- 1919 10 Apr Emiliano Zapata, leader of the Mexican Revolution, is ambushed and killed by government troops.
- 1981 10 Apr IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. He later dies in prison.
- 1998 10 Apr Peace talks in Northern Ireland end successfully with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
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