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On June 10, 671: Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu.

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Featured moment · 671

Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu.

Emperor Tenji , known first as Prince Katsuragi and later as Prince Naka no Ōe until his accession, was the 38th emperor of Japan who reigned from 668 to 671. He was the son of Emperor Jomei and Empress Kōgyoku, and his children included Empress Jitō, Empress Genmei, and Emperor Kōbun.

People

Born on June 10

Julien Alfred 2001– Saint Lucian sprinter (born 2001)
Rafael Leão 1999– Portuguese footballer (born 1999)
Blanche 1999– Belgian singer and songwriter
Ryan Papenhuyzen 1998– Australian rugby league footballer
Cheung Ka-long 1997– Hong Kong professional fencer (born 1997)
Wen Junhui 1996– South Korean-based Chinese singer and actor (born 1996)
Kate Upton 1992– American model and actress (born 1992)
Alexa Scimeca Knierim 1991– American pair skater (born 1991)
David Miller 1989– South African cricketer (born 1989)
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Mustapha Carayol 1989– Gambian footballer (born 1988)
Alexandra Stan 1989– Romanian singer (born 1989)
Jeff Teague 1988– American basketball player (born 1988)
Martin Harnik 1987– Footballer (born 1987)
Amobi Okoye 1987– Nigerian-born American football player (born 1987)
Al Alburquerque 1986– Dominican baseball player (born 1986)
Marco Andreolli 1986– Italian footballer (born 1986)
Richard Chambers 1985– British rower (born 1985)
Celina Jade 1985– Hong Kong and American actor

People

Died on June 10

Suchinda Kraprayoon Prime Minister of Thailand in 1992
Victims in the 2024 Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash: Vice President of Malawi (2014–2019, 2020–2024) Victims in the 2024 Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash: First Lady of Malawi from 1999 to 2004
Steele Hall Australian politician (1928–2024)
Ted Kaczynski American domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
Claudell Washington American baseball player (1954–2020)
Neal E. Boyd American opera singer (1975–2018)
Julia Perez Indonesian actress and singer (1980–2017)
Christina Grimmie American singer and YouTuber (1994–2016)
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Gordie Howe Canadian ice hockey player (1928–2016)
Robert Chartoff American producer
Wolfgang Jeschke German author (1936–2015)
Marcello Alencar Brazilian politician & lawyer (1925–2014)
Gary Gilmour Australian cricketer (1951–2014)
Robert M. Grant American theologian and scholar (1917–2014)
Jack Lee American politician (1920–2014)
Doug Bailey American political consultant (born 1933)
Enrique Orizaola Spanish football player and coach (1922–2013)

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Every June 10 on record

  1. 671 Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu.

    Emperor of Japan from 661 to 672

    Emperor Tenji , known first as Prince Katsuragi and later as Prince Naka no Ōe until his accession, was the 38th emperor of Japan who reigned from 668 to 671. He was the son of Emperor Jomei and Empress Kōgyoku, and his children included Empress Jitō, Empress Genmei, and Emperor Kōbun.

  2. 1190 Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the river Saleph while leading an army to Jerusalem.

    1189–1192 attempted re-conquest of the Holy Land

    The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt led by King Philip II of France, King Richard I of England, and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187. For this reason, the Third Crusade is also known as the Kings' Crusade.

  3. 1225 Pope Honorius III issues the bull Vineae Domini custodes in which he approves the mission of Dominican friars to Morocco.

    Head of the Catholic Church from 1216 to 1227

    Pope Honorius III, born Cencio Savelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 July 1216 to his death. A canon at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, he came to hold a number of important administrative positions, including that of Camerlengo. In 1197, he became tutor to the young Frederick II.

  4. 1329 The Battle of Pelekanon is the last attempt of the Byzantine Empire to retain its cities in Asia Minor.

    1329 battle of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars

    The Battle of Pelekanon, also known by its Latinised form Battle of Pelecanum, occurred on June 10–11, 1329 between an expeditionary force by the Byzantines led by Andronikos IIl and an Ottoman army led by Orhan I. The Byzantine army was defeated, with no further attempt made at relieving the cities in Anatolia under Ottoman siege.

  5. 1358 Battle of Mello: The peasant forces of the Jacquerie are crushed by the army of the French nobility.

    Battle during the Hundred Years' War

    The Battle of Mello was the decisive and largest engagement of the Peasant Jacquerie of 1358, a rebellion of peasants in the Beauvais region of France, a major upheaval in this region at the height of the Hundred Years' War with England. The battle was fought at almost the same time as another major battle fought at Meaux, where the Jacquerie rebels joined the Parisian militia in assaulting a royal stronghold.

  6. 1523 Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as the city will not recognise him as the successor of Christian II of Denmark.
  7. 1539 Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.
  8. 1596 Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island.
  9. 1619 Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt.
  10. 1624 Signing of the Treaty of Compiègne between France and the Netherlands.
  11. 1692 Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries".
  12. 1719 Jacobite risings: Battle of Glen Shiel.
  13. 1782 King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned.
  14. 1786 A landslide dam on the Dadu River created by an earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China.
  15. 1793 The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later, it becomes the first public zoo.
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  1. 1793 French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship.
  2. 1805 First Barbary War: Yusuf Karamanli signs a treaty ending the hostilities between Tripolitania and the United States.
  3. 1829 The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London.
  4. 1838 Myall Creek massacre: Twenty-eight Aboriginal Australians are murdered.
  5. 1854 The United States Naval Academy graduates its first class of students.
  6. 1861 American Civil War: Battle of Big Bethel: Confederate troops under John B. Magruder defeat a much larger Union force led by General Ebenezer W. Pierce in Virginia.
  7. 1863 During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
  8. 1864 American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.
  9. 1868 Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
  10. 1871 Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
  11. 1878 League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
  12. 1886 Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17 km (11 mi) long fissure across the mountain peak.
  13. 1898 Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
  14. 1916 The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca.
  15. 1918 The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel.

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