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On this day: 10 July

142 things happened on 10 July, from AD 138 to 2020. UK stories come first, then the rest of the world.

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In the UK 9

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

Around the world 35

AD 988 1,038 years ago

The Norse King Glúniairn recognises Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, High King of Ireland, and agrees to pay taxes and accept Brehon Law; the event is considered to be the founding of the city of Dublin.

Kings & queens Find out more: Glúniairn (Wikipedia)
1995 31 years ago

The NIOSH air filtration ratings update with the enactment of 42 CFR 84, previously published in the Federal Register. The new regulation includes rules governing the new N95 respirator standard.

Find out more: NIOSH air filtration rating (Wikipedia)
1997 29 years ago

In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.

Science & discovery Find out more: DNA (Wikipedia)

Quick quiz

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  1. In which year did this happen: “English Civil War: The Parliamentarians destroyed the last Royalist field army”?

    1. 1553
    2. 1645
    3. 1723
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    B: 1645. 1645 — that’s 381 years ago. Find it on the page

  2. In which year did this happen: “Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed the successor to King Edward VI of England”?

    1. 1451
    2. 1973
    3. 1553
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    C: 1553. 1553 — that’s 473 years ago. Find it on the page

  3. Which of these happened first?

    1. Irish War of Independence: One day after a truce was agreed between the Irish
    2. English Civil War: The Parliamentarians destroyed the last Royalist field army
    3. Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed the successor to King Edward VI of England
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    C: Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed the successor to King Edward VI of England. 1921: Irish War of Independence: One day after a truce was agreed between the Irish · 1645: English Civil War: The Parliamentarians destroyed the last Royalist field army · 1553: Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed the successor to King Edward VI of England Find it on the page

  4. “Irish War of Independence: One day after a truce was agreed between the Irish” happened in 1921. How many years ago was that?

    1. 115 years
    2. 105 years
    3. 95 years
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    B: 105 years. 2026 − 1921 = 105. Find it on the page

Born on this day 35

Famous people whose birthday is 10 July.

Remembering 18

Well-known people who died on 10 July.

Special days 8

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

For older readers 37 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 “July 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.