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On April 10, 1991, a weak tropical storm formed in the eastern South Atlantic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Atlantic_tropical_cyclone#Angola_Tropical_Storm_of_1991

On 10 April 1996, Severe Tropical Cyclone Olivia produced the highest non-tornadic winds on record, 408 km/h
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Olivia

During the passage of Tropical Cyclone Olivia an automatic weather station on Barrow Island, Australia, registered a maximum wind gust of 408 km/h 

The Mount Tambora volcano began a super-colossal eruption on the 10th April 1815.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t6021150/mount-tambora/



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The Yinqueshan Han Tombs were discovered in 1972
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinqueshan_Han_Tombs

Big Ben was cast on Saturday 10th April 1858
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ben

RMS Titanic left Southampton on 10 April 1912
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic

The second USS Thresher (SSN-593) was lost at sea during deep-diving tests in 1963
http://58381.activeboard.com/t42220255/uss-thresher/



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Soyuz 33 was a 1979 Soviet manned space flight to the Salyut 6 space station
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_33

During the STS-41-C mission, Challenger's crew captured the malfunctioning Solar Max satellite
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-41-C

INSAT-1A was launched in 1982
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INSAT-1A

An Atlas 5 with the NROL-67 satellite launched on the 10th April, 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NRO_Launches

William Lambton launched his field work for the Great Trigonometrical Survey on April 10, 1802.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lambton



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John Cornelius Houbolt (April 10, 1919 - April 15, 2014) was an aerospace engineer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Houbolt

John Whitehurst (10 April 1713 - 18 February 1788), of Cheshire, England, was a clockmaker and scientist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Whitehurst

Giovanni Aldini (April 10, 1762 - January 17, 1834) was an Italian physicist born at Bologna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Aldini

Vincenzo Ferraro (10 April 1902. Died probably London, England, 3 January 1974) was a British mathematical physicist
https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-1-4419-9917-7_449

Sergei Kopeikin (born April 10, 1956) is a USSR -born theoretical physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Kopeikin

David A. Hardy is the longest-established living space artist, having illustrated a book by Patrick Moore in 1954.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Hardy



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'The Tale of the Fox' stop-motion animated film premiered in Berlin on 10th April 1937
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Fox

Transcendence is a 2014 science fiction film directed by cinematographer Wally Pfister in his directorial debut, and written by Jack Paglen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(2014_film)

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NGC 2910 was discovered by John Herschel on the 10th April 1834.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263409/ngc-2910/

NGC 3105 was discovered by John Herschel on the 10th April 1834.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263405/ngc-3105/

NGC 3200 was discovered by Edward Singleton Holden on the 10th April 1882.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263395/ngc-3200/

NGC 3216 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263388/ngc-3216/

NGC 3248 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263373/ngc-3248/

NGC 3327 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263366/ngc-3327/

NGC 3350 was discovered by John Herschel on the 10th April 1831.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263350/ngc-3350/

NGC 3615 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263330/ngc-3615/

NGC 3618 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263318/ngc-3618/

NGC 3651 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263300/ngc-3651/

NGC 3653 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263283/ngc-3653/

NGC 3670 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263257/ngc-3670/

NGC 3701 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263251/ngc-3701/

NGC 3710 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263237/ngc-3710/

NGC 3728 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263232/ngc-3728/

NGC 3772 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263227/ngc-3772/

NGC 3786 was discovered by John Herschel on the 10th April 1831.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263211/ngc-3786/

NGC 4002 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263202/ngc-4002/

NGC 4003 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263198/ngc-4003/

NGC 4144 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1788.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263176/ngc-4144/

NGC 4162 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263164/ngc-4162/

NGC 4460 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1788.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t61354911/ngc-4460/

NGC 5012 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263153/ngc-5012/

NGC 5016 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th April 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263142/ngc-5016/

NGC 5052 was discovered by John Herschel on the 9th April 1831.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263135/ngc-5052/

NGC 5242 was discovered by John Herschel on the 10th April 1828.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57263127/ngc-5242/



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Extrasolar planet HD 11506 b was discovered on the 10th April 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_11506_b

Halley's Comet made its closest approach to the Earth (0.0342 AU) on the 10th April, 837 AD. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t23444336/halleys-comet/

Asteroid (120) Lachesis was discovered by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly on April 10, 1872
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/120_Lachesis

Asteroid (216) Kleopatra was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on April 10, 1880
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/216_Kleopatra

April 1893 St. Louis: An aerolite fell and struck the statue erected to the memory of the late John Brown
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57260215/st-louis-aerolite-april-1893/



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Meteorites

The Jalandhar (Iron) meteorite fell in Punjab, India, on the 10th April, 1621
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48655034/jalandhar-meteorite/

The Toulouse (H6) meteorite fell in Midi-Pyrenees, France, on the 10th April, 1812.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48655024/toulouse-meteorite/

Meteorite 10 April 1858
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53741481/meteorite-10-april-1858/

The Misshof (H5) meteorite fell in Latvia, on the 10th April, 1890.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48655016/misshof-meteorite/

The Sungach (H5) meteorite fell in Primorskiy kray, Russia, on the 10th April, 1935.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48655010/sungach-meteorite/

The Pétèlkolé (H5) meteorite fell in Niamey, Niger, on the 10th April 1995.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57260359/ptlkol-meteorite/



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