Page 7: Historical Events In April - 10

1958  Northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco on April - 10.   

1958  Chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30 on April - 10.   

1959  On this day in history japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda   

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

1960  On April - 10 civil Rights Bill passed in the American Senate   

1960  Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill on April - 10.   

1960  On this day in history arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66   

1961  On this day in history gary Player becomes first foreign golfer to win the Masters   

1961  On this day in history irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65   

1962  In Vermont a 4.2 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in Vermont on April - 10.   

1962  Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21 on April - 10.   

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  Iranian motor launch catches fire &sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf) on this day in history.   

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

1965  On April - 10 linda Darnell, dies from burns received in a fire at 41   

1966  On this day in history river Patrol Boats of River Patrol Force commenced operations on inland waters of South Vietnam   

1966  Christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1970  Charles Paton, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history uS table tennis team arrives in China PR   

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

1972  On this day in history an agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries   

1972  On April - 10 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 April - 10.   

1973  On this day in history bEA flight to Basel Switz, crashes on landing, killing 104 of 143   

1974  Yitzhak Rabin replaces resigning Israeli PM Golda Meir on April - 10.   

1974  Patricia Collinge, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1975  On April - 10 marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85   

1979  On this day in history soyuz 33 launched with a Russian & a Bulgarian   

1979  Henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91 on April - 10.   

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

1981  On April - 10 "Caveman" with Ringo premiers   

1981  On this day in history computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

1981  On this day in history imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment   

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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  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on this day in history.   

1633  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1656  On this day in history birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)   

1695  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on April - 10.   

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  On this day in history death of king Hugh of Italy   

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on April - 10.   

1362  On this day in history machteld, countess of Holland, dies   

1533  On April - 10 frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61   

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

1585  Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies on April - 10.