Historical Events In April - 10

1958  On April - 10 northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco   

1958  Chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1959  Japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda on April - 10.   

1960  On this day in history arnold Palmer wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament   

1960  On this day in history civil Rights Bill passed in the American Senate   

1960  On April - 10 senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill   

1960  On April - 10 arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66   

1961  Gary Player becomes first foreign golfer to win the Masters on this day in history.   

1961  Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65 on April - 10.   

1962  On this day in history in Vermont a 4.2 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in Vermont.   

1962  Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21 on this day in history.   

1963  During diving tests, USS Thresher lost with all hands (112 crew and 12 civilians) east of Cape Cod, MA on this day in history.   

1963  Parliament passes Food and Drugs Act, getting more control over sale of drugs on April - 10.   

1964  On this day in history iranian motor launch catches fire &sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf)   

1965  Trois-Rivières Quebec German freighter Transatlantic sinks after colliding with Dutch ship Hermes; 3 sailors killed on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history linda Darnell, dies from burns received in a fire at 41   

1966  River Patrol Boats of River Patrol Force commenced operations on inland waters of South Vietnam on April - 10.   

1966  On April - 10 christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71   

1970  On this day in history charles Paton, dies at 96   

1971  US table tennis team arrives in China PR on April - 10.   

1972  7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars on this day in history.   

1972  On April - 10 an agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries   

1972  On this day in history in Southern Iran a 7.1 earthquake struck the Fars Province of southern Iran killing over 5,000 and injuring 1,700.   

1972  US, USSR &70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons on this day in history.   

1973  BEA flight to Basel Switz, crashes on landing, killing 104 of 143 on April - 10.   

1974  On this day in history yitzhak Rabin replaces resigning Israeli PM Golda Meir   

1974  On April - 10 patricia Collinge, dies at 81   

1975  Marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1979  Soyuz 33 launched with a Russian & a Bulgarian on April - 10.   

1979  Henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1980  On April - 10 kay Medford, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love), dies at 65   

1981  "Caveman" with Ringo premiers on this day in history.   

1981  Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded on April - 10.   

1981  Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment on April - 10.   

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1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on this day in history.   

1512  James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on April - 10.   

1569  On April - 10 birth of emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon   

1583  On this day in history birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law   

1633  On this day in history birth of werner Fabricius, composer   

1651  On April - 10 birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)   

1656  René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on April - 10.   

1695  On this day in history birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian   

0879  On April - 10 louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies   

0947  Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies on this day in history.   

0948  Death of King Hugh of Italy on April - 10.   

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on this day in history.   

1362  On April - 10 machteld, countess of Holland, dies   

1533  Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1545  Death of Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1585  Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.