In context
- When
- Thursday, October 10 199135 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Michael Carter-Williams
Who they were
Michael Carter-Williams is an American former professional basketball player. He was drafted in the first round with the 11th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, after playing college basketball for the Syracuse Orange. He was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2014, and he has also played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets, Houston Rockets, and Orlando Magic.
Why this date
Michael Carter-Williams appears on our October 10 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.
October 10 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1991Michael Carter-Williams
- 1998Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (1997–2003)
- 2002Iraq War
- 2004Murder of Huang Na
- 2007Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
- 2009Armenia
- 2010Netherlands Antilles
- 20152015 Ankara bombings
- 2018Hurricane Michael
- 2018National Fire and Rescue Administration
- 2022Ben Bernanke
Also in 1991
- September 9TajikistanTajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
- September 11Continental Express Flight 2574Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing 11 passengers and three crew.
- March 14EscondidaEscondida, one of the most productive copper mines in the world, was officially inaugurated.
- September 12Space Shuttle DiscoveryNASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
- September 17EstoniaEstonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
- September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
- September 5Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
- October 201991 Uttarkashi earthquakeAn earthquake struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least 768 people and destroying thousands of homes.
Sources
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“Michael Carter-Williams”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/michael-carter-williams-1991-october-10, accessed October 25, 2026.
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When did Michael Carter-Williams happen?
October 10 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Thursday.
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