Page 6: Historical Events In August - 10

1921  On August - 10 john M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies   

1925  Hurricane strikes Borculo, 4 die on this day in history.   

1926  On August - 10 italian-Spanish peace treaty signed   

1928  The birth of James Dean, American film actor on this day in history.   

1929  Canadian National Railways place in service the first road diesel electric passenger locomotive. This consisted of two units, weighing a total of 335 tons on August - 10.   

1929  Grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd & last NL win on August - 10.   

1929  Aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1930  William H Taft, US president (1909-13), dies on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history a 5.1-kg (11.2-pound) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.   

1932  Slang, writer, dies on August - 10.   

1934  On August - 10 babe Ruth announces this is his final season as full time player   

1934  John Kane, Scotish/US miner/painter, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1936  On August - 10 114°F (46°C) at Plain Dealing, Louisiana (state record)   

1938  Temperatur reaches 119 degrees F in Pendleton, Oregon. - New state record on August - 10.   

1938  119°F (48°C), Pendleton, Oregon (state record) on August - 10.   

1938  On August - 10 joseph Moorat, composer, dies at 73   

1939  2nd Dutch De Geer govt forms (1st with Social Democrats) on August - 10.   

1940  Anti-Jewish laws are passed in Romania on August - 10.   

1940  On August - 10 prince Bernhard Fund forms   

1941  On August - 10 fDR & Churchill's 2nd meeting at Placentia Newfoundland   

1942  On August - 10 hMS EAGLE sunk north of Algiers, Algeria by 4 torpedoes from German U-73. 260 men lost out a wartime crew of 1,160   

1942  On August - 10 gen B Montgomery becomes commandant British 8th leader in N Africa   

1943  On August - 10 dutch submarine attacks Island Hertenbeest in NW Bali   

1943  C Bergsma, Dutch resistance fighter (Waalsdorpervlakte), dies on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history race riots in Athens Alabama   

1944  On August - 10 braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0   

1944  Berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history hMCS Uganda returns from the Pacific theater in WWII   

1945  On this day in history japan announces willingness to surrender to Allies provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged   

1945  On this day in history robert H Goddard, US, rocket pioneer, dies at 62   

1948  ABC enters network TV on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV debut on ABC   

1948  On this day in history e Ball-Hennings, writer, dies at 63   

1949  Natl Military Establishment renamed Dept of Defense on this day in history.   

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1267  On August - 10 birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)   

1296  On August - 10 birth of john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg   

1360  On August - 10 birth of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)   

1397  Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439) was born on this day in history.   

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

1520  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)   

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

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

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

0794  On August - 10 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  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on August - 10.   

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

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