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| October 10th, 2005 (October 10 2005) | Event | Negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD in Germany had concluded that both parties would form a grand coaltion with Angela Merkel of the CDU as chancellor after both parties lost seats in the 2005 German federal election. She was subsequently elected in the Bundestag as chancellor on November 22 of the same year. | |
| October 10th, 2005 (October 10 2005) | Death | Wayne Booth, American literary critic (born in 1921) | |
| October 10th, 2005 (October 10 2005) | Death | Milton Obote, President of Uganda (born in 1925) | |
| October 10th, 1995 (October 10 1995) | Event | South African President Nelson Mandela attends Genadendal. | Nelson Mandela Quotes |
| October 10th, 1985 (October 10 1985) | Event | United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the Achille Lauro cruise ship hijackers and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where they are arrested. | |
| October 10th, 1985 (October 10 1985) | Birth | Dominique Cornu, Belgian professional cyclist | |
| October 10th, 1985 (October 10 1985) | Birth | Aaron Himelstein, American actor | |
| October 10th, 1985 (October 10 1985) | Death | Yul Brynner, Russian-born actor (born in 1920) | |
| October 10th, 1985 (October 10 1985) | Death | Orson Welles, American director and actor (born in 1915) | Orson Welles Quotes |
| October 10th, 1975 (October 10 1975) | Birth | Ramon Morales, Mexican footballer | |
| October 10th, 1975 (October 10 1975) | Birth | Placido Polanco, Dominican baseball player | |
| October 10th, 1965 (October 10 1965) | Birth | Chris Penn, American actor (died in 2006) | |
| October 10th, 1965 (October 10 1965) | Birth | Clive Jones, British engineer | |
| October 10th, 1965 (October 10 1965) | Birth | Rebecca Pidgeon, American actress | |
| October 10th, 1965 (October 10 1965) | Birth | Toshi, Japanese singer (X Japan) | |
| October 10th, 1965 (October 10 1965) | Birth | Steve Scalise, American Politician | |
| October 10th, 1945 (October 10 1945) | Event | The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang signed a principle agreement in Chongqing about the future of post-war China. Later, the pact is commonly referred to as the Double-Ten Agreement. | |
| October 10th, 1935 (October 10 1935) | Event | A tornado destroys the 160 metre tall wooden radio tower in Langenberg. As a result of this catastrophe, few wooden towers are constructed after this date. | |
| October 10th, 1935 (October 10 1935) | Birth | Abu Jihad, Founder of the Palestinian group Fatah (died in 1988) | |
| October 10th, 1935 (October 10 1935) | Birth | Andre Bureau, French Canadian communications executive | |
| October 10th, 1925 (October 10 1925) | Birth | Great Antonio, Croatian-Canadian strongman (died in 2001) | |
| October 10th, 1895 (October 10 1895) | Birth | Fridolf Rhudin Swedish actor and comedian (died in 1935) | |
| October 10th, 1895 (October 10 1895) | Birth | Wolfram von Richthofen, German field marshal (died in 1945) | |
| October 10th, 1885 (October 10 1885) | Birth | Walter Anderson, German folklorist (died in 1962) | |
| October 10th, 1875 (October 10 1875) | Death | Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian novelist, poet and dramatist (born in 1817) | |
| October 10th, 1845 (October 10 1845) | Event | In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors. | |
| October 10th, 1825 (October 10 1825) | Birth | Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic (died in 1904) | |
| October 10th, 1795 (October 10 1795) | Death | Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian theologian and historian (born in 1714) | |
| October 10th, 1765 (October 10 1765) | Death | Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born in 1688) | |
| October 10th, 1725 (October 10 1725) | Death | Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil, Governor-General of New France (born in 1643) | |
| October 10th, 1575 (October 10 1575) | Event | Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others. | |
