Page 7: Historical Events In August - 10

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 August - 10.   

1960  Discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned first object from space on August - 10.   

1960  On August - 10 emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies   

1961  On August - 10 england applies for membership in the European Common Market   

1962  Ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1963  Estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history 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  First lunar orbiter launched by US on this day in history.   

1966  On August - 10 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.   

1966  On August - 10 in Ottawa Ontario, the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Canal collapses, killing 9 construction workers and injuring 80.   

1966  On August - 10 felix A Vening Meinesz, geophysicist (black force), dies at 79   

1967  John Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83 on August - 10.   

1970  Bernd-Alois Zimmermann, Germ composer (Requiem), commits suicide at 52 on August - 10.   

1973  On August - 10 first BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train travels in San Francisco   

1973  Douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies at 57 on August - 10.   

1974  On August - 10 ilona Massey, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at 64   

1976  On this day in history bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies   

1977  On this day in history postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, NY, accused of being "Son of Sam" the 44 caliber killer   

1977  Vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69   

1980  On August - 10 allen, the most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Tx   

1981  Coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black business on this day in history.   

1981  The Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes on August - 10.   

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  Calvin Culver, actor (Score), dies on this day in history.   

1988  In the Solomon Islands 2 events about 10 seconds apart. One person killed and about 100 homes washed away in 13 villages on August - 10.   

1988  On August - 10 uN estimates Asia's population hit 3 billion   

1988  Adela Rogers St John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94 on August - 10.   

1990  On this day in history uS's Magellan spacecraft lands on Venus   

1990  On this day in history richard Haines, director (Splatter University), dies   

1991  On August - 10 josef Lipski, Polish politician, dies   

1993  In the South Island, New Zealand a 7.0 earthquake was centered about 130 kilometers west of Queenstown on August - 10.   

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

1296  On August - 10 birth of john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg   

1360  Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) was born on August - 10.   

1397  Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439) was born on this day in history.   

1489  Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) was born on August - 10.   

1520  On August - 10 birth of madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)   

1556  On August - 10 birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer   

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on August - 10.   

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

0794  Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on August - 10.   

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

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

1250  Death of Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 10.   

1535  On this day in history death of ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)   

1589  On August - 10 death of maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49   

1628  On this day in history death of hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned