1960)
History
2007 - Erden Eruç begins the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.Turkish adventurer (born 1961)
History
2007 - The Pakistani military storms the Lal Masjid mosque in Islamabad, which had been seized by Islamist militants.2007 armed confrontation in Pakistan
Notable births
Born
2024 - Moo Deng, Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamusThai pygmy hippopotamus (born 2024)
Born
2002 - Reece Walsh, Australian rugby league playerAustralia international rugby league footballer
Born
1999 - San, South Korean singer and dancerSouth Korean singer and dancer (born 1999)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Derryn Hinch, New Zealand-born Australian radio and television host (born 1944)Australian media personality and politician (1944–2026)
Died
2025 - David Gergen, American political consultant (born 1942)American political consultant and presidential advisor (1942–2025)
Died
2024 - Joe Engle, American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1932)American astronaut (1932–2024)
Died
2024 - Alex Janvier, Native American artist (born 1935)Canadian First Nations artist (1935–2024)
Died
2024 - Dave Loggins, American musician (born 1947)American musician (1947–2024)
Died
2022 - Maurice Boucher, Canadian outlaw biker (born 1953)Canadian outlaw biker and gangster (1953–2022)
Died
2020 - Lara van Ruijven, Dutch short track speed skater (born 1992)Dutch short track speed skater (1992–2020)
Died
2020 - Jack Charlton, English footballer and manager (born 1935)English footballer and manager (1935–2020)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
53.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 21.9 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
18.00 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Moon zodiac
Aries
23.35 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.