On 10th July 1509,
John Calvin, French theologian was Born at Noyon, France.
On 10th July 1871,
Marcel Proust, French writer was born.
On 10th July 1875,
Mary McLeod Bethune, an African American educator who was active in national Black affairs and a special adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was born in Mayesville, South Carolina
On 10th July 1922,
Jake LaMotta, American boxer was born.
On 10th July 1943,
Arthur Ashe, American tennis player was born.
On 10th July 1962,
Telstar 1, the first communications satellite to transmit live television signals and telephone conversations across the Atlantic Ocean, was launched this day in 1962, inaugurating a new age in electronic communications.
On 10th July 1965,
British rock band the Rolling Stones topped U.S. charts for the first time with the single (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.
On 10th July 1972,
Sofía Vergara, Colombian American actress was born
On 10th July 1985,
The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was sunk by two bomb explosions while berthed in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand; it was later revealed that French intelligence agents had planted the explosives.
On 10th July 2015,
Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, who garnered international acclaim for his roles in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965), died at the age of 83.
On 10th July 2019,
German automaker Volkswagen ended production of the Beetle, the first model of which had been introduced in 1938.
