Page 6: Historical Events In August - 10

1921  On August - 10 john M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies   

1925  On August - 10 hurricane strikes Borculo, 4 die   

1926  Italian-Spanish peace treaty signed on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history the birth of James Dean, American film actor   

1929  On August - 10 canadian National Railways place in service the first road diesel electric passenger locomotive. This consisted of two units, weighing a total of 335 tons.   

1929  On August - 10 grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd & last NL win   

1929  Aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1930  William H Taft, US president (1909-13), dies on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history a 5.1-kg (11.2-pound) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.   

1932  Slang, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history babe Ruth announces this is his final season as full time player   

1934  John Kane, Scotish/US miner/painter, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1936  114°F (46°C) at Plain Dealing, Louisiana (state record) on August - 10.   

1938  Temperatur reaches 119 degrees F in Pendleton, Oregon. - New state record on August - 10.   

1938  On this day in history 119°F (48°C), Pendleton, Oregon (state record)   

1938  Joseph Moorat, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history 2nd Dutch De Geer govt forms (1st with Social Democrats)   

1940  Anti-Jewish laws are passed in Romania on this day in history.   

1940  Prince Bernhard Fund forms on August - 10.   

1941  On August - 10 fDR & Churchill's 2nd meeting at Placentia Newfoundland   

1942  On August - 10 hMS EAGLE sunk north of Algiers, Algeria by 4 torpedoes from German U-73. 260 men lost out a wartime crew of 1,160   

1942  Gen B Montgomery becomes commandant British 8th leader in N Africa on this day in history.   

1943  Dutch submarine attacks Island Hertenbeest in NW Bali on this day in history.   

1943  C Bergsma, Dutch resistance fighter (Waalsdorpervlakte), dies on August - 10.   

1944  Race riots in Athens Alabama on this day in history.   

1944  On August - 10 braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0   

1944  On August - 10 berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies   

1945  HMCS Uganda returns from the Pacific theater in WWII on this day in history.   

1945  Japan announces willingness to surrender to Allies provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged on August - 10.   

1945  Robert H Goddard, US, rocket pioneer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history aBC enters network TV   

1948  On August - 10 allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV debut on ABC   

1948  On August - 10 e Ball-Hennings, writer, dies at 63   

1949  On this day in history natl Military Establishment renamed Dept of Defense   

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1267  On August - 10 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  On this day in history birth of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)   

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

1556  On this day in history birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer   

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

0258  On August - 10 death of saint Lawrence, martyr   

0794  Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

0955  On August - 10 conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle   

1002  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.   

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

1535  On August - 10 death of ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)   

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

1628  Death of Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on August - 10.