Page 4: Historical Events In August - 10

1861  Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history battle of Nueces River TX   

1865  Alexander K Glazunov, St Petersburg Russia, composer (Chopiniana) on this day in history.   

1866  Transatlantic cable laid on this day in history.   

1866  Transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria on August - 10.   

1867  On this day in history ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867   

1869  O B Brown patents moving picture projector on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history lawrence Binyon, Vienna Austria, poet (Symbolic Wounds)   

1874  The birth of Herbert Hoover, Former (31st) President of the US on this day in history.   

1874  On August - 10 herbert Clark Hoover, West Branch Iowa, (R) 31st Pres (1929-1933)   

1875  Karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1876  On August - 10 1st phone call between Brantford & Paris, Canada   

1877  On August - 10 first use of the telephone to dispatch trains. This was at the Caledonia Mine at Glace Bay on the Sydney Mines Railway. One of the owners was Gardiner G. Hubbard who was the father in law of Alexander Graham Bell who installed two telephones to control train movements.   

1877  On this day in history big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians   

1877  On this day in history rudolf Hilferding, German economist/SPD-minister of Finance   

1880  Clarence Cameron White, composer on this day in history.   

1881  Albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder on August - 10.   

1882  Max Kowalski, composer on August - 10.   

1883  On August - 10 first train reaches Calgary.   

1883  Carlos Lavin, composer on this day in history.   

1884  On August - 10 in New York City, a 5.5 earthquake caused large cracks in walls at Amityville and Jamaica (intensity VII). The shock was felt strongly at New York City   

1885  On August - 10 leo Daft opens America's 1st coml operated electric streetcar (Balt)   

1886  On August - 10 hilda Doolittle, poet/prominent member of imagist movement   

1886  On this day in history eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85   

1887  Excursion train crashes killing 101 in Chatsworth, Illinois on August - 10.   

1887  Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois) on this day in history.   

1888  On August - 10 nY Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record   

1888  Johanna E F G (Bachigaloupi) Tourniaire, actress (Saint Joan) on August - 10.   

1889  Dan Rylands patents screw cap on this day in history.   

1889  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer on this day in history.   

1891  On August - 10 henry O'Neill, Orange NJ, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble)   

1893  Chinese deported from San Francisco under Exclusion Act on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history chinese deported from SF under Exclusion Act   

1893  Douglas Stuart Moore, Cutchogue NY, composer (Good Night Harvard) on this day in history.   

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1267  On this day in history birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)   

1296  John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg was born on this day in history.   

1360  On this day in history birth of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)   

1397  On this day in history birth of albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)   

1489  Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) was born on this day in history.   

1520  Madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537) was born on August - 10.   

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

0258  Death of Saint Lawrence, martyr on this day in history.   

0794  On this day in history fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30   

0955  Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle on August - 10.   

1002  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on August - 10.   

1250  On August - 10 death of erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered   

1535  Death of Ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509) on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history death of maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49   

1628  On August - 10 death of hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned