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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

1
2023

A mass shooting occurs at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded.

2
2016

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.

3
2016

An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, impacting India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan.

4
2010

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.

5
2009

President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.

6
1998

The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.

7
1991

Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140.

8
1991

A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.

9
1988

The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.

10
1981

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

1968 Orlando Jones

American actor and comedian (MADtv

1967 Donald Dufresne

Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Edmonton Oilers)

1967 Kay Whitmore Jr.

Canadian ice hockey goaltender (NY Rangers)

1966 Neil Smith

American football defensive end (KC Chiefs

1965 Diébédo Francis Kéré

Burkina Faso architect (Gando Primary School)

1965 Tim Alexander

American funk metal drummer (Primus-Pork soda)

1964 Felicia Collins

American guitarist (David Letterman)

1964 Manon Bollegraf

Dutch tennis star (semi 1996 Aust doubles)

1963 Doris Leuthard

Swiss politician

1963 Kirk Lowdermilk

American football NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)

1963 Mark Oliver Everett

American singer-songwriter

1963 Mike Devereaux

American baseball outfielder (Baltimore Orioles)

1963 Warren DeMartini

American heavy metal guitarist (Ratt)

1962 Cathy Turner

American short track skater (Olympic gold 1994)

1962 Steve Tasker

American NFL wide receiver

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