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Events on June 10

• 1190 Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the River Saleph during the Third Crusade.
• 1619 During the Thirty Years' War, imperial troops under Field Marshal Charles de Bucquoy defeat Protestant units of Ernst von Mansfeld in the Battle of Sablat in Bohemia.
• 1813 The Jewry Edict issued by Minister Maximilian von Montgelas regulates the legal status of Jews in the Kingdom of Bavaria, including a limit on the number of families per locality.
• 1923 In the final of the German Football Championship 1922/23, Hamburger SV defeats SC Union Oberschöneweide 3:0. It is the first championship title for Hamburger SV.
• 1942 In retaliation for the assassination attempt on Reinhard Heydrich on 27 May, the Czech village of Lidice is destroyed by the National Socialists, and the inhabitants are either killed or deported.
• 1945 With “Order No. 2” from the Supreme Commander of the SMAD, the formation and activity of all antifascist parties and trade unions are authorized.
• 1955 The cornerstone for the European nuclear research laboratory CERN is laid.
• 1969 The Sex Education Atlas for the sex education subject newly introduced in West German schools is presented. The school textbook sparks a heated debate in circles interested in sexual ethics.
• 1979 Following the first direct election of members of the European Parliament, the votes cast on 7 and 10 June are counted in the member states of the European Communities.
• 1988 The European Football Championship in Germany begins.
• 2003 The US space probe Mars Exploration Rover A – MER-A launches for Mars. After the launch, it is renamed Spirit.
• 2021 A solar eclipse occurs in the northern regions of the Earth, with its annular phase observable along a path from Ontario to Yakutia. In the German-speaking region, it is observed as a partial eclipse with an obscuration of 6 % (Munich) to 21 % (Hamburg).

Born on June 10

• 1884 Walther Schreiber, German jurist and politician
• 1903 Theo Lingen, German actor, director and author
• 1921 Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of the British Queen Elizabeth II.
• 1922 Judy Garland, American film actress
• 1930 Theo Sommer, German journalist
• 1941 Jürgen Prochnow, German actor
• 1953 John Edwards, American politician
• 1972 Stephan Lucas, German jurist and television actor
• 1982 Steve Guerdat, Swiss showjumper
• 1990 Jane Chirwa, German actress

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Source of events and birthdays: German Wikipedia article „10. Juni“, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, selected, shortened and translated by Birthday Paper.

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