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In 1760, In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname – descended from escaped slaves – gain territorial autonomy. This featured entry focuses on the immediate decision and its direct historical impact.
October 10 in History
1760 — In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname – descended from escaped slaves – gain territorial autonomy
October 10 spans 51 recorded events across recorded history, from 19 to 2022. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.
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Historical Events
51 events
19 – 2022
Today in history
More major events on October 10
The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.
- 1903 The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women. Source
- 1846 Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell. Source
- 2018 The National Fire and Rescue Administration is founded, replacing the China Fire Services [zh] and the People's Armed Police Forestry Corps [zh] as China's primary firefighting agency. Source
Did you know
The Ndyuka people or Aukan people are one of six Maroon peoples in the Republic of Suriname and one of the Maroon peoples in French Guiana. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.
Did you know
The Aukan or Ndyuka speak the Ndyuka language. This clarifies the institutional and public response around the event.
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They are subdivided into the Opu, who live upstream of the Tapanahony River in the Tapanahony resort of southeastern Suriname, and the Bilo, who live downstream of that river in Marowijne District. This shows how the event shaped policy and public communication in the same period.
Did you know
In 1760, In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname – descended from escaped slaves – gain territorial autonomy had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.
19
The Roman general Germanicus dies near Antioch.
He was convinced that the mysterious illness that ended in his death was a result of poisoning by the Syrian governor Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, whom he had ordered to leave the province.
680
732
Charles Martel's forces defeat an Umayyad army near Tours, France.
Frankish military and political leader (c. 688–741)
1471
Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark.
Regent of Sweden (r. 1470–1497; 1501–1503)
1492
The crew of Christopher Columbus's ship, the Santa Maria, attempt a mutiny.
Italian navigator and explorer (1451–1506)
1575
Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise, defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
Duke of Guise (1551–1588)
1580
Over 600 Papal troops land in Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion.
Dependency of England and then of Great Britain (1542–1800)
1780
The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane
1814
War of 1812: The United States Revenue Marine attempts to defend the cutter Eagle from the Royal Navy.
1812–1815 conflict in North America
1845
In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 students.
Capital city of Maryland, United States
1846
Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.
Largest moon of Neptune
1868
The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.
1868–1878 Cuban uprising against Spanish rule
1903
The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
UK movement for women's suffrage, 1903–1918
1911
The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
1911 revolt against Qing rule in China
1913
U.S.
President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.
1918
RMS Leinster is torpedoed and sunk by UB-123, killing 564, the largest loss of life on the Irish Sea.
Torpedoed mailboat (1918)
1920
The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
Referendum in Austria to determine its border with Yugoslavia
1928
Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
Leader of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1975
1933
A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
1933 aircraft bombing in Indiana, United States
1935
In Greece, a coup d'état ends the Second Hellenic Republic.
Illegal attempt to unseat an incumbent
1938
Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland.
1938 cession of German-speaking Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany
1945
The Double Tenth Agreement is signed by the Communist Party and the Kuomintang about the future of China.
1945 peace treaty between the Communists and Nationalists during the Chinese Civil War
1954
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Muscat, Neil Innes, sends a signal to the Sultanate's forces, accompanied with oil explorers, to penetrate Fahud, marking the beginning of Jebel Akhdar War.
Arabian state from 1856 to 1970
1957
U.S.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant.
1957
The Windscale fire results in Britain's worst nuclear accident.
1957 nuclear accident in England
1963
The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect.
1963 international agreement
1964
The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites.
Multi-sport event in Tokyo, Japan
1969
King Crimson releases their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King.
English progressive rock band (1968–2021)
1970
Canada's October Crisis escalates when Quebec Vice Premier Pierre Laporte is kidnapped by members of the Front de libération du Québec.
1970 series of events in Quebec, Canada
1971
Aeroflot Flight 773 is destroyed by a bomb over Moscow Oblast, killing 25.
1971 airliner bombing
1973
U.S.
Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.
1979
The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant began operations in Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland.
Nuclear power plant in Eurajoki, Finland
1980
The 7.1 Mw El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria, killing 2,633 and injuring 8,369.
7.1 magnitude earthquake on the Algerian coast
1980
The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is founded in El Salvador.
Salvadoran political party and former guerilla organization
1985
US Navy aircraft intercept an Egyptian airliner carrying the perpetrators of the Achille Lauro hijacking, and force it to land in Italy.
1985 Palestinian Liberation Front hijacking
1986
A 5.7 Mw San Salvador earthquake shakes El Salvador, killing 1,500.
1986 earthquake in Central America
1997
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74.
1997 aviation accident in Uruguay
1998
A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises jetliner is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people.
Flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2002
Iraq War: The United States Congress approves the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
2007
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becomes the first Malaysian in space on board Soyuz TMA-11.
Malaysian medical officer and spaceflight participant (born 1972)
2009
Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations.
However, they are never ratified by either side.
2010
The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.
1954–2010 Caribbean constituent country of the Netherlands
2015
Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 109 and injure 500+.
2015 terror attack during a protest movement in Ankara, Turkey
2018
Hurricane Michael makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane.
It kills 57 people in the United States, 45 in Florida, and causes an estimated $25.1 billion in damage.
2018
The National Fire and Rescue Administration is founded, replacing the China Fire Services [zh] and the People's Armed Police Forestry Corps [zh] as China's primary firefighting agency.
Chinese government agency
2022
Ben S.
Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.