Page 8: Historical Events In August - 10

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

1994  Bill Baker, singer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1996  Adriano Mandarino Hypolito, priest, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

2006  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 on August - 10.   

2010  The World Health Organization declares the H1N1 influenza pandemic over, saying worldwide flu activity has returned to typical seasonal patterns on this day in history.   

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

2014  On this day in history israeli and Palestinian officials agree to another 72-hour ceasefire proposed by Egypt   

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

2017  US President Donald Trump declares opioid addiction a national emergency on this day in history.   

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

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

2018  On August - 10 evidence of one million Uighurs being held in "counter-extremism centers" in China presented to UN Committee on Human Rights   

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  Turkish lira falls dramatically after US President Trump announces tariff increases on Turkish steel and aluminum on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history 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  Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai is the most high-profile figure arrested in Hong Kong under its new security laws on this day in history.   

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

2021  On this day in history governor of New York Andrew Cuomo resigns amid a sexual harassment scandal   

2023  On this day in history 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.   

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

1296  John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg was born on August - 10.   

1360  Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) was born on this day in history.   

1397  Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 10.   

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

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

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  Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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  On August - 10 death of ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)   

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

1628  Death of Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on this day in history.