Historical Events In April - 10
Monday, 20 March 2023
1958 On April - 10 northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco
1958 Chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30 on April - 10.
1959 Japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda on this day in history.
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 Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill on April - 10.
1960 Arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66 on April - 10.
1961 Gary Player becomes first foreign golfer to win the Masters on this day in history.
1961 Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1962 In Vermont a 4.2 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in Vermont on April - 10.
1962 On April - 10 stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21
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 On April - 10 iranian motor launch catches fire &sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf)
1965 On this day in history trois-Rivières Quebec German freighter Transatlantic sinks after colliding with Dutch ship Hermes; 3 sailors killed.
1965 Linda Darnell, dies from burns received in a fire at 41 on this day in history.
1966 On April - 10 river Patrol Boats of River Patrol Force commenced operations on inland waters of South Vietnam
1966 Christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71 on April - 10.
1970 Charles Paton, dies at 96 on April - 10.
1971 US table tennis team arrives in China PR on this day in history.
1972 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars on April - 10.
1972 An agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries on April - 10.
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 April - 10 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 Yitzhak Rabin replaces resigning Israeli PM Golda Meir on April - 10.
1974 Patricia Collinge, dies at 81 on April - 10.
1975 On this day in history marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85
1979 Soyuz 33 launched with a Russian & a Bulgarian on April - 10.
1979 On April - 10 henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91
1980 Kay Medford, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1981 "Caveman" with Ringo premiers on this day in history.
1981 On this day in history computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded
1981 On this day in history imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment
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