Historical Events In April - 10

1958  On April - 10 northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco   

1958  On April - 10 chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30   

1959  On this day in history japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda   

1960  Arnold Palmer wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament on April - 10.   

1960  On this day in history civil Rights Bill passed in the American Senate   

1960  On April - 10 senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill   

1960  Arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1961  Gary Player becomes first foreign golfer to win the Masters on this day in history.   

1961  On April - 10 irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65   

1962  On April - 10 in Vermont a 4.2 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in Vermont.   

1962  On this day in history stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21   

1963  On this day in history during diving tests, USS Thresher lost with all hands (112 crew and 12 civilians) east of Cape Cod, MA   

1963  Parliament passes Food and Drugs Act, getting more control over sale of drugs on April - 10.   

1964  Iranian motor launch catches fire &sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf) on this day in history.   

1965  Trois-Rivières Quebec German freighter Transatlantic sinks after colliding with Dutch ship Hermes; 3 sailors killed on April - 10.   

1965  On this day in history linda Darnell, dies from burns received in a fire at 41   

1966  River Patrol Boats of River Patrol Force commenced operations on inland waters of South Vietnam on April - 10.   

1966  Christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71 on April - 10.   

1970  Charles Paton, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

1971  US table tennis team arrives in China PR on April - 10.   

1972  7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history an agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries   

1972  In Southern Iran a 7.1 earthquake struck the Fars Province of southern Iran killing over 5,000 and injuring 1,700 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history uS, USSR &70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons   

1973  On this day in history bEA flight to Basel Switz, crashes on landing, killing 104 of 143   

1974  On April - 10 yitzhak Rabin replaces resigning Israeli PM Golda Meir   

1974  On this day in history patricia Collinge, dies at 81   

1975  Marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1979  Soyuz 33 launched with a Russian & a Bulgarian on April - 10.   

1979  Henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91 on April - 10.   

1980  On April - 10 kay Medford, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love), dies at 65   

1981  On this day in history "Caveman" with Ringo premiers   

1981  On this day in history computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

1981  On April - 10 imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment   

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1389  On April - 10 birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)   

1512  James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on this day in history.   

1569  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

1583  On April - 10 birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law   

1633  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1651  On this day in history birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)   

1656  René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

1695  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on April - 10.   

0879  On this day in history louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies   

0947  On April - 10 hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies   

0948  Death of King Hugh of Italy on this day in history.   

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on this day in history.   

1362  On April - 10 machteld, countess of Holland, dies   

1533  Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1545  On April - 10 death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer   

1585  Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies on April - 10.