Page 7: Historical Events In January - 10

1946  On January - 10 the first General Assembly of the United Nations convenes in London.   

1946  On January - 10 uN General Assembly convenes for first time (London)   

1946  On this day in history uS Army establishes first radar contact with Moon, Belmar NJ   

1946  On January - 10 1st radar contact with Moon   

1947  On January - 10 british stop ships Independence & In-Gathering from landing in Israel   

1947  On January - 10 greek steamer "Himara" strikes a wartime mine in Saronic Gulf south of Athens with loss of 392 of 637 aboard   

1947  "Finian's Rainbow" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 725 performances on January - 10.   

1948  "Call Me Mister" closes at National Theater NYC after 734 performances on January - 10.   

1949  On this day in history first Jewish family show "The Goldbergs" premieres on CBS   

1949  RCA introduces 45 RPM record on this day in history.   

1949  On January - 10 the birth of George Foreman, American boxer   

1951  UN headquarters opens in Manhattan NY on January - 10.   

1951  UN headquarters opens in New York, NY on this day in history.   

1951  On January - 10 athos Palma, composer, dies at 59   

1953  Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56 on January - 10.   

1954  On January - 10 fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53   

1956  On January - 10 henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84   

1957  On January - 10 harold Macmillan becomes prime minister of Britain, after the resignation of Anthony Eden.   

1957  Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet (Nobel Prize 1945), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1958  On January - 10 jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" reaches #1 on the country and r&b charts, #2 on the pop chart   

1958  On January - 10 charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52   

1960  On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Delmore Schwartz   

1961  Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 on January - 10.   

1962  4,000 die in avalanche, Ranrahirca, Perú on this day in history.   

1962  Eruptions on Mount Huascaran in Peru destroy 7 villages & kill 3,500 on January - 10.   

1963  Tadeusz Szeligowski, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1964  Battles between moslems & hindus in Calcutta on this day in history.   

1964  Panama severs diplomatic relations with US on this day in history.   

1964  US version of "That Was The Week That Was," premieres on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history a Marja, Dutch author (Man of Day & Night), dies at 46   

1965  Bollingen prize for poetry awarded to Horace Gregory on this day in history.   

1966  On January - 10 india & Pakistan sign peace accord   

1966  On January - 10 julian Bond denied seat in Georgia legislature for opposing Vietnam War   

1966  On this day in history george Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide   

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1480  Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530) was born on January - 10.   

1502  Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God) was born on January - 10.   

1538  On January - 10 birth of louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574)   

1573  On this day in history birth of simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624)   

1607  Isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646) was born on January - 10.   

1628  Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter) was born on this day in history.   

1638  On January - 10 birth of niels Stensen, Danish astronomer   

1638  On January - 10 birth of nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686)   

0681  Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on this day in history.   

0866  Lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies on this day in history.   

0976  John I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51 on January - 10.   

1094  Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on this day in history.   

1271  Otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies on this day in history.   

1276  On January - 10 gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies   

1542  Death of Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 on January - 10.   

1645  On this day in history death of william Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71