On This Day October 10th

 OTD

October 10th is the two hundred-eighty-third day of the year, and there are 82 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

1492 – The crew of Christopher Columbus's ship, the Santa Maria, attempted a mutiny.

1780 – The Great Hurricane of 1780 killed 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.

1846 – Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, was discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.

1913 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggered the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.

1933 – A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.

1938 – Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland.

1957 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant.

1964 – The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first relayed live by satellites.

1973 – U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion.

 

Birthdays1599 – Étienne Moulinié, French composer and director (d. 1676)

1731 – Henry Cavendish, French-English chemist, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1810)

1900 – Helen Hayes, American actress (d. 1993)

1924 – Ed Wood, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter (d. 1978)

1946 – John Prine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)

1950 – Nora Roberts, American author

1954 – David Lee Roth, American singer-songwriter and producer

1965 – Toshi, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer

1974 – Dale Earnhardt Jr., American race car driver and actor

1990 – Geno Smith, American football player

 

 Holiday Spotlight

 Maha Saptami

India enthusiastically celebrates the 10-day Durga Puja festival. Maha Saptami, the seventh day, marks the beginning of the Festival. It is believed that the battle between Goddess Durga and the demon king Mahishasura began on this day. Another legend is that Lord Rama prayed to Goddess Durga before battling Ravana on the seventh day of the month of Ashwin.

Durga Puja rituals include Navapatrika, where nine plants are bathed in the River Ganges; Mahasnan, where a mirror symbolizing Goddess Durga is given a ritual bath; and Prana Prathishta, where holy water and coconut are placed in front of the goddess's idol.

 

Holidays And Observance.

 Bonza Bottler Day

Hug a Drummer Day

International Stage Management Day

Motorsports Memorial Day

National Angel Food Cake Day

National Cake Decorating Day

National Depression Screening Day    

National Handbag Day

National Hug a Kevin Day

National Love Your Hair Day

National Metric Day

National Shift 10 Day

National Tuxedo Day

Naval Academy Day

Squid & Cuttlefish Day

World Homeless Day

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day

World Mental Health Day

World Porridge Day

World Sight Day   

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