Historical Events In August - 10

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1963  Estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

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  

1966  On August - 10 first lunar orbiter launched by US  

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  On this day in history 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  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  On August - 10 first BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train travels in San Francisco  

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

1974  On this day in history ilona Massey, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at 64  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1981  The Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes on this day in history.  

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

1985  On this day in history kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72  

1987  Calvin Culver, actor (Score), dies on this day in history.  

1988  On August - 10 in the Solomon Islands 2 events about 10 seconds apart. One person killed and about 100 homes washed away in 13 villages  

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 August - 10.  

1990  Richard Haines, director (Splatter University), dies on August - 10.  

1991  Josef Lipski, Polish politician, dies on August - 10.  

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 this day in history birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)  

1296  John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg was born on August - 10.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on August - 10.  

1560  On August - 10 birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer  

0258  On August - 10 death of saint Lawrence, martyr  

0794  On August - 10 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  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 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