June 10 in History
June 10 is the birthday of Julien Alfred (2001) and the anniversary of the death of Bharathiraja (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for June 10, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Emperor Uda of Japan was born in 867, while Julia Drusilla, Roman sister of Caligula died in AD 38.
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Famous people born on June 10
Famous people who died on June 10
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Robert M. Grant (theologian) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American theologian and scholar (1917–2014)
What happened on June 10
- 2025
Eleven people are killed, including the perpetrator, and eleven others are injured, in a mass shooting at a secondary school in Graz, Austria.
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A plane crash in Malawi leaves 10 people dead, including the country's Vice President Saulos Chilima.
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The Opportunity rover sends its last message back to Earth. The mission was finally declared over on February 13, 2019.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2009
Eighty-eight year-old James Wenneker von Brunn opens fire inside the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and fatally shoots Museum Special Police Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns. Other security guards returned fire, wounding von Brunn, who was apprehended.
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Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2003
The Spirit rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2002
The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2001
Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1999
Kosovo War: NATO suspends its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.
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Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.
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Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1994
China conducts a nuclear test for DF-31 warhead at Area C (Beishan), Lop Nur, its prominence being due to the Cox Report.
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Eleven-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard is kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she would remain a captive until 2009.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1990
British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be partially sucked from the cockpit. There are no fatalities.
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June Democratic Struggle: The June Democratic Struggle starts in South Korea, and people protest against the government.
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Editor's picks
Born on June 10
- 867 — Emperor Uda of Japan (died 931)
- 940 — Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani, Persian mathematician and astronomer (died 998)
- 1213 — Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi, Persian poet and philosopher (died 1289)
Died on June 10
- AD 38 — Julia Drusilla, Roman sister of Caligula (born 16 AD)
- 223 — Liu Bei, Chinese emperor (born 161)
- 779 — Emperor Daizong of Tang (born 727)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for June 10
Quick answers
Who was born on June 10? Julien Alfred (2001), Rafael Leão (1999), Blanche (singer) (1999).
Who died on June 10? Bharathiraja (2026), Suchinda Kraprayoon (2025), Saulos Chilima (2024).
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