435 Historic Events for August 10
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Douglas Stuart Moore, Cutchogue NY, composer (Good Night Harvard)
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| 1893 |
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Chinese deported from SF under Exclusion Act
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Michail M Soschtschenko, Russian author
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| 1895 |
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1st Queen's Hall Promenade Concerto (Wagners "Rienzi")
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| 1896 |
Death |
Otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies
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| 1897 |
Birth |
Edward Orval Gourdin, Jacksonville, long jumper (Olympic-silver-1924)
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| 1897 |
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Automobile Club of Great Britain established (now: Royal Auto Club)
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| 1897 |
Birth |
Piet[er O] Bakker, Dutch novelist (Ciske the Rat)
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Jack Haley, Boston Mass, actor (Tin Man-Wizard of Oz, Ford Star Revue)
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Arthur Porritt, NZ, 100m sprinter (Olympic-bronze-1924)
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Norma Shearer, Montreal Quebec, actress (Divorcee, Idiot's Delight)
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Ren‚ Crevel, French author (Mon corps et moi, D‚tours)
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| 1900 |
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1st Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Boston (3-0)
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| 1901 |
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Chic White Sox Frank Isbell strands record 11 teammate base runners
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| 1902 |
Death |
George Vernon, cricketer (scored 11* and 3 in only England Test), dies
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Lisle, British lord
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| 1904 |
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Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a priest
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| 1904 |
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Dutch newspaper Volk fires gay journalist Jacob de Cock
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| 1904 |
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Japanese fleet defeat Russians off Port Arthur
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| 1904 |
Death |
Pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French foreign minister (Dreyfus), dies
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| 1904 |
Event |
Yankees Jack Chesbro ends string of 30 consecutive complete games
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| 1905 |
Death |
Kinjikitile "Bokero" Ngwale, E African prophet/rebel leader, hanged
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Bernard Benjamin Gillis, British judge
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Richard F Kahn, baron of Hampstead/British economist
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Era Bell Thompson, [Dakota Dick], US actress (Ebony)
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