Page 4: Historical Events In August - 10

1861  Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on August - 10.   

1862  Battle of Nueces River TX on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history alexander K Glazunov, St Petersburg Russia, composer (Chopiniana)   

1866  On August - 10 transatlantic cable laid   

1866  Transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867   

1869  On this day in history o B Brown patents moving picture projector   

1869  On August - 10 lawrence Binyon, Vienna Austria, poet (Symbolic Wounds)   

1874  The birth of Herbert Hoover, Former (31st) President of the US on this day in history.   

1874  Herbert Clark Hoover, West Branch Iowa, (R) 31st Pres (1929-1933) on this day in history.   

1875  Karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66 on August - 10.   

1876  On August - 10 1st phone call between Brantford & Paris, Canada   

1877  On this day in history first use of the telephone to dispatch trains. This was at the Caledonia Mine at Glace Bay on the Sydney Mines Railway. One of the owners was Gardiner G. Hubbard who was the father in law of Alexander Graham Bell who installed two telephones to control train movements.   

1877  On this day in history big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians   

1877  Rudolf Hilferding, German economist/SPD-minister of Finance on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history clarence Cameron White, composer   

1881  On August - 10 albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder   

1882  Max Kowalski, composer on August - 10.   

1883  On August - 10 first train reaches Calgary.   

1883  Carlos Lavin, composer on August - 10.   

1884  On August - 10 in New York City, a 5.5 earthquake caused large cracks in walls at Amityville and Jamaica (intensity VII). The shock was felt strongly at New York City   

1885  Leo Daft opens America's 1st coml operated electric streetcar (Balt) on August - 10.   

1886  Hilda Doolittle, poet/prominent member of imagist movement on August - 10.   

1886  On this day in history eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85   

1887  Excursion train crashes killing 101 in Chatsworth, Illinois on August - 10.   

1887  On this day in history excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois)   

1888  On August - 10 nY Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record   

1888  On August - 10 johanna E F G (Bachigaloupi) Tourniaire, actress (Saint Joan)   

1889  Dan Rylands patents screw cap on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer   

1891  On this day in history henry O'Neill, Orange NJ, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble)   

1893  Chinese deported from San Francisco under Exclusion Act on this day in history.   

1893  Chinese deported from SF under Exclusion Act on this day in history.   

1893  Douglas Stuart Moore, Cutchogue NY, composer (Good Night Harvard) on August - 10.   

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1267  On this day in history birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)   

1296  John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg was born on August - 10.   

1360  Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) was born on this day in history.   

1397  On August - 10 birth of albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)   

1489  On this day in history birth of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)   

1520  Madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1556  On August - 10 birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer   

1560  On August - 10 birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

0258  Death of Saint Lawrence, martyr on this day in history.   

0794  On this day in history fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30   

0955  On this day in history conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle   

1002  On this day in history al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies   

1250  Death of Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 10.   

1535  On August - 10 death of ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)   

1589  On August - 10 death of maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49   

1628  On this day in history death of hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned