Historical Events In August - 10
Friday, 29 March 2024
1949 On August - 10 the Avro Canada C.102 Jetliner takes maiden flight; designed to meet a Trans-Canada Airlines requirement; first jet transport to fly in North America and second to fly in the world
1960 On this day in history discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned first object from space
1960 On August - 10 emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies
1961 England applies for membership in the European Common Market on this day in history.
1962 Ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60 on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn), dies at 60
1965 Rayford Robinson, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1937), dies on August - 10.
1966 On August - 10 daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere & leaving it again
1966 On August - 10 first lunar orbiter launched by US
1966 On this day in history in daylight, a meteor flashes across the sky from Utah to Canada; only known case of a meteor skipping through the Earth's atmosphere and leaving it again.
1966 In Ottawa Ontario, the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Canal collapses, killing 9 construction workers and injuring 80 on this day in history.
1966 On August - 10 felix A Vening Meinesz, geophysicist (black force), dies at 79
1967 John Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1970 On this day in history bernd-Alois Zimmermann, Germ composer (Requiem), commits suicide at 52
1973 First BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train travels in San Francisco on this day in history.
1973 On this day in history douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies at 57
1974 Ilona Massey, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at 64 on August - 10.
1976 On August - 10 bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies
1977 On this day in history postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, NY, accused of being "Son of Sam" the 44 caliber killer
1977 Vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1979 Dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69 on this day in history.
1980 On August - 10 allen, the most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Tx
1981 Coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black business on August - 10.
1981 On this day in history the Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes
1985 Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million on August - 10.
1985 Kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72 on August - 10.
1987 On this day in history calvin Culver, actor (Score), dies
1988 On August - 10 in the Solomon Islands 2 events about 10 seconds apart. One person killed and about 100 homes washed away in 13 villages
1988 On this day in history uN estimates Asia's population hit 3 billion
1988 Adela Rogers St John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94 on August - 10.
1990 US's Magellan spacecraft lands on Venus on this day in history.
1990 Richard Haines, director (Splatter University), dies on this day in history.
1991 Josef Lipski, Polish politician, dies on August - 10.
1993 In the South Island, New Zealand a 7.0 earthquake was centered about 130 kilometers west of Queenstown on this day in history.
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