What is October 10?
{{calendar}} {{day}} == Events == === Up to 1900 === * [[19]] &ndash; Roman general [[Germanicus]] dies under mysterious circumstances in [[Antioch]] in present–day [[Turkey]]. It is believed that he was [[poison]]ed on the orders of Emperor [[Tiberius]]. * [[680]] &ndash; [[Battle of Karbala]]: [[Shia Imam]] [[Husayn bin Ali]], the grandson of the Prophet [[Muhammad]], was [[decapitation|decapitated]] by forces under [[Caliph]] [[Yazid I]]. This is commemorated by [[Shi'a Islam|Shi'a]] [[Muslim]]s as [[Aashurah]]. * [[732]] &ndash; [[Battle of Tours]]: Near [[Poitiers]], [[France]], leader of the [[Franks]] [[Charles Martel]] and his men, defeat a large army of [[Moors]], stopping the [[Muslim]]s from spreading into [[Western Europe]]. The governor of [[Córdoba, Spain|Cordoba]], [[Abd-ar-Rahman]], is killed during the battle. * [[1471]] &ndash; [[Battle of Brunkeberg]] in [[Stockholm]]: [[Sten Sture the Elder]], the [[Regent]] of [[Sweden]], with help of [[farmer]]s and [[:wikt:miner|miner]]s, repels an attack by [[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I]], [[King of Denmark]]. * [[1575]] &ndash; [[Battle of Dormans]]: [[Catholic]] forces under Duke [[Henry of Guise]] defeated the [[Protestants]], capturing [[Philippe de Mornay]] among others. * [[1582]] &ndash; Due to the implementation of the [[Gregorian calendar]] this day does not exist in this year in [[Italy]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]] and [[Spain]]. * [[1631]] &ndash; [[Thirty Years' War]]: A [[Saxony|Saxon]] army takes over [[Prague]]. * [[1760]] &ndash; In a [[treaty]] with the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of [[Suriname]], descended from escaped [[slave]]s, gain extra freedom. * [[1780]] &ndash; The [[Great Hurricane of 1780]] kills 20,000–30,000 in the [[Caribbean]]. * [[1798]] &ndash; British troops occupy [[Menorca]]. * [[1845]] &ndash; In [[Annapolis, Maryland]], the Naval School (later renamed the [[United States Naval Academy]]) opens with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors. * [[1846]] &ndash; [[Neptune]]'s [[