📰 ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

📆 July 10

📜 Events:
🌍 1499 — The Portuguese navigator Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon after taking part in Vasco da Gama’s expedition, which opened the historic sea route between Europe and India.
👑 1553 — Joana Grey assumes the throne of England, becoming known as the “Queen of Nine Days,” before being deposed.
⚔️ 1940 — The Vichy Government is established in France, a regime led by Philippe Pétain during World War II.
🎶 1958 — “Chega de Saudade,” by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, is recorded, a work considered the initial milestone of Bossa Nova.
🛰️ 1962 — Telstar, the world’s first communications satellite, is launched into space, revolutionizing international transmissions.
⚽ 2016 — 🇵🇹 Portugal wins the Eurocopa for the first time, defeating 🇫🇷 France in the grand final.
🛟 2018 — The last four boys and their coach are rescued from the Tham Luang cave in Thailand 🇹🇭, bringing to a close an exciting rescue operation that mobilized the world.
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⭐ Births:
👨‍🏫 1509 — John Calvin, theologian and French-Swiss reformer.
⚡ 1856 — Nikola Tesla, inventor and engineer, one of the greatest geniuses in the history of science.
📚 1871 — Marcel Proust, French writer.
🎼 1895 — Carl Orff, German composer.
🏺 1909 — Mestre Vitalino, Brazilian sculptor and ceramist.
🎭 1964 — Dalton Vigh, Brazilian actor.
🎤 1980 — Cláudia Leitte, Brazilian singer.
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🕊️ Deaths:
👑 138 — Hadrian, Roman emperor.
⚜️ 1559 — Henry II, king of France.
🦁 1584 — William I of Orange, leader of the independence of the Netherlands.
📸 1851 — Louis Daguerre, photography pioneer.
🥁 1982 — Jackson do Pandeiro, Brazilian singer, songwriter, and percussionist.
🎬 2015 — Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor, star of Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago.
📰 2019 — Paulo Henrique Amorim, Brazilian journalist and television presenter.
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📍 Holidays and Commemorative Dates
🌎 International: 🍕 World Pizza Day ⚖️ World Law Day
🇧🇷 Brazil: 🏙️ Sousa (PB) Anniversary 🏙️ Pindamonhangaba (SP) Anniversary 🏙️ Bananal (SP) Anniversary 🏙️ Rio das Pedras (SP) Anniversary 👁️ Eye Health Day ⛏️ Mining Engineer Day 🏖️ State Frescobol Day (Rio de Janeiro)
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✨ “Knowing history means understanding the past to build a better future.” 📖