Page 7: Historical Events In August - 10

1949  The Avro Canada C.102 Jetliner takes maiden flight; designed to meet a Trans-Canada Airlines requirement; first jet transport to fly in North America and second to fly in the world on August - 10.   

1960  Discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned first object from space on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies   

1961  On this day in history england applies for membership in the European Common Market   

1962  Ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60 on August - 10.   

1963  On August - 10 estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn), dies at 60   

1965  Rayford Robinson, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1937), dies on August - 10.   

1966  On August - 10 daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere & leaving it again   

1966  On this day in history first lunar orbiter launched by US   

1966  In daylight, a meteor flashes across the sky from Utah to Canada; only known case of a meteor skipping through the Earth's atmosphere and leaving it again on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history in Ottawa Ontario, the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Canal collapses, killing 9 construction workers and injuring 80.   

1966  On August - 10 felix A Vening Meinesz, geophysicist (black force), dies at 79   

1967  John Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1970  Bernd-Alois Zimmermann, Germ composer (Requiem), commits suicide at 52 on August - 10.   

1973  First BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train travels in San Francisco on this day in history.   

1973  Douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1974  On August - 10 ilona Massey, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at 64   

1976  On this day in history bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies   

1977  Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, NY, accused of being "Son of Sam" the 44 caliber killer on this day in history.   

1977  Vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69   

1980  On this day in history allen, the most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Tx   

1981  Coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black business on this day in history.   

1981  On August - 10 the Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes   

1985  Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million on this day in history.   

1985  Kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72 on this day in history.   

1987  Calvin Culver, actor (Score), dies on August - 10.   

1988  On this day in history in the Solomon Islands 2 events about 10 seconds apart. One person killed and about 100 homes washed away in 13 villages   

1988  On this day in history uN estimates Asia's population hit 3 billion   

1988  Adela Rogers St John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

1990  On August - 10 uS's Magellan spacecraft lands on Venus   

1990  Richard Haines, director (Splatter University), dies on August - 10.   

1991  On August - 10 josef Lipski, Polish politician, dies   

1993  On this day in history in the South Island, New Zealand a 7.0 earthquake was centered about 130 kilometers west of Queenstown   

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

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

1489  On August - 10 birth of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)   

1520  On August - 10 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  On August - 10 death of saint Lawrence, martyr   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1535  On this day in history 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  Death of Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on this day in history.