Page 7: Historical Events In April - 10

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

1958  On April - 10 chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30   

1959  On this day in history japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda   

1960  Arnold Palmer wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament on April - 10.   

1960  Civil Rights Bill passed in the American Senate on April - 10.   

1960  On this day in history senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill   

1960  On this day in history arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66   

1961  On April - 10 gary Player becomes first foreign golfer to win the Masters   

1961  Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65 on April - 10.   

1962  In Vermont a 4.2 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in Vermont on this day in history.   

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 April - 10.   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 10.   

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 this day in history uS table tennis team arrives in China PR   

1972  On this day in history 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars   

1972  On April - 10 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  US, USSR &70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons on April - 10.   

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  On April - 10 patricia Collinge, dies at 81   

1975  Marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85 on April - 10.   

1979  Soyuz 33 launched with a Russian & a Bulgarian on this day in history.   

1979  On April - 10 henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91   

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  On April - 10 computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

1981  On April - 10 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1633  On this day in history birth of werner Fabricius, composer   

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

1656  René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

1695  On this day in history birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian   

0879  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on April - 10.   

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

0948  Death of King Hugh of Italy on April - 10.   

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

1362  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on April - 10.   

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

1545  On this day in history death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer   

1585  Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.