October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). There are 82 days remaining.
Births:
- 1813: Giuseppe Verdi (composer)
- 1901: Alberto Giacometti (sculptor)
- 1917: Thelonius Monk (jazz pianist)
- 1930: Harold Pinter (playwright]]
- 1955: David Lee Roth (singer)
- 1963: Rebecca Pidgeon (actress)
- 1969: Brett Favre (Green Bay Packers starting quarterback)
Deaths:
- 1459: Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini (humanist)
- 1985: Yul Brynner (actor)
- 1985: Orson Welles (director, actor)
Events:
- 1911: The birthday of the Republic of China (see also Taiwan, Nationalist Chinese government. Compare to Peoples Republic of China.)
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
October 9 - October 11 - September 10 - November 10 - more historical anniversaries