Page 7: 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  Emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies on August - 10.   

1961  On August - 10 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  On August - 10 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 August - 10 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  In Ottawa Ontario, the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Canal collapses, killing 9 construction workers and injuring 80 on August - 10.   

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

1967  On this day in history john Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83   

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 August - 10.   

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

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 this day in history vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75   

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

1980  Allen, the most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Tx on August - 10.   

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  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 August - 10.   

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 August - 10.   

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

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

1991  On this day in history 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 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  Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) was born on August - 10.   

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

1489  On August - 10 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 August - 10.   

0794  On this day in history fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30   

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

1002  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.   

1250  On this day in history death of erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered   

1535  Death of Ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509) on August - 10.   

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