Page 3: Historical Events In July - 10

1839  On this day in history fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61   

1847  Urbain J.J. Leverrier & John Couch Adams, codiscoverers of Neptune meet for first time at home of John Herschel on July - 10.   

1847  On this day in history urbain J J Leverrier & John Couch Adams, codiscoverers of Neptune meet for 1st time at home of John Herschel   

1850  On this day in history vP Fillmore becomes pres following Zachary Taylor's death   

1852  Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter, German foreign minister on this day in history.   

1856  On July - 10 nikola Tesla, Croatian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil   

1858  On this day in history karl Flodin, composer   

1861  Lincoln writes to Kentucky's militia & says Union troops will not enter that state on July - 10.   

1862  US begins construction of Central Pacific Railroad on July - 10.   

1863  On July - 10 clement Clarke Moore ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83   

1863  On July - 10 battle of Charleston, SC (Morris Island) [->SEP 06]   

1863  Clement Clarke Moore, ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83 on July - 10.   

1865  Jan "Pa" van der Steur, Dutch philanthropist (Steurtjes) on July - 10.   

1866  Indelible pencil patented by Edson P Clark, Northampton, Mass on July - 10.   

1866  Indelible pencil patents by Edson P Clark, Northampton, Mass on this day in history.   

1867  On July - 10 finley Peter Dunne, US, journalist/humorist (Mr Dooley)   

1868  Carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism)   

1871  The birth of Marcel Proust, French psychological novelist on July - 10.   

1871  On this day in history marcel Proust, France, novelist (Remembrance of Things Past)   

1873  French poet Paul Verlaine wounds Arthur Rimbaud with pistol on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history austin Diamond, cricket non-Test capt (NSW batsman 1899-1919, Aust)   

1875  On July - 10 l Schulhof discovers asteroid #147 Protogeneia   

1875  On this day in history mary McLeod Bethune, SC, slave/educator (Bethune-Cookman College)   

1877  The then villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain on this day in history.   

1879  Harry Nicholls Holmes, Penn, Dr (crystallized vitamin A) on July - 10.   

1882  Ima Hogg, Texas art patron/founder of Houston Symphony on this day in history.   

1883  On July - 10 johann Blaskowitz, German general   

1884  Paul Morphy US chess wizard, dies on this day in history.   

1884  1st Test Cricket to be played at Old Trafford 1st day washed out on July - 10.   

1884  On this day in history paul Charles Morphy, US lawyer/chess wizard, dies at 47   

1886  Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink & white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand) on July - 10.   

1886  George Goldie gets charter for Royal Niger Company on July - 10.   

1886  John SSPV Gort, viscount of Limerick/fieldmarshal of Palestine on this day in history.   

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1419  On July - 10 birth of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (d. 1471)   

1452  On July - 10 birth of king James III of Scotland (d. 1488)   

1509  John Calvin, Protestant religious reformer/theologian was born on this day in history.   

1517  On July - 10 birth of odet de Coligny, Cardinal of Châtillon/bishop   

1526  Philip III van Croij, duke of Aarschot/earl of Porcien was born on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history birth of pierre d'Hozier, French historian (d. 1660)   

1614  On July - 10 birth of arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, English royalist statesman (d. 1686)   

1625  On this day in history birth of jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer (d. 1703)   

0138  On this day in history publius A Hadrianus, Roman emperor (117-138), dies   

0518  Anastasius I Dikoros, [Dyrrhachium/Durazzo], Byzantine emperor, dies on this day in history.   

0649  Death of Li Shimin, Emperor of China (b.599) on this day in history.   

0983  On July - 10 benedict VI, Italian Pope (974-83), dies   

1086  On this day in history death of knut IV, the Saint, king of Denmark (1080-86), murdered   

1099  Death of El Cid, of Castile (b. 1044) on July - 10.   

1103  Erik I Ejegod, the good hearted, King of Denmark (1095-1103), dies on July - 10.   

1290  On July - 10 death of king Ladislaus IV of Hungary (b. 1262)