A Day in the Past

On this day: 10 June

140 things happened on 10 June, from AD 38 to 2018. UK stories come first, then the rest of the world.

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In the UK 7

UK history first: stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Around the world 39

1878 148 years ago

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.

Find out more: League of Prizren (Wikipedia)
1994 32 years ago

China conducts a nuclear test for DF-31 warhead at Area C (Beishan), Lop Nur, its prominence being due to the Cox Report.

Find out more: DF-31 (Wikipedia)

Quick quiz

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  1. In which year did this happen: “Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin”?

    1. 1968
    2. 1832
    3. 1996
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    C: 1996. 1996 — that’s 30 years ago. Find it on the page

  2. In which year did this happen: “Tatwine was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury”?

    1. AD 731
    2. 1923
    3. 1832
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    A: AD 731. AD 731 — that’s 1,295 years ago. Find it on the page

  3. Which of these happened first?

    1. Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin
    2. The Royal New Zealand Navy adopted a unique white ensign, to distinguish its
    3. Tatwine was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury
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    C: Tatwine was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. 1996: Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin · 1968: The Royal New Zealand Navy adopted a unique white ensign, to distinguish its · AD 731: Tatwine was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury Find it on the page

  4. “The Royal New Zealand Navy adopted a unique white ensign, to distinguish its” happened in 1968. How many years ago was that?

    1. 48 years
    2. 68 years
    3. 58 years
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    C: 58 years. 2026 − 1968 = 58. Find it on the page

Born on this day 34

Famous people whose birthday is 10 June.

Remembering 20

Well-known people who died on 10 June.

Special days 10

Festivals, holidays and saints’ days celebrated on 10 June somewhere in the world.

For older readers 30 Show stories about war, disasters, crime and other difficult history

Content note: these entries mention things like war, violence, deaths, disasters or crime. They are part of history, but they can be upsetting. Grown-ups and teachers: you may want to read them first. They come straight from Wikipedia and have not been rewritten for children.

Where these facts come from

Stories with a heading have been written for young readers by A Day in the Past, using the linked articles as sources. Other entries show text from Wikipedia’s “June 10” page and its “On this day” feed, written by Wikipedia contributors and shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Each “Read more” link goes to the article an entry is based on. Photos are credited under each picture. Spotted a mistake? Please tell us.