On this day: 10 October

Selected events and births on 10 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1760 – In a treaty with Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname gained territorial autonomy. Read more: Ndyuka people
• 1846 – English astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune. Read more: William Lassell Triton (moon) Moons of Neptune
• 1903 – Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union, a militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. Read more: Emmeline Pankhurst Women's Social and Political Union Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom
• 1973 – U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasion. Read more: Spiro Agnew Tax noncompliance
• 1992 – After 20 years of construction, Vidyasagar Setu, the longest cable-stayed bridge in India, opened, joining Kolkata and Howrah. Read more: Vidyasagar Setu Cable-stayed bridge Kolkata

Born on this day

• 1936 – Gerhard Ertl, German physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Gerhard Ertl Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• 1946 – Naoto Kan, Japanese lawyer and politician, 61st Prime Minister of Japan Read more: Naoto Kan Prime Minister of Japan
• 1956 – Taur Matan Ruak, East Timorese politician, 3rd President of East Timor Read more: Taur Matan Ruak President of Timor-Leste
• 1959 – Bill Rammell, English academic and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces Read more: Bill Rammell Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
• 1967 – Gavin Newsom, American businessman and politician, 40th and current Governor of California Read more: Gavin Newsom Governor of California
• 1981 – Una Healy, Irish singer-songwriter, member of The Saturdays Read more: Una Healy The Saturdays
• 1994 – Bae Suzy, South Korean singer, actress and model Read more: Bae Suzy
• 1994 – Mike Tobey, American-Slovenian basketball player Read more: Mike Tobey
• 1995 – Brenko Lee, Australian-Tongan rugby league player Read more: Brenko Lee
• 1995 – Courtland Sutton, American football player Read more: Courtland Sutton
• 1996 – Sami Niku, Finnish ice hockey player Read more: Sami Niku
• 2002 – Josh Giddey, Australian basketball player Read more: Josh Giddey

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / October 10 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.