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10 May 2027
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
2017 - Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces, assisted by the U.S. military, captured the Tabqa Dam and surrounding countryside, completing the Battle of Tabqa.2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
Anniversary
2013 - One World Trade Center (pictured) in New York City, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, was topped out at a height of 1,776 feet (541 m).Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
Anniversary
2012 - Suicide bombers detonated two car bombs outside a military intelligence complex in Damascus, killing 55 people.Violent tactic resulting in the attacker's intentional death
Anniversary
2005 - Vladimir Arutyunian attempted to assassinate U.S. president George W. Bush and Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi using a hand grenade, which failed to detonate.Georgian attempted assassin and murderer (born 1978)
Anniversary
1997 - An earthquake registering 7.3 Mw struck near Qaen, Iran, killing at least 1,567 and leaving around 50,000 others homeless.Earthquake in Iran
Historical events
History
2024 - Start of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.Series of intense solar storms in 2024
History
2022 - Queen Elizabeth II misses the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years. It was the first time that a new session of Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge acting as Counsellors of State.Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
History
2017 - Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last footholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Al-Tabqah, bringing the Battle of Tabqa to an end.2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
History
2013 - One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
History
2012 - The Damascus bombings are carried out using a pair of car bombs detonated by suicide bombers outside a military intelligence complex in Damascus, Syria, killing 55 people.Car bombing outside a military intelligence complex
History
2005 - A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 20 m from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.Small explosive weapon that typically is thrown by hand
History
2002 - FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds.American double agent and spy (1944–2023)
History
1997 - The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province killing 1,567 people.Measure of earthquake size
History
1996 - A blizzard strikes Mount Everest, killing eight climbers by the next day.Earth's highest mountain
History
1994 - Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999
Notable births
Born
1997 - Brittany Broski, American comedian and singerAmerican comedic social media personality (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Nicolas Aubé-Kubel, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born
1996 - Tyus Jones, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
Born
1996 - Kateřina Siniaková, Czech tennis playerCzech tennis player (born 1996)
Born
1996 - Alex Tuch, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born
1995 - Andrew Anderson, American bowlerRight-handed American ten-pin bowler (born 1995)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Sam Rubin, American journalist (born 1960)American journalist (1960–2024)
Died
2024 - Jim Simons, American hedge fund manager, mathematician, and philanthropist (born 1938)American mathematician and billionaire (1938–2024)
Died
2022 - Bob Lanier, American professional basketball player (born 1948)American basketball player (1948–2022)
Died
2022 - Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician (born 1934)President of Ukraine from 1991 to 1994
Died
2021 - Pauline Tinsley, British soprano (born 1928)British opera singer (1928–2021)
Died
2020 - Betty Wright, American soul singer (born 1953)American singer (1953–2020)
Died
2019 - Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, Spanish politician and chemist (born 1951)Spanish politician
Died
2018 - David Goodall, Australian botanist and ecologist (born 1914)Botanist and ecologist
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 4.4 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
19.62 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Moon zodiac
Cancer
13.86 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.