Day In History
This Day in History
Today: April 10, 2026
428
Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople.[1]
837
Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).[2]
1407
Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama visits the Ming dynasty capital at Nanjing and is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma".[3]
1500
Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.[4]
1545
The settlement of Villa Imperial de Carlos V (now the city of Potosí) in Bolivia is founded after the discovery of huge silver deposits in the area.[5]
1606
The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
1710
The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
1717
Robert Walpole resigns from the British government, commencing the Whig Split which lasts until 1720.[6]
1724
Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66, his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig.[7]
1741
War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
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