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June 10

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North African campaign

86 years ago

Born this day

1922

Judy Garland

Would be 104

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Oldest record

1086th

Abu al-Wafa Buzjani

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AD 940 · 1086 yrs

Abu al-Wafa Buzjani

Abū al-Wafāʾ Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Ismāʿīl ibn al-ʿAbbās al-Būzjānī (Persian: ابو الوفاء بوژگانی, Arabic: ابو الوفاء بوزجانی; 10 June 940 – 15 July 998) was a Persian mathematician and astronomer who worked in Baghdad.

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ScienceDied aged 58

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1688 · 338 yrs

James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales

James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766), also known as the Old Pretender and the Chevalier de St. George, was the senior House of Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1701 until his death in 1766.

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Notable PeopleDied aged 77

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1819 · 207 yrs

Gustave Courbet

Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet (UK: KOOR-bay; US: koor-BAY; French:; 10 June 1819 – 31 December 1877) was a French painter who led the Realism movement in 19th-century French painting.

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ArtDied aged 58

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1832 · 194 yrs

Nicolaus Otto

Nicolaus August Otto (German pronunciation:; 10 June 1832 – 26 January 1891) was a German engineer who successfully developed the compressed charge internal combustion engine which ran on petroleum gas and led to the modern internal combustion engine.

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TechnologyDied aged 58

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1880 · 146 yrs

André Derain

André Derain (French:; 17 June 1880 – 8 September 1954) was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder, with Henri Matisse, of Fauvism. His paintings of 1905–1906 are characterized by riotous colourism in the Fauve style.

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1893 · 133 yrs

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar.

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MusicWould be 133

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1897 · 129 yrs

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (Russian: Татьяна Николаевна; romanized: Tatiana Nikolaevna) (10 June 1897 – 17 July 1918) was the second child of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. She was born at Peterhof Palace, near Saint Petersburg.

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1909 · 117 yrs

Hideo Sakai

Hideo Sakai (堺井秀雄, Sakai Hideo; June 10, 1909 – June 3, 1996) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

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1915 · 111 yrs

Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow (born Solomon Bellows; June 10, 1915 – April 5, 2005) was an American writer. For his literary work, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the 1976 Nobel Prize in Literature, and the National Medal of Arts.

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1921 · 105 yrs

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II and served as consort of the British monarch from her accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal…

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1922 · 104 yrs

Judy Garland

Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, and vaudevillian whose career spanned four decades. She is known for her artistic range and strong contralto voice, working in a variety of genres including musicals, comedies, and dramas.

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MusicWould be 104

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1928 · 98 yrs

Maurice Sendak

Maurice Bernard Sendak (June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. Born to Polish-Jewish parents, his childhood was impacted by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust.

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Famous deaths14

1836 · 190 yrs

André-Marie Ampère

André-Marie Ampère (20 January 1775 – 10 June 1836) was a French physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as electrodynamics. He made also important contributions in chemistry and philosophy.

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ScienceDied aged 61

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1858 · 168 yrs

Robert Brown

Robert Brown (21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist and paleobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope.

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ScienceDied aged 84

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1923 · 103 yrs

Pierre Loti

Pierre Loti (French:; pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud; 14 January 1850 – 10 June 1923) was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories.

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LiteratureDied aged 73

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1926 · 100 yrs

Antoni Gaudí

Antoni Gaudí i Cornet ( gow-DEE, GOW-dee; Catalan:; 25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect and designer, widely known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernisme. Gaudí's works have a sui generis style, with most located in Barcelona, including his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família church.

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ArtDied aged 73

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1934 · 92 yrs

Lev Vygotsky

Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky (Russian: Лев Семёнович Выготский, IPA:; Belarusian: Леў Сямёнавіч Выгоцкі; 17 November 1896 – June 11, 1934) was a Russian and Soviet psychologist, best known for his work on psychological development in children and creating the framework known as cultural-historical activity theory.

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1940 · 86 yrs

Marcus Garvey

Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist.

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1949 · 77 yrs

Sigrid Undset

Sigrid Undset (Norwegian pronunciation:; 20 May 1882 – 10 June 1949) was a Danish-born Norwegian novelist. She was awarded the 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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LiteratureWould be 144

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1967 · 59 yrs

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility.

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FilmWould be 126

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1982 · 44 yrs

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder (German:; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, dramatist and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement.

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2000 · 26 yrs

Hafez al-Assad

Hafez al-Assad (6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was a Syrian politician and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000.

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2004 · 22 yrs

Ray Charles

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius".

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MusicWould be 96

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2008 · 18 yrs

Chingiz Aĭtmatov

Chinghiz Torekulovich Aitmatov (12 December 1928 – 10 June 2008) was a Kyrgyz author who wrote mainly in Russian, but also in Kyrgyz. He is one of the best-known figures in Kyrgyz literature.

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Events5

1934 · 92 yrs

1934 FIFA World Cup Final

The 1934 FIFA World Cup final was the second edition of the football quadrennial tournament match contested by the men's national teams of FIFA to determine the 1934 FIFA World Cup champions: Italy and Czechoslovakia. It took place on 10 June 1934 at the Stadio Nazionale PNF in Rome, Italy.

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Sports

1940 · 86 yrs

North African campaign

The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 11 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis powers.

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War

1940 · 86 yrs

Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II

The Mediterranean and Middle East theatre, also known as the Mediterranean Theater of War, and described as Mediterranean, South-East Europe, and North Africa 1939–1941 in Germany military history, was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War.

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War

2012 · 14 yrs

2012 Canadian Grand Prix

The 2012 Canadian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2012) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 10 June 2012 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 70-lap race was the seventh round of the 2012 Formula One season, and the first of two North American rounds.

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Sports

2023 · 3 yrs

2023 UEFA Champions League Final

The 2023 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, the 68th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA.

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