Page 7: Historical Events In April - 10

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

1958  Chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

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 April - 10 civil Rights Bill passed in the American Senate   

1960  Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill on April - 10.   

1960  Arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1961  On April - 10 gary Player becomes first foreign golfer to win the Masters   

1961  On this day in history irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65   

1962  In Vermont a 4.2 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in Vermont on April - 10.   

1962  On this day in history stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21   

1963  On this day in history during diving tests, USS Thresher lost with all hands (112 crew and 12 civilians) east of Cape Cod, MA   

1963  On this day in history parliament passes Food and Drugs Act, getting more control over sale of drugs.   

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  On April - 10 linda Darnell, dies from burns received in a fire at 41   

1966  On April - 10 river Patrol Boats of River Patrol Force commenced operations on inland waters of South Vietnam   

1966  On April - 10 christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71   

1970  On this day in history charles Paton, dies at 96   

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

1972  On this day in history 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 April - 10.   

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  US, USSR &70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history bEA flight to Basel Switz, crashes on landing, killing 104 of 143   

1974  On this day in history yitzhak Rabin replaces resigning Israeli PM Golda Meir   

1974  Patricia Collinge, dies at 81 on April - 10.   

1975  On April - 10 marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85   

1979  On April - 10 soyuz 33 launched with a Russian & a Bulgarian   

1979  On April - 10 henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91   

1980  On this day in history kay Medford, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love), dies at 65   

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

1981  On this day in history computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

1981  On this day in history imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment   

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1389  On April - 10 birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)   

1512  On April - 10 birth of james V, king of Scotland (1513-42)   

1569  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law   

1633  On April - 10 birth of werner Fabricius, composer   

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1656  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0879  On April - 10 louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies   

0947  Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies on April - 10.   

0948  Death of King Hugh of Italy on April - 10.   

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on April - 10.   

1362  On this day in history machteld, countess of Holland, dies   

1533  On this day in history frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61   

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

1585  On April - 10 gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies