Page 7: Historical Events In August - 10
Saturday, 29 March 2025
1949 The Avro Canada C.102 Jetliner takes maiden flight; designed to meet a Trans-Canada Airlines requirement; first jet transport to fly in North America and second to fly in the world on this day in history.
1960 On August - 10 discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned first object from space
1960 On August - 10 emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies
1961 England applies for membership in the European Common Market on August - 10.
1962 On August - 10 ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60
1963 On this day in history estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn), dies at 60
1965 On August - 10 rayford Robinson, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1937), dies
1966 Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere & leaving it again on August - 10.
1966 On this day in history first lunar orbiter launched by US
1966 In daylight, a meteor flashes across the sky from Utah to Canada; only known case of a meteor skipping through the Earth's atmosphere and leaving it again on August - 10.
1966 On this day in history in Ottawa Ontario, the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Canal collapses, killing 9 construction workers and injuring 80.
1966 Felix A Vening Meinesz, geophysicist (black force), dies at 79 on this day in history.
1967 John Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83 on August - 10.
1970 On August - 10 bernd-Alois Zimmermann, Germ composer (Requiem), commits suicide at 52
1973 First BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train travels in San Francisco on this day in history.
1973 Douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies at 57 on August - 10.
1974 Ilona Massey, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at 64 on August - 10.
1976 Bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies on August - 10.
1977 Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, NY, accused of being "Son of Sam" the 44 caliber killer on August - 10.
1977 On this day in history vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75
1979 On this day in history dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69
1980 Allen, the most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Tx on August - 10.
1981 Coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black business on August - 10.
1981 On August - 10 the Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes
1985 Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72
1987 On August - 10 calvin Culver, actor (Score), dies
1988 In the Solomon Islands 2 events about 10 seconds apart. One person killed and about 100 homes washed away in 13 villages on this day in history.
1988 On August - 10 uN estimates Asia's population hit 3 billion
1988 On this day in history adela Rogers St John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94
1990 On August - 10 uS's Magellan spacecraft lands on Venus
1990 On August - 10 richard Haines, director (Splatter University), dies
1991 On August - 10 josef Lipski, Polish politician, dies
1993 On this day in history in the South Island, New Zealand a 7.0 earthquake was centered about 130 kilometers west of Queenstown
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