Historical Events In August - 10

1861  On August - 10 nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43   

1862  Battle of Nueces River TX on August - 10.   

1865  On August - 10 alexander K Glazunov, St Petersburg Russia, composer (Chopiniana)   

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 August - 10 lawrence Binyon, Vienna Austria, poet (Symbolic Wounds)   

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

1874  Herbert Clark Hoover, West Branch Iowa, (R) 31st Pres (1929-1933) on this day in history.   

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

1876  1st phone call between Brantford & Paris, Canada on this day in history.   

1877  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 on this day in history.   

1877  Big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians on this day in history.   

1877  Rudolf Hilferding, German economist/SPD-minister of Finance on August - 10.   

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

1881  On August - 10 albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder   

1882  On this day in history max Kowalski, composer   

1883  On this day in history first train reaches Calgary.   

1883  On this day in history carlos Lavin, composer   

1884  On this day in history 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  Leo Daft opens America's 1st coml operated electric streetcar (Balt) on August - 10.   

1886  Hilda Doolittle, poet/prominent member of imagist movement on August - 10.   

1886  Eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85 on August - 10.   

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

1887  On August - 10 excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois)   

1888  NY Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record on August - 10.   

1888  Johanna E F G (Bachigaloupi) Tourniaire, actress (Saint Joan) on this day in history.   

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 August - 10.   

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1267  King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) was born on August - 10.   

1296  On this day in history birth of john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg   

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 August - 10 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 this day in history.   

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on August - 10.   

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1002  On August - 10 al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies   

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

1535  Death of Ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509) on August - 10.   

1589  Death of Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 on this day in history.   

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