Page 4: Historical Events In August - 10

1861  On this day in history nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43   

1862  On August - 10 battle of Nueces River TX   

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

1866  Transatlantic cable laid on this day in history.   

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

1867  Ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867 on August - 10.   

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

1869  Lawrence Binyon, Vienna Austria, poet (Symbolic Wounds) on August - 10.   

1874  On August - 10 the birth of Herbert Hoover, Former (31st) President of the US   

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

1875  Karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history 1st phone call between Brantford & Paris, Canada   

1877  On August - 10 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  Big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians on this day in history.   

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

1880  Clarence Cameron White, composer on this day in history.   

1881  On August - 10 albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder   

1882  Max Kowalski, composer on August - 10.   

1883  First train reaches Calgary on August - 10.   

1883  Carlos Lavin, composer on August - 10.   

1884  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 on August - 10.   

1885  Leo Daft opens America's 1st coml operated electric streetcar (Balt) on this day in history.   

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

1886  Eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85 on August - 10.   

1887  On August - 10 excursion train crashes killing 101 in Chatsworth, Illinois   

1887  Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois) on this day in history.   

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

1888  Johanna E F G (Bachigaloupi) Tourniaire, actress (Saint Joan) on August - 10.   

1889  On August - 10 dan Rylands patents screw cap   

1889  On August - 10 cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer   

1891  Henry O'Neill, Orange NJ, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble) on this day in history.   

1893  Chinese deported from San Francisco under Exclusion Act on August - 10.   

1893  Chinese deported from SF under Exclusion Act on August - 10.   

1893  On August - 10 douglas Stuart Moore, Cutchogue NY, composer (Good Night Harvard)   

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1267  King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) was born on August - 10.   

1296  On this day in history birth of john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg   

1360  Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) was born on August - 10.   

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 August - 10.   

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 10 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  Death of Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on this day in history.