On this day: 10 July

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

Events

• 1372 – The Treaty of Tagilde was signed between Ferdinand I of Portugal and representatives of John of Gaunt of England, marking the beginning of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, which remains in effect today. Read more: Treaty of Tagilde Ferdinand I of Portugal John of Gaunt
• 1553 – Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed the successor to King Edward VI of England, beginning her disputed reign as the "Nine Days' Queen". Read more: Lady Jane Grey Edward VI
• 1913 – The air temperature in Furnace Creek, California, reached 134 °F (56.7 °C), recognized by the World Meteorological Organization as the highest recorded on Earth. Read more: Furnace Creek, California World Meteorological Organization Highest temperature recorded on Earth
• 1966 – Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally in support of the Chicago Freedom Movement, one of the most ambitious civil-rights campaigns in the northern United States. Read more: Martin Luther King Jr. Chicago Freedom Movement Civil rights movement
• 1999 – The United States defeated China in the final match of the third FIFA Women's World Cup, setting records in both attendance and television ratings for women's sports. Read more: United States women's national soccer team China women's national football team 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final
• 2006 – Typhoon Ewiniar made landfall in South Korea, causing damages across the country amounting to 2.06 trillion won (US$1.4 billion). Read more: Typhoon Ewiniar (2006) South Korean won

Born on this day

• 1925 – Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian physician and politician, 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia Read more: Mahathir Mohamad Prime Minister of Malaysia
• 1936 – Herbert Boyer, American businessman, co-founded Genentech Read more: Herbert Boyer Genentech
• 1950 – Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of Greece, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior Read more: Prokopis Pavlopoulos President of Greece Ministry of the Interior (Greece)
• 1950 – Tony Baldry, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, British Minister of State for Agriculture Read more: Tony Baldry Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (United Kingdom)
• 1957 – Tô Lâm, Vietnamese politician, currently serving as General Secretary and President of Vietnam Read more: Tô Lâm General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam President of Vietnam
• 1994 – Chae Soo-bin, South Korean actress Read more: Chae Soo-bin
• 1999 – April Ivy, Portuguese composer and singer Read more: April Ivy
• 1999 – San, South Korean singer and dancer Read more: San (singer)
• 2001 – Isabela Merced, American actress Read more: Isabela Merced
• 2002 – Reece Walsh, Australian rugby league player Read more: Reece Walsh
• 2007 – Mason Thames, American actor Read more: Mason Thames
• 2024 – Moo Deng, Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus Read more: Moo Deng Pygmy hippopotamus

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / July 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.