What are the important events that happened on November 10? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

November 10: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 10 is the 315^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 51 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 28, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,731,196,800 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectadecapentagon’ day.

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 80 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,342 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

November 10 Historical Events

• 1520 –
  Danish King Christian II executes dozens of people in the Stockholm Bloodbath after a successful invasion of Sweden.
• 1619 –
  René Descartes has the dreams that inspire his Meditations on First Philosophy.
• 1766 –
  The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen’s College (later renamed Rutgers University).
• 1821 –
  Cry of Independence by Rufina Alfaro at La Villa de Los Santos, Panama setting into motion a revolt which lead to Panama’s independence from Spain and to it immediately becoming part of Colombia
• 1919 –
  The first national convention of the American Legion is held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ending on November 12.
• 1942 –
  World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan’s agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.
• 1954 –
  U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington National Cemetery.
• 1984 –
  The first Breeders’ Cup takes place at Hollywood Park Racetrack.
• 1989 –
  Longtime leader of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov.
• 2007 –
  ¿Por qué no te callas? incident between King Juan Carlos of Spain and Venezuela’s president Hugo Chávez.

Who were born on November 10?

• 1480 –
  Bridget of York, English princess and nun (d. 1517)
• 1577 –
  Jacob Cats, Dutch poet, jurist and politician (d. 1660)
• 1920 –
  Rafael del Pino, Spanish entrepreneur (d. 2008)
• 1933 –
  Ronald Evans, American astronaut (d. 1990)
• 1935 –
  Bernard Babior, American biochemist
• 1949 –
  Ann Reinking, American dancer
• 1950 –
  Debra Hill, American screenwriter and film producer (d. 2005)
• 1972 –
  Shawn Green, American baseball player
• 1978 –
  Drew McConnell, Irish musician (Babyshambles)
• 1980 –
  Donté Stallworth, American football player

Who died on November 10?

• 627 –
  Justus, Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1673 –
  Michael of Poland (b. 1640)
• 1772 –
  Pedro Antonio Joaquim Correa da Serra Garção, Portuguese poet (b. 1724)
• 1865 –
  Henry Wirz, Swiss-born American POW commandant (b. 1823)
• 1964 –
  Jimmie Dodd, American actor (b. 1910)
• 1998 –
  Mary Millar, English actress (b. 1936)
• 2000 –
  Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Frech statesman (b. 1915)
• 2004 –
  Katy de la Cruz, Filipino singer (b. 1907)
• 2007 –
  Augustus F. Hawkins, American politician and civil rights figure (b. 1907)
• 2008 –
  Miriam Makeba, South African singer and anti-apartheid activist (b. 1932)