Historical Events In August - 10

1921  John M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies on this day in history.   

1925  On August - 10 hurricane strikes Borculo, 4 die   

1926  On August - 10 italian-Spanish peace treaty signed   

1928  On this day in history the birth of James Dean, American film actor   

1929  On this day in history canadian National Railways place in service the first road diesel electric passenger locomotive. This consisted of two units, weighing a total of 335 tons.   

1929  On August - 10 grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd & last NL win   

1929  Aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1930  On August - 10 william H Taft, US president (1909-13), dies   

1932  A 5.1-kg (11.2-pound) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri on this day in history.   

1932  Slang, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1934  Babe Ruth announces this is his final season as full time player on August - 10.   

1934  On this day in history john Kane, Scotish/US miner/painter, dies at 73   

1936  114°F (46°C) at Plain Dealing, Louisiana (state record) on August - 10.   

1938  Temperatur reaches 119 degrees F in Pendleton, Oregon. - New state record on August - 10.   

1938  On this day in history 119°F (48°C), Pendleton, Oregon (state record)   

1938  Joseph Moorat, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history 2nd Dutch De Geer govt forms (1st with Social Democrats)   

1940  Anti-Jewish laws are passed in Romania on August - 10.   

1940  Prince Bernhard Fund forms on this day in history.   

1941  On August - 10 fDR & Churchill's 2nd meeting at Placentia Newfoundland   

1942  HMS EAGLE sunk north of Algiers, Algeria by 4 torpedoes from German U-73. 260 men lost out a wartime crew of 1,160 on August - 10.   

1942  On this day in history gen B Montgomery becomes commandant British 8th leader in N Africa   

1943  Dutch submarine attacks Island Hertenbeest in NW Bali on August - 10.   

1943  C Bergsma, Dutch resistance fighter (Waalsdorpervlakte), dies on August - 10.   

1944  On August - 10 race riots in Athens Alabama   

1944  Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0 on August - 10.   

1944  On August - 10 berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies   

1945  On August - 10 hMCS Uganda returns from the Pacific theater in WWII   

1945  On August - 10 japan announces willingness to surrender to Allies provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged   

1945  Robert H Goddard, US, rocket pioneer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1948  ABC enters network TV on August - 10.   

1948  On this day in history allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV debut on ABC   

1948  On this day in history e Ball-Hennings, writer, dies at 63   

1949  On this day in history natl Military Establishment renamed Dept of Defense   

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1267  On August - 10 birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)   

1296  On this day in history birth of john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg   

1360  On August - 10 birth of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)   

1397  Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439) was born on this day in history.   

1489  On August - 10 birth of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)   

1520  Madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer   

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on August - 10.   

0258  Death of Saint Lawrence, martyr on this day in history.   

0794  On this day in history fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30   

0955  Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1002  On this day in history al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies   

1250  Death of Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered on this day in history.   

1535  Death of Ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509) on August - 10.   

1589  On this day in history death of maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49   

1628  On August - 10 death of hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned