Historical Events In April - 10

1938  On this day in history austria becomes a state of Germany  

1938  On April - 10 2nd govt of Blum replaced by Daladier govt in France  

1938  On April - 10 nana Annor Adjaye, Pan-Africanist, dies in W Nzima Ghana  

1939  Colijn's Dutch govt opens camp Westerbork for German Jews on this day in history.  

1939  On April - 10 alfredo Panzini, Ital author (Il Bacio de Lesba), dies at 75  

1940  On this day in history vidkun Quisling forms Norwegian "national government"  

1941  On April - 10 start of siege of Tobruk, Libya, which lasts until 7 December 1941  

1941  On this day in history the birth of Paul Theroux, American writer  

1941  On April - 10 uSS Niblack, while rescuing survivors of torpedoed ship, depth charged German submarine; first action of WW II between U.S. and German navies  

1941  German troops conquer Libyan county Cyrenaica on April - 10.  

1942  On this day in history japanese capture Bataan and 36,000 troops.  

1942  Cigarettes & candy rationed in Holland on April - 10.  

1943  On this day in history 12 Jewish patients of Herren Loo-Lozenoord escape nazis  

1944  "Patrolling the Ether" is shown on 3 TV stations simultaneously on April - 10.  

1945  On April - 10 allies liberate first Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech)  

1945  On April - 10 on his last visit to Theresienstadt, Adolf Eichmann is heard to say, "I shall gladly jump into the pit, knowing that in the same pit there are 5 million enemies of the state."  

1945  Allies liberate 1st Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech) on April - 10.  

1945  On this day in history hendrik N Werkman, resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63  

1946  1st election for Japanese Diet on this day in history.  

1947  Montreal Royals of the International League sell their star player Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers; appears in uniform for the Dodgers the next day, on April - 10.  

1947  Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in major league baseball (Dodgers) on this day in history.  

1948  On April - 10 jewish Hagana repells an Arab attack on Mishmar HaEmek  

1948  Jewish Hagana repels an Arab attack on Mishmar HaEmek on April - 10.  

1949  On April - 10 sam Snead wins Masters golf tournament  

1949  13th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 282 on this day in history.  

1950  E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1760 Sandra on this day in history.  

1953  On April - 10 "House of Wax," first 3-D movie, released (NYC)  

1953  "House of Wax," 1st 3-D movie, released (NYC) on April - 10.  

1954  KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on April - 10.  

1954  Auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81 on April - 10.  

1955  Ruth Ellis shoots jilting lover David Blakely on April - 10.  

1955  On April - 10 19th Golf Masters Championship: Cary Middlecoff wins, shooting a 279  

1955  On April - 10 oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68  

1956  On this day in history bozidar Sirola, composer, dies at 66  

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1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on April - 10.  

1512  On April - 10 birth of james V, king of Scotland (1513-42)  

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

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on April - 10.  

1633  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on April - 10.  

1651  On April - 10 birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)  

1656  On this day in history birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)  

1695  On April - 10 birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian  

0879  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on this day in history.  

0947  On this day in history hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies  

0948  On April - 10 death of king Hugh of Italy  

1008  On this day in history notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies  

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

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

1545  Death of Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on this day in history.  

1585  On April - 10 gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies