Historical Events In August - 10

1949  On August - 10 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 this day in history.  

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

1961  On August - 10 england applies for membership in the European Common Market  

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

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

1965  On August - 10 rayford Robinson, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1937), dies  

1966  Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere & leaving it again on this day in history.  

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.  

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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  On August - 10 john Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83  

1970  Bernd-Alois Zimmermann, Germ composer (Requiem), commits suicide at 52 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1976  On August - 10 bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies  

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

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 August - 10 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  On August - 10 michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million  

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

1987  On August - 10 calvin Culver, actor (Score), dies  

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

1988  On August - 10 uN estimates Asia's population hit 3 billion  

1988  On this day in history adela Rogers St John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94  

1990  On this day in history uS's Magellan spacecraft lands on Venus  

1990  On this day in history richard Haines, director (Splatter University), dies  

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

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  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  On this day in history 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 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  On August - 10 birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer  

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

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

0794  Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on this day in history.  

0955  On August - 10 conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle  

1002  On this day in history al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies  

1250  On August - 10 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  On this day in history death of maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49  

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