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Historical Events In August - 10

Thursday, 28 March 2024

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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1960  On August - 10 discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned first object from space  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1960  On August - 10 emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  On August - 10 england applies for membership in the European Common Market  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1962  Ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60 on August - 10.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1963  Estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn), dies at 60 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1965  On August - 10 rayford Robinson, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1937), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1966  First lunar orbiter launched by US on August - 10.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1966  In Ottawa Ontario, the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Canal collapses, killing 9 construction workers and injuring 80 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1966  On August - 10 felix A Vening Meinesz, geophysicist (black force), dies at 79  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1967  John Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1970  On August - 10 bernd-Alois Zimmermann, Germ composer (Requiem), commits suicide at 52  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1973  On this day in history first BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train travels in San Francisco  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1973  On this day in history douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies at 57  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1974  On this day in history ilona Massey, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at 64  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1976  Bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1977  Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, NY, accused of being "Son of Sam" the 44 caliber killer on August - 10.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1977  On this day in history vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1979  Dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69 on August - 10.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1980  Allen, the most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Tx on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1981  Coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black business on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1981  The Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1985  Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1985  Kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72 on August - 10.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1987  On this day in history calvin Culver, actor (Score), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1988  On this day in history uN estimates Asia's population hit 3 billion  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1988  Adela Rogers St John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  On this day in history uS's Magellan spacecraft lands on Venus  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  On this day in history richard Haines, director (Splatter University), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  Josef Lipski, Polish politician, dies on August - 10.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1993  In the South Island, New Zealand a 7.0 earthquake was centered about 130 kilometers west of Queenstown on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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List Of Important Days In August

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Famous Birthdays In August - 10

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1267  King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1296  On August - 10 birth of john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1360  Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) was born on August - 10.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1397  On August - 10 birth of albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1489  On August - 10 birth of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1520  Madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537) was born on August - 10.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1556  On August - 10 birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on August - 10.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In August - 10

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0258  On this day in history death of saint Lawrence, martyr  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0794  Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on August - 10.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0955  On August - 10 conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1002  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1250  On this day in history death of erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1535  On this day in history death of ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1589  Death of Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 on August - 10.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1628  On this day in history death of hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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