Page 7: Historical Events In April - 10

1958  Northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30   

1959  Japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history arnold Palmer wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament   

1960  Civil Rights Bill passed in the American Senate on this day in history.   

1960  Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill on this day in history.   

1960  Arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66 on April - 10.   

1961  On this day in history gary Player becomes first foreign golfer to win the Masters   

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

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

1962  Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21 on this day in history.   

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

1963  On this day in history parliament passes Food and Drugs Act, getting more control over sale of drugs.   

1964  Iranian motor launch catches fire &sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf) on April - 10.   

1965  Trois-Rivières Quebec German freighter Transatlantic sinks after colliding with Dutch ship Hermes; 3 sailors killed on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71   

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

1971  On April - 10 uS table tennis team arrives in China PR   

1972  7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars on April - 10.   

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

1972  On April - 10 in Southern Iran a 7.1 earthquake struck the Fars Province of southern Iran killing over 5,000 and injuring 1,700.   

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

1973  BEA flight to Basel Switz, crashes on landing, killing 104 of 143 on April - 10.   

1974  Yitzhak Rabin replaces resigning Israeli PM Golda Meir on this day in history.   

1974  Patricia Collinge, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1981  "Caveman" with Ringo premiers on April - 10.   

1981  Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment   

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

1512  James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on April - 10.   

1569  On April - 10 birth of emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon   

1583  On this day in history birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law   

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

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on April - 10.   

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  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on this day in history.   

0879  On April - 10 louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies   

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

0948  On this day in history death of king Hugh of Italy   

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

1362  On this day in history 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  On this day in history gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies