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On April 10, 238: During the year of Six Emperors, forces of Gordian I and Gordian II are defeated by those of Maximinus Thrax in the battle of Carthage.

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During the year of Six Emperors, forces of Gordian I and Gordian II are defeated by those of Maximinus Thrax in the battle of Carthage.

The Year of the Six Emperors was the year 238 CE, during which at least six different men made claims to be emperors of Rome. The events of the year were characteristic of the period dubbed the Crisis of the Third Century by later historians.

People

Born on April 10

Ismaël Gharbi 2004– Footballer (born 2004)
Savinho 2004– Brazilian footballer (born 2004)
Fidias Panayiotou 2000– Greek-Cypriot YouTuber and politician (born 2000)
Claire Wineland 1997– American activist and author (1997–2018)
Andreas Christensen 1996– Danish footballer (born 1996)
Siobhan Hunter 1994– Scottish footballer (born 1994)
Jack Buchanan 1992– Australian rugby league footballer
Chaz Mostert 1992– Australian racing driver (born 1992)
Daisy Ridley 1992– English actress (born 1992)
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Ben Amos 1990– English footballer (born 1990)
Andile Jali 1990– South African soccer player (born 1990)
Alex Pettyfer 1990– English actor and model (born 1990)
Charlie Culberson 1989– American baseball player (born 1989)
Chris Heston 1988– American baseball player (born 1988)
Kareem Jackson 1988– American football player (born 1988)
Haley Joel Osment 1988– American actor (born 1988)
Jan-Phillip Tadsen 1988– German politician (born 1988)
Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam 1987– Egyptian footballer (born 1987)

People

Died on April 10

Eliot Engel American politician (1947–2026)
Sid Krofft Canadian-American puppeteers and television producers
Browning Nagle American football player (1968–2026)
Leo Beenhakker Dutch football coach (1942–2025)
Ted Kotcheff Canadian film and television director (1931–2025)
Peter Lovesey British writer (1936–2025)
O. J. Simpson American football player and actor (1947–2024)
Al Jaffee American cartoonist (1921–2023)
Howard Marks Welsh author and drug smuggler (1945–2016)
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Richie Benaud Australian cricketer and commentator (1930–2015)
Rose Francine Rogombé Gabonese politician (1942–2015)
Peter Walsh Australian politician
Robert Edwards English physiologist (1925–2013)
Gordon Thomas British cyclist
Raymond Aubrac Member of the French Resistance in World War II (1914–2012)
Barbara Buchholz German composer and theremin player
Lili Chookasian Opera singer
Luis Aponte Martínez Puerto Rican Catholic cardinal

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Every April 10 on record

  1. 238 During the year of Six Emperors, forces of Gordian I and Gordian II are defeated by those of Maximinus Thrax in the battle of Carthage.

    Year with six claimants as Emperor of Rome (238 CE)

    The Year of the Six Emperors was the year 238 CE, during which at least six different men made claims to be emperors of Rome. The events of the year were characteristic of the period dubbed the Crisis of the Third Century by later historians.

  2. 428 Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople.

    Archbishop of Constantinople from c. 428 to 431

    Nestorius of Constantinople was an early Christian prelate who served as Archbishop of Constantinople from 10 April 428 to 11 July 431. He was a Christian theologian from the Catechetical School of Antioch, and several of his teachings in the fields of Christology and Mariology were seen as controversial and heretical, causing major disputes. In 431, he was condemned and deposed from his see by the Council of Ephesus, presided over by his archrival Cyril of Alexandria, but the counter-council led by John I of Antioch vindicated him and deposed Cyril in return.

  3. 837 Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).

    Periodic comet

    Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing roughly every 75–76 years, though with the majority of recorded apparitions occurring after 75–77 years. It last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061. Officially designated 1P/Halley, it is also commonly called Comet Halley, or sometimes simply Halley.

  4. 847 Election of Pope Leo IV following the death of Pope Sergius II.

    Head of the Catholic Church from 847 to 855

    Pope Leo IV was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death in 855. He is remembered for repairing Roman churches that had been damaged during the Arab raid against Rome, and for building the Leonine Wall around Vatican Hill to protect the city. Pope Leo organized a league of Italian cities who fought and won the sea Battle of Ostia against the Saracens.

  5. 1407 Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama visits the Ming dynasty capital at Nanjing and is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma".

    Karmapa of Kagyu Tibetan Buddhism (1384–1415)

    The 5th Karmapa, Deshin Shekpa (1384–1415),, was the 5th Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu, a subschool of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. Deshin Shekpa was born in Nyang Dam in the south of Tibet. According to the lineage, he said after being born: "I am the Karmapa.

  6. 1500 Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
  7. 1545 The settlement of Villa Imperial de Carlos V (now the city of Potosí) in Bolivia is founded after the discovery of huge silver deposits in the area.
  8. 1606 The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
  9. 1710 The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
  10. 1717 Robert Walpole resigns from the British government, commencing the Whig Split which lasts until 1720.
  11. 1724 Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66, his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig.
  12. 1741 War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
  13. 1796 War of the First Coalition: A surprise Austrian attack at the Battle of Voltri marks the beginning of the Italian Campaign, the decisive campaign under Napoleon Bonaparte that will end the war a year later.
  14. 1809 Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria.
  15. 1814 Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington attack Toulouse held by Marshall Soult, driving out the French after fierce fighting.
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  1. 1815 The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years.
  2. 1816 The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.
  3. 1821 Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.
  4. 1821 Greek War of Independence: the island of Psara joins the Greek struggle for independence.
  5. 1826 The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
  6. 1858 After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
  7. 1864 Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico.
  8. 1865 American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
  9. 1866 The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
  10. 1868 At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
  11. 1872 The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
  12. 1887 On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
  13. 1896 Summer Olympics: The Olympic marathon is run ending with the victory of Greek athlete Spyridon Louis.
  14. 1900 British suffer a sharp defeat by the Boers south of Brandfort. Six hundred British troops are killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoner.
  15. 1912 RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, UK, on her maiden and only voyage.

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