WHAT HAPPENED ON 10. APRIL
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Nestorius becomes Patriarch of Constantinople. (10. April 428)
Halley's Comet and Earth experienced their closest approach to one another when their separating distance equalled 0.0342 AU (3.2 million miles). (10. April 837)
Louis III and Carloman II become joint Kings of the Western Franks. (10. April 879)
The lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma". (10. April 1407)
Ludovico Sforza is captured by the Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French. (10. April 1500)
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. (10. April 1606)
The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, enters into force in Great Britain. (10. April 1710)
War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of Mollwitz. (10. April 1741)
Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria. (10. April 1809)
The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years. (10. April 1815)
The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States. (10. April 1816)
Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus. (10. April 1821)
The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town Missolonghi start leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive. (10. April 1826)
The Theta Chi fraternity is founded at Norwich University in Vermont. (10. April 1856)
After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonne bell for the Palace of Westminster had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonne bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry. (10. April 1858)
Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico. (10. April 1864)
American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time. (10. April 1865)
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh. (10. April 1866)
At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die. (10. April 1868)
The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska. (10. April 1874)