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  On August - 10 discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned first object from space  

1960  On August - 10 emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies  

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

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

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

1965  On this day in history rayford Robinson, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1937), dies  

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

1966  First lunar orbiter launched by US on August - 10.  

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 this day in history felix A Vening Meinesz, geophysicist (black force), dies at 79  

1967  John Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83 on August - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

1973  On August - 10 douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies at 57  

1974  On this day in history 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  Vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75 on August - 10.  

1979  Dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69 on August - 10.  

1980  Allen, the most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Tx on this day in history.  

1981  On August - 10 coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black business  

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

1985  On this day in history michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million  

1985  On August - 10 kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72  

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 this day in history 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  US's Magellan spacecraft lands on Venus on August - 10.  

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 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  Madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537) was born on August - 10.  

1556  On August - 10 birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer  

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

0258  On this day in history death of saint Lawrence, martyr  

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

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 this day in history.  

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