Historical Events In April - 10

1958  Northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco on April - 10.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  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 April - 10.   

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

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  On April - 10 iranian motor launch catches fire &sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf)   

1965  On April - 10 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  River Patrol Boats of River Patrol Force commenced operations on inland waters of South Vietnam on this day in history.   

1966  Christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71 on April - 10.   

1970  On April - 10 charles Paton, dies at 96   

1971  US table tennis team arrives in China PR on this day in history.   

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 April - 10.   

1972  On this day in history 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 April - 10 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 April - 10 patricia Collinge, dies at 81   

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

1979  On April - 10 soyuz 33 launched with a Russian & a Bulgarian   

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

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

1981  "Caveman" with Ringo premiers on this day in history.   

1981  Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded on April - 10.   

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

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1389  On April - 10 birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)   

1512  On this day in history birth of james V, king of Scotland (1513-42)   

1569  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on April - 10.   

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 April - 10.   

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

0947  On April - 10 hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies   

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

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

1362  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

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  Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies on April - 10.