October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). 82 days remain until the end of the year.
"The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials"
Lin Yutang
Born today
Giuseppe Verdi, 1813, Italian composer
Lin Yutang, 1895, Chinese writer, translator, and philosopher
Observances
Arbor Day (Poland)
Army Day (Sri Lanka)
Capital Liberation Day (Vietnam)
Constitution Day (Sint Maarten)
Curaçao Day, anniversary of autonomy
Double Ten Day (The National Day of Republic of China), celebrates outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising in 1911 that led to founding of the Republic of China in 1912
Fiji Day, celebrates the independence of Fiji from United Kingdom in 1970
Finnish Literature Day (Finland)
Independence Day, commemorates the proclamation of Cuba's independence from Spain and the beginning of the Ten Years' War in 1868.
Party Foundation Day (North Korea)
