Top Historical Events That Happened on July 10
Friday, 17 July 2026
1914 Saul Bellow, Quebec, novelist (Nobel 1976-Mr Samler's Planet). 

1915 British/South African troops march into German SW-Africa. 

1915 Hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies. 

1916 Dick Cary, jazz Musician. 

1917 Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing the draft. 

1917 Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft 

1917 Don Herbert, Waconia Minn, scientist/TV host (Watch Mr Wizard). 

1918 Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic established. 

1918 Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic forms. 

1919 Pres Wilson personally delivers Treaty of Versailles to Senate 

1919 Dutch 1st Chamber approves woman suffrage 

1919 Rusty Gill, St Louis Mo, singer (Polka Time) 

1920 In this year, The “greatest horse“ Man O' War claims the “greatest race“ of turf history at Aqueduct. 

1920 Tris Speaker is stopped at 11 consecutive hits by Tom Zachary 

1920 David Brinkley, Wilmington NC, NBC news anchor (Huntley-Brinkley). 

1920 Eugenie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Emperor of France, dies at 94 

1921 Eunice Shriver, founder (Special Olympics). 

1922 Derek Prouse, writer actor/film festival director (Le Scandale) 

1923 2-pound hailstones kill 23 and many cattle. (Rostov, Russia). 

1923 All non-fascist parties disolved in Italy 

1924 Denmark takes Greenland as Norway ends claim 

1924 Johannes B van Heutsz, gov-gen of Dutch Indies (1904-09), dies at 73 

1925 Jury selection took place in John T Scopes evolution trial 

1925 USSR's official news agency TASS established. 

1926 Lake Denmark, NJ arsenal explodes, results in the deaths of 21, $75m damage. 

1926 30th US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 293 at Scioto CC in Ohio 

1927 Kevin O'Higgins Irish Free State VP, assassinated 

1928 H E Wood discovers asteroid #3300. 

1928 Senator Milt Gaston hurls record tying 14-hit shutout. 

1929 US issues newer, smaller-sized paper currency. 

1929 In game between Pirates and Phillies 9 HRs hit 1 in each inning. 

1932 Jack Burnett gets 9 hits, Eddie Rommel relieves in 2nd 18-17 victory in 18 as his A's beats Indians in longest relief job 

1933 The inaugural police radio system operated, Eastchester Township, NY. 

1933 1st police radio system operated, Eastchester Township, NY 

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