Historical Events In April - 10

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

1958  On this day in history chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30   

1959  On April - 10 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 this day in history civil Rights Bill passed in the American Senate   

1960  On April - 10 senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill   

1960  On April - 10 arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66   

1961  Gary Player becomes first foreign golfer to win the Masters on April - 10.   

1961  Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history in Vermont a 4.2 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in Vermont.   

1962  On April - 10 stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21   

1963  On April - 10 during diving tests, USS Thresher lost with all hands (112 crew and 12 civilians) east of Cape Cod, MA   

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  On April - 10 trois-Rivières Quebec German freighter Transatlantic sinks after colliding with Dutch ship Hermes; 3 sailors killed.   

1965  Linda Darnell, dies from burns received in a fire at 41 on this day in history.   

1966  On April - 10 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 April - 10.   

1970  Charles Paton, dies at 96 on April - 10.   

1971  US table tennis team arrives in China PR on April - 10.   

1972  On April - 10 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars   

1972  An agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history in Southern Iran a 7.1 earthquake struck the Fars Province of southern Iran killing over 5,000 and injuring 1,700.   

1972  On April - 10 uS, USSR &70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons   

1973  On April - 10 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  On April - 10 patricia Collinge, dies at 81   

1975  Marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85 on April - 10.   

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

1979  On this day in history henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91   

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

1981  On this day in history "Caveman" with Ringo premiers   

1981  Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded on April - 10.   

1981  Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment on April - 10.   

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1389  On this day in history birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)   

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 April - 10.   

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on April - 10.   

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

1651  On April - 10 birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)   

1656  On April - 10 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  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on April - 10.   

0947  On April - 10 hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies   

0948  On this day in history death of king Hugh of Italy   

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on this day in history.   

1362  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1533  Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61 on April - 10.   

1545  Death of Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on April - 10.   

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