EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
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TODAY IN HISTORY
April 10
Friday, April 10, 2026
Day 99 of 2026 | Week 15 | 260 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
A mass shooting occurs at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded.
The Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu, kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for seventh day of Bhadrakali worship.
An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, impacting India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan.
Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries.
President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.
The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.
Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140.
A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.
The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.
Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands was elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American actor and comedian (MADtv
Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Edmonton Oilers)
Canadian ice hockey goaltender (NY Rangers)
American football defensive end (KC Chiefs
Burkina Faso architect (Gando Primary School)
American funk metal drummer (Primus-Pork soda)
American guitarist (David Letterman)
Dutch tennis star (semi 1996 Aust doubles)
Swiss politician
American football NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
American singer-songwriter
American baseball outfielder (Baltimore Orioles)
American heavy metal guitarist (Ratt)
American short track skater (Olympic gold 1994)
American NFL wide receiver
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