Page 7: Historical Events In April - 10

1958  On April - 10 northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco   

1958  Chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1959  On April - 10 japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda   

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

1960  On April - 10 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  On this day in history gary Player becomes first foreign golfer to win the Masters   

1961  Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

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  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  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 this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history charles Paton, dies at 96   

1971  US table tennis team arrives in China PR on April - 10.   

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

1972  An agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries on this day in history.   

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

1972  On this day in history 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  On this day in history yitzhak Rabin replaces resigning Israeli PM Golda Meir   

1974  On this day in history patricia Collinge, dies at 81   

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 this day in history.   

1979  Henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91 on April - 10.   

1980  On this day in history kay Medford, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love), dies at 65   

1981  On April - 10 "Caveman" with Ringo premiers   

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

1981  Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment on this day in history.   

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1389  On this day in history birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)   

1512  James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on this day in history.   

1569  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1656  René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on April - 10.   

1695  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on this day in history.   

0879  On this day in history louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies   

0947  Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies on April - 10.   

0948  Death of King Hugh of Italy on this day in history.   

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on this day in history.   

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

1585  On this day in history gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies