Page 7: Historical Events In August - 10

1949  On this day in history 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   

1960  Discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned first object from space on August - 10.   

1960  Emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies on this day in history.   

1961  England applies for membership in the European Common Market on August - 10.   

1962  On this day in history ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60   

1963  On this day in history estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn), dies at 60   

1965  Rayford Robinson, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1937), dies on this day in history.   

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

1966  First lunar orbiter launched by US on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history 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.   

1966  On August - 10 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 August - 10.   

1970  On this day in history bernd-Alois Zimmermann, Germ composer (Requiem), commits suicide at 52   

1973  First BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train travels in San Francisco on August - 10.   

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

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

1976  Bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies on this day in history.   

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  On August - 10 vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75   

1979  On August - 10 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 August - 10.   

1981  On this day in history 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  On this day in history kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72   

1987  On this day in history calvin Culver, actor (Score), dies   

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 August - 10 uN estimates Asia's population hit 3 billion   

1988  On August - 10 adela Rogers St John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94   

1990  US's Magellan spacecraft lands on Venus on August - 10.   

1990  On August - 10 richard Haines, director (Splatter University), dies   

1991  Josef Lipski, Polish politician, dies on this day in history.   

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

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1267  On this day in history 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 August - 10.   

1489  On this day in history birth of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)   

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  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on August - 10.   

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  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  On this day in history death of erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered   

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 August - 10.