On This Day in History – November 10

Major Events

1. 1483 – Martin Luther, the Protestant Reformer, is born in Eisleben, Germany.
2. 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded in Philadelphia.
3. 1801 – The state of Tennessee outlaws dueling.
4. 1871 – Journalist Henry Morton Stanley meets explorer David Livingstone in Ujiji, Africa, reportedly saying, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
5. 1928 – Hirohito is formally crowned Emperor of Japan.
6. 1951 – Direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.
7. 1969 – Sesame Street premieres on PBS television.
8. 1983 – Microsoft introduces Windows 1.0.
9. 1990 – Chandra Shekhar becomes India’s Prime Minister.
10. 2019 – Disney+ launches, entering the global streaming market.

Famous Birthdays

1. Martin Luther (1483–1546) – German priest and leader of the Protestant Reformation.
2. Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) – German playwright and poet.
3. Claude Rains (1889–1967) – English actor, The Invisible Man.
4. Richard Burton (1925–1984) – Welsh actor.
5. Roy Scheider (1932–2008) – American actor, Jaws.
6. Sinéad Cusack (born 1948) – Irish actress.
7. Mackenzie Foy (born 2000) – American actress, Interstellar.
8. Josh Peck (born 1986) – American actor and comedian.

Notable Deaths

1. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938) – Founder and first President of Turkey.
2. Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) – American illustrator.
3. Ken Kesey (1935–2001) – American novelist, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
4. Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982) – Soviet leader.
5. Mary Travers (1936–2009) – American folk singer, Peter, Paul and Mary.

Holidays

• Marine Corps Birthday (USA) – Celebrates the founding of the U.S. Marine Corps in 1775.
• World Science Day for Peace and Development (UN)
• Area Code Day (USA)
• Heroes Day (Indonesia)

Fun Facts

1. “Sesame Street” premiered in 1969, changing educational television forever.
2. Windows 1.0 introduced the first graphical interface for Microsoft.
3. The U.S. Marine Corps celebrates its birthday with the same ceremonial cake-cutting tradition each year.
4. Atatürk’s death anniversary is still marked with a moment of silence across Turkey.