Page 4: Historical Events In August - 10

1861  Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on this day in history.   

1862  Battle of Nueces River TX on August - 10.   

1865  On August - 10 alexander K Glazunov, St Petersburg Russia, composer (Chopiniana)   

1866  On this day in history transatlantic cable laid   

1866  Transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria on August - 10.   

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

1869  O B Brown patents moving picture projector on this day in history.   

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

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

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  1st phone call between Brantford & Paris, Canada on August - 10.   

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  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  On August - 10 clarence Cameron White, composer   

1881  On this day in history albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder   

1882  On this day in history max Kowalski, composer   

1883  First train reaches Calgary on this day in history.   

1883  On August - 10 carlos Lavin, composer   

1884  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history dan Rylands patents screw cap   

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  On August - 10 chinese deported from San Francisco under Exclusion Act   

1893  On August - 10 chinese deported from SF under Exclusion Act   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1397  Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439) was born on August - 10.   

1489  Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) was born on this day in history.   

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

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on August - 10.   

1560  On August - 10 birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

0258  On August - 10 death of saint Lawrence, martyr   

0794  Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on August - 10.   

0955  Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1002  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.   

1250  On August - 10 death of erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered   

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

1589  Death of Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 on August - 10.   

1628  On August - 10 death of hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned