Historical Events In August - 10

1861  Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on August - 10.   

1862  On August - 10 battle of Nueces River TX   

1865  Alexander K Glazunov, St Petersburg Russia, composer (Chopiniana) on August - 10.   

1866  Transatlantic cable laid on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria   

1867  On August - 10 ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867   

1869  On this day in history o B Brown patents moving picture projector   

1869  On August - 10 lawrence Binyon, Vienna Austria, poet (Symbolic Wounds)   

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

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

1875  On August - 10 karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66   

1876  On August - 10 1st phone call between Brantford & Paris, Canada   

1877  On this day in history 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.   

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

1877  On August - 10 rudolf Hilferding, German economist/SPD-minister of Finance   

1880  On this day in history clarence Cameron White, composer   

1881  On this day in history albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder   

1882  On August - 10 max Kowalski, composer   

1883  First train reaches Calgary on August - 10.   

1883  Carlos Lavin, composer on August - 10.   

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  On August - 10 leo Daft opens America's 1st coml operated electric streetcar (Balt)   

1886  Hilda Doolittle, poet/prominent member of imagist movement on this day in history.   

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

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

1887  Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois) on this day in history.   

1888  On August - 10 nY Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record   

1888  On this day in history johanna E F G (Bachigaloupi) Tourniaire, actress (Saint Joan)   

1889  On August - 10 dan Rylands patents screw cap   

1889  On this day in history cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer   

1891  On this day in history 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 August - 10 chinese deported from SF under Exclusion Act   

1893  On this day in history douglas Stuart Moore, Cutchogue NY, composer (Good Night Harvard)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

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

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