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 August - 10.  

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

1866  Transatlantic cable laid on August - 10.  

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 August - 10 o B Brown patents moving picture projector  

1869  Lawrence Binyon, Vienna Austria, poet (Symbolic Wounds) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1877  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 on this day in history.  

1877  On August - 10 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  Clarence Cameron White, composer on August - 10.  

1881  Albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder on this day in history.  

1882  Max Kowalski, composer on this day in history.  

1883  On August - 10 first train reaches Calgary.  

1883  On this day in history carlos Lavin, composer  

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  On August - 10 leo Daft opens America's 1st coml operated electric streetcar (Balt)  

1886  On this day in history hilda Doolittle, poet/prominent member of imagist movement  

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

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

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

1888  NY Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record on this day in history.  

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 August - 10 cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer  

1891  Henry O'Neill, Orange NJ, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble) on August - 10.  

1893  On August - 10 chinese deported from San Francisco under Exclusion Act  

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

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 August - 10 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  On this day in history birth of albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)  

1489  Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) was born on August - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

1560  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer  

0258  Death of Saint Lawrence, martyr on August - 10.  

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

0955  Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle on August - 10.  

1002  On August - 10 al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies  

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

1535  Death of Ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509) on this day in history.  

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

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