Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 10
July 10: Independence Day in the Bahamas (1973)
- 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Julius Caesar barely avoided a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in the Battle of Dyrrhachium in Macedonia.
- 1584 - William the Silent (pictured), the Prince of Orange, was assassinated at his home in Delft, Holland by Balthasar Gérard.
- 1925 - Meher Baba began his silence of 44 years. His followers still observe Silence Day on this date in commemoration.
- 1962 - Telstar, the world's first active, direct relay communications satellite, was launched.
- 1985 - Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior was bombed and sunk in New Zealand by French intelligence agents.