Historical Events In August - 10

1993  Ken England, US screenwriter (Good Girls Go to Paris), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history bill Baker, singer, dies at 58  

1995  Fay Honey Knopp, activist, dies at 76 on August - 10.  

1996  On this day in history adriano Mandarino Hypolito, priest, dies at 78  

1997  On August - 10 jean-Claude Lauzon, director/writer (Leola), dies in air crash at 43  

2006  On this day in history london Metropolitan Police make 21 arrests in connection to an apparent terrorist plot that involved aircraft traveling from the United Kingdom to the United States. New TSA regulations are put into effect.  

2010  On August - 10 the World Health Organization declares the H1N1 influenza pandemic over, saying worldwide flu activity has returned to typical seasonal patterns.  

2013  On August - 10 6 people are killed after Paluweh volcano erupts in Indonesia  

2014  On August - 10 israeli and Palestinian officials agree to another 72-hour ceasefire proposed by Egypt  

2017  Scientists study identifying nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) deficiency major cause of miscarriages and multiple birth defects published in "New England Journal of Medicine" on August - 10.  

2017  On August - 10 uS President Donald Trump declares opioid addiction a national emergency  

2017  On this day in history taylor Swift testifies that DJ David Mueller groped her in court in Denver, Colorado  

2017  On this day in history 100 year-old fruit cake by Huntley & Palmers deemed "almost eatable" after being discovered in hut used by Captain Scott's expedition in Antarctica  

2018  On August - 10 evidence of one million Uighurs being held in "counter-extremism centers" in China presented to UN Committee on Human Rights  

2018  On this day in history anti-government protests begin in Bucharest, Romania, with over 400 injured in clashes with police  

2018  Landmark case against weed killer Roundup, San Francisco court awards groundsman Dewayne Johnson $289 million against Monsanto for giving him terminal cancer on August - 10.  

2018  Turkish lira falls dramatically after US President Trump announces tariff increases on Turkish steel and aluminum on this day in history.  

2018  On August - 10 omarosa Manigault Newman, former aide to US President Trump , releases taped recordings of her firing from The White House  

2018  On this day in history heavy rainfall causes severe floods in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the worst flood to hit the state in a century.  

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1267  On August - 10 birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)  

1296  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1628  Death of Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on this day in history.