Historical Events In August - 10

1993  On August - 10 ken England, US screenwriter (Good Girls Go to Paris), dies at 82  

1994  Bill Baker, singer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1995  On August - 10 fay Honey Knopp, activist, dies at 76  

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

1997  Jean-Claude Lauzon, director/writer (Leola), dies in air crash at 43 on this day in history.  

2006  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 on this day in history.  

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

2013  6 people are killed after Paluweh volcano erupts in Indonesia on this day in history.  

2014  Israeli and Palestinian officials agree to another 72-hour ceasefire proposed by Egypt on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  Evidence of one million Uighurs being held in "counter-extremism centers" in China presented to UN Committee on Human Rights on August - 10.  

2018  Anti-government protests begin in Bucharest, Romania, with over 400 injured in clashes with police on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history landmark case against weed killer Roundup, San Francisco court awards groundsman Dewayne Johnson $289 million against Monsanto for giving him terminal cancer  

2018  Turkish lira falls dramatically after US President Trump announces tariff increases on Turkish steel and aluminum on August - 10.  

2018  On this day in history omarosa Manigault Newman, former aide to US President Trump , releases taped recordings of her firing from The White House  

2018  On August - 10 heavy rainfall causes severe floods in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the worst flood to hit the state in a century.  

2019  Morogoro tanker explosion: A fuel tanker truck explodes in Morogoro, Tanzania, killing at least 89 people and injuring dozens more on this day in history.  

2019  On August - 10 32 are killed and 1,000,000 evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China. Earlier it had caused flooding in the Philippines.  

2019  Canary Islands wildfires: A number of forest fires break out in the Canary Islands of Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote. The fires on the island of Gran Canaria were the most severe, resulting in the loss of large areas of the island's forests and leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents from a number of towns and villages on August - 10.  

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1267  King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) was born on August - 10.  

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

1360  On this day in history birth of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)  

1397  On this day in history birth of albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)  

1489  On this day in history birth of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)  

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  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer  

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

0794  On August - 10 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  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 this day in history.  

1628  On this day in history death of hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned