On this day: 10 April

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

Events

• 1724 – Bach led the first performance of his cantata Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig. Read more: Johann Sebastian Bach Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66
• 1858 – Big Ben, the bell in the Palace of Westminster's clock tower in London, was cast after the original bell cracked during testing. Read more: Big Ben Palace of Westminster Casting
• 1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded in New York City by Henry Bergh. Read more: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Henry Bergh
• 1925 – The Great Gatsby (cover pictured), a novel by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published by Scribner's. Read more: The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald Charles Scribner's Sons
• 1970 – In the midst of business disagreements with his bandmates, Paul McCartney announced his departure from the Beatles. Read more: Paul McCartney The Beatles
• 2009 – Fijian President Ratu Josefa Iloilo announced that he had suspended the constitution and assumed all governance in the country after it was ruled that the government of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was illegal. Read more: Josefa Iloilo 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis 1997 Constitution of Fiji
• 2019 – Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project released the first image of the black hole at the center of the galaxy M87. Read more: Event Horizon Telescope Black hole Messier 87

Born on this day

• 1930 – Dolores Huerta, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers Read more: Dolores Huerta United Farm Workers
• 1957 – Aliko Dangote, Nigerian businessman, founded Dangote Group Read more: Aliko Dangote Dangote Group
• 1960 – Steve Bisciotti, American businessman, co-founded Allegis Group Read more: Steve Bisciotti Allegis Group
• 1963 – Doris Leuthard, Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd President of the Swiss Confederation Read more: Doris Leuthard List of presidents of the Swiss Confederation
• 1972 – Priit Kasesalu, Estonian computer programmer, co-created Skype Read more: Priit Kasesalu Skype
• 1992 – Jack Buchanan, Australian rugby league player Read more: Jack Buchanan (rugby league)
• 1992 – Chaz Mostert, Australian racing driver Read more: Chaz Mostert
• 1992 – Daisy Ridley, English actress Read more: Daisy Ridley
• 1994 – Siobhan Hunter, Scottish footballer Read more: Siobhan Hunter
• 1996 – Andreas Christensen, Danish footballer Read more: Andreas Christensen
• 2004 – Ismaël Gharbi, French-Spanish footballer Read more: Ismaël Gharbi
• 2004 – Savinho, Brazilian footballer Read more: Sávio (footballer, born 2004)

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / April 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.