Historical Events In July - 10

1913  On July - 10 134°F (57°C), Greenland Ranch, Calif (US record)  

1913  Ljuba Welitsch, Borisovo, Bulgaria, opera soprano (Nedda-Pagliacci) on this day in history.  

1914  On July - 10 boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles  

1914  Saul Bellow, Quebec, novelist (Nobel 1976-Mr Samler's Planet) on this day in history.  

1915  On July - 10 british/South African troops march into German SW-Africa  

1915  On this day in history hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies  

1916  Dick Cary, jazz Musician on July - 10.  

1917  Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing the draft on this day in history.  

1917  Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft on July - 10.  

1917  Don Herbert, Waconia Minn, scientist/TV host (Watch Mr Wizard) on this day in history.  

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1918  On July - 10 russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic established  

1918  Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic forms on this day in history.  

1919  Pres Wilson personally delivers Treaty of Versailles to Senate on this day in history.  

1919  On July - 10 dutch 1st Chamber approves woman suffrage  

1919  On July - 10 rusty Gill, St Louis Mo, singer (Polka Time)  

1920  The “greatest horse“ Man O' War wins the “greatest race“ of turf history at Aqueduct on July - 10.  

1920  Tris Speaker is stopped at 11 consecutive hits by Tom Zachary on July - 10.  

1920  On this day in history david Brinkley, Wilmington NC, NBC news anchor (Huntley-Brinkley)  

1920  On July - 10 eugenie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Emperor of France, dies at 94  

1921  Eunice Shriver, founder (Special Olympics) on July - 10.  

1922  On this day in history derek Prouse, writer actor/film festival director (Le Scandale)  

1923  2-pound hailstones kill 23 & many cattle. (Rostov, Russia) on July - 10.  

1923  All non-fascist parties disolved in Italy on July - 10.  

1923  On this day in history 2-pound hailstones kill 23 & many cattle (Rostov, Russia)  

1924  Denmark takes Greenland as Norway ends claim on July - 10.  

1924  On July - 10 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 on July - 10.  

1925  USSR's official news agency TASS established on July - 10.  

1926  On this day in history lake Denmark, NJ arsenal explodes, kills 21, $75m damage  

1926  30th US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 293 at Scioto CC in Ohio on this day in history.  

1927  On July - 10 kevin O'Higgins Irish Free State VP, assassinated  

1927  On July - 10 kevin O'Higgins, Irish Free State VP, assassinated  

1928  H E Wood discovers asteroid #3300 on July - 10.  

1928  On this day in history senator Milt Gaston hurls record tying 14-hit shutout  

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1419  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (d. 1471)  

1452  King James III of Scotland (d. 1488) was born on July - 10.  

1509  John Calvin, Protestant religious reformer/theologian was born on July - 10.  

1517  Odet de Coligny, Cardinal of Châtillon/bishop was born on this day in history.  

1526  On this day in history birth of philip III van Croij, duke of Aarschot/earl of Porcien  

1592  On July - 10 birth of pierre d'Hozier, French historian (d. 1660)  

1614  On this day in history 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  Publius A Hadrianus, Roman emperor (117-138), dies on this day in history.  

0518  On July - 10 anastasius I Dikoros, [Dyrrhachium/Durazzo], Byzantine emperor, dies  

0649  On this day in history death of li Shimin, Emperor of China (b.599)  

0983  Benedict VI, Italian Pope (974-83), dies on July - 10.  

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

1099  On this day in history death of el Cid, of Castile (b. 1044)  

1103  Erik I Ejegod, the good hearted, King of Denmark (1095-1103), dies on this day in history.  

1290  On this day in history death of king Ladislaus IV of Hungary (b. 1262)