Page 7: 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 April - 10.   

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

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

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  Gary Player becomes first foreign golfer to win the Masters on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history 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 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  Parliament passes Food and Drugs Act, getting more control over sale of drugs on April - 10.   

1964  On this day in history iranian motor launch catches fire &sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf)   

1965  Trois-Rivières Quebec German freighter Transatlantic sinks after colliding with Dutch ship Hermes; 3 sailors killed on April - 10.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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  US, USSR &70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons on this day in history.   

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 April - 10 patricia Collinge, dies at 81   

1975  Marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history soyuz 33 launched with a Russian & a Bulgarian   

1979  Henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1980  Kay Medford, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love), dies at 65 on April - 10.   

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

1981  On this day in history computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1583  On April - 10 birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law   

1633  On April - 10 birth of werner Fabricius, composer   

1651  On this day in history birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)   

1656  On April - 10 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 this day in history 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 April - 10.   

1545  Death of Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1585  On April - 10 gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies