Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/October 10

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This is a list of selected October 10 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
680Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad, was killed in the Battle of Karbala by the forces of Yazid I, whom Hussein had refused to recognise as caliph. disputed
732Charles Martel and the Franks defeated a large Andalusian Muslim army led by Abd er Rahman at the Battle of Tours near Tours and Poitiers. refimprove section, neutrality issues
1845 – The United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, opened with 50 midshipmen students. refimprove section
1868Carlos Manuel de Céspedes made the Grito de Yara, declaring Cuban independence from Spain, sparking the Ten Years' War. section needs more context
1919 – German composer Richard Strauss' opera Die Frau ohne Schatten premiered in Vienna. unreferenced section
1928 – General Chiang Kai-shek was named to be Chairman of the National Military Council, giving him leadership of the Republic of China. refimprove sections
2010 – The Netherlands Antilles was dissolved as a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. unreferenced section

Eligible

October 10: National Day in Fiji (1970) and Taiwan (1911)

Triton, moon of Neptune

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