Historical Events In August - 10

1993  On this day in history ken England, US screenwriter (Good Girls Go to Paris), dies at 82   

1994  On this day in history bill Baker, singer, dies at 58   

1995  Fay Honey Knopp, activist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1996  Adriano Mandarino Hypolito, priest, dies at 78 on August - 10.   

1997  On this day in history jean-Claude Lauzon, director/writer (Leola), dies in air crash at 43   

2006  On August - 10 london Metropolitan Police make 21 arrests in connection to an apparent terrorist plot that involved aircraft traveling from the United Kingdom to the United States. New TSA regulations are put into effect.   

2010  On August - 10 the World Health Organization declares the H1N1 influenza pandemic over, saying worldwide flu activity has returned to typical seasonal patterns.   

2013  6 people are killed after Paluweh volcano erupts in Indonesia on August - 10.   

2014  Israeli and Palestinian officials agree to another 72-hour ceasefire proposed by Egypt on August - 10.   

2017  On this day in history scientists study identifying nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) deficiency major cause of miscarriages and multiple birth defects published in "New England Journal of Medicine"   

2017  US President Donald Trump declares opioid addiction a national emergency on August - 10.   

2017  Taylor Swift testifies that DJ David Mueller groped her in court in Denver, Colorado on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history 100 year-old fruit cake by Huntley & Palmers deemed "almost eatable" after being discovered in hut used by Captain Scott's expedition in Antarctica   

2018  Evidence of one million Uighurs being held in "counter-extremism centers" in China presented to UN Committee on Human Rights on this day in history.   

2018  Anti-government protests begin in Bucharest, Romania, with over 400 injured in clashes with police on August - 10.   

2018  Landmark case against weed killer Roundup, San Francisco court awards groundsman Dewayne Johnson $289 million against Monsanto for giving him terminal cancer on August - 10.   

2018  On August - 10 turkish lira falls dramatically after US President Trump announces tariff increases on Turkish steel and aluminum   

2018  On this day in history omarosa Manigault Newman, former aide to US President Trump , releases taped recordings of her firing from The White House   

2018  On August - 10 heavy rainfall causes severe floods in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the worst flood to hit the state in a century.   

2019  On August - 10 morogoro tanker explosion: A fuel tanker truck explodes in Morogoro, Tanzania, killing at least 89 people and injuring dozens more.   

2019  On August - 10 32 are killed and 1,000,000 evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China. Earlier it had caused flooding in the Philippines.   

2019  On August - 10 canary Islands wildfires: A number of forest fires break out in the Canary Islands of Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote. The fires on the island of Gran Canaria were the most severe, resulting in the loss of large areas of the island's forests and leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents from a number of towns and villages.   

2020  On August - 10 hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai is the most high-profile figure arrested in Hong Kong under its new security laws   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 20 million worldwide on August - 10.   

2021  Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo resigns amid a sexual harassment scandal on this day in history.   

2023  Tapestry, the holding company of Coach New York and Kate Spade, announces it will acquire Michael Kors' Capri Holdings, which also owns Versace and Jimmy Choo on this day in history.   

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

1397  On this day in history birth of albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)   

1489  Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle   

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

1250  On this day in history death of erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered   

1535  On this day in history 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 this day in history.