Birthday October 10, 1731 Henry Cavendish, English physicist, chemist
Birthday October 10, 1738 Benjamin West, painter
Birthday October 10, 1813 Giuseppe Verdi, composer of operas (Rigoletto, Aida, Otello)
Birthday October 10, 1830 Emily Dickinson, poet
Birthday October 10, 1861 Fridtjof Nansen, Norweg. Arctic explorer, humanitarian (Nobel 1922)
Birthday October 10, 1892 Ivo Andric, Yugoslav novelist (Bridge on the Drina) (Nobel '61)
Birthday October 10, 1895 Lin Yu-t'ang, Chinese writer (My Country & My People)
Birthday October 10, 1900 Helen Hayes, Actress (Caesar & Cleopatra, Happy Birthday)
Birthday October 10, 1924 James Clavell, author (Tai Pan, Shogun)
Birthday October 10, 1930 Harold Pinter, playwright
Birthday October 10, 1930 Adlai Stevenson III, (D-Sen-Ill)
Birthday October 10, 1946 Ben Vereen, dancer, Actor, singer
Birthday October 10, 1955 David Lee Roth, rocker
Birthday October 10, 1958 Tanya Tucker, in Seminole Texas, country singer
History October 10, 0732 Battle of Tours
History October 10, 1775 Howe named commander in chief of British army
History October 10, 1780 Great Hurricane ravages West Indies
History October 10, 1845 Birth of the U.S. Naval Academy
History October 10, 1845 US Naval academy opens at Annapolis Maryland
History October 10, 1846 Neptune's moon Triton discovered by William Lassell
History October 10, 1862 John Bankhead Magruder sent to Texas
History October 10, 1877 Custer's funeral is held at West Point
History October 10, 1881 Darwin publishes work on mold and worms
History October 10, 1886 1st dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park NY (the tuxedo)
History October 10, 1904 Yanks 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader. Also 41 game winner Chesbro loses the 1st game & chance at pennent
History October 10, 1911 China Revolutionaries under Sun Yat-sen overthrew Manchu dynasty
History October 10, 1913 Pacific & Atl mix as engineers blow Gamboa Dam opening Panama Canal
History October 10, 1916 Eighth Battle of the Isonzo
History October 10, 1920 Bill Wambsganns unassisted world series triple play
History October 10, 1933 1st synthetic detergent for home use marketed
History October 10, 1935 Porgy and Bess, the first great American opera, premieres on Broadway
History October 10, 1935 George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess opens in NY
History October 10, 1937 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 1 in the world series
History October 10, 1938 Germany completed annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland.
History October 10, 1943 Chiang Kai-shek took the oath of office as president of China.
History October 10, 1944 Eight hundred children are gassed to death at Auschwitz
History October 10, 1951 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in the world series
History October 10, 1951 Truman signs Mutual Security Act
History October 10, 1956 On Skowron's grand slammer Yanks beat Dodgers 9-0 in series game 7
History October 10, 1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to African diplomat
History October 10, 1957 Braves beat the Yanks to win World Series
History October 10, 1957 Pres Eisenhower apologized to finance minister of Ghana Komla Agbeli Gbdemah after he was refused service in a Dover Del. restaurant
History October 10, 1957 Braves Lew Burdette beats Yankees 3 times in 1 world series
History October 10, 1960 Ron Stewart of Ottawa rushes for CFL-record 287 yards.
History October 10, 1963 treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by US UK USSR.
History October 10, 1964 18th Summer Olympic Games opened in Tokyo.
History October 10, 1965 1st Cavalry Division commences operations
History October 10, 1969 U.S. Navy transfers vessels to South Vietnamese
History October 10, 1970 Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day).
History October 10, 1970 October Crisis in Canada
History October 10, 1973 VP Spiro T. Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion & resigns.
History October 10, 1973 Vice President Agnew resigns
History October 10, 1973 Vice-Pres. Agnew resigns after conviction for income-tax evasion.
History October 10, 1975 Israel formally signs Sinai accord with Egypt
History October 10, 1976 NJ Meadowlands' Giant's Stadium opens
History October 10, 1978 Yanks & Dodgers play in World Series # 75
History October 10, 1978 Pres Carter signs a bill authorizing the Susan B. Anthony dollar.
History October 10, 1980 4 500 people die when a pair of earthquakes struck NW Algeria
History October 10, 1980 Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope network dedicated
History October 10, 1980 Yanks lost 4-2 & are swept by Royals in the AL Championship series
History October 10, 1982 Pope John Paul II proclaimed Rev. M Kolbe who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp a saint
History October 10, 1985 US fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy gunmen were placed in custody
History October 10, 1987 Whitesnake's iconic video features Jaguars
History October 10, 1991 A former postal worker commits mass murder
History October 10, 2004 Superman Christopher Reeve dies at age 52
October 10, 1731 Henry Cavendish, English physicist, chemist
October 10, 1738 Benjamin West, painter
October 10, 1813 Giuseppe Verdi, composer of operas (Rigoletto, Aida, Otello)
October 10, 1830 Emily Dickinson, poet
October 10, 1861 Fridtjof Nansen, Norweg. Arctic explorer, humanitarian (Nobel 1922)
October 10, 1892 Ivo Andric, Yugoslav novelist (Bridge on the Drina) (Nobel '61)
October 10, 1895 Lin Yu-t'ang, Chinese writer (My Country & My People)
October 10, 1900 Helen Hayes, Actress (Caesar & Cleopatra, Happy Birthday)
October 10, 1924 James Clavell, author (Tai Pan, Shogun)
October 10, 1930 Harold Pinter, playwright
October 10, 1930 Adlai Stevenson III, (D-Sen-Ill)
October 10, 1946 Ben Vereen, dancer, Actor, singer
October 10, 1955 David Lee Roth, rocker
October 10, 1958 Tanya Tucker, in Seminole Texas, country singer
October 10, 0732 Battle of Tours
October 10, 1775 Howe named commander in chief of British army
October 10, 1780 Great Hurricane ravages West Indies
October 10, 1845 Birth of the U.S. Naval Academy
October 10, 1845 US Naval academy opens at Annapolis Maryland
October 10, 1846 Neptune's moon Triton discovered by William Lassell
October 10, 1862 John Bankhead Magruder sent to Texas
October 10, 1877 Custer's funeral is held at West Point
October 10, 1881 Darwin publishes work on mold and worms
October 10, 1886 1st dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park NY (the tuxedo)
October 10, 1904 Yanks 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader. Also 41 game winner Chesbro loses the 1st game & chance at pennent
October 10, 1911 China Revolutionaries under Sun Yat-sen overthrew Manchu dynasty
October 10, 1913 Pacific & Atl mix as engineers blow Gamboa Dam opening Panama Canal
October 10, 1916 Eighth Battle of the Isonzo
October 10, 1920 Bill Wambsganns unassisted world series triple play
October 10, 1933 1st synthetic detergent for home use marketed
October 10, 1935 Porgy and Bess, the first great American opera, premieres on Broadway
October 10, 1935 George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess opens in NY
October 10, 1937 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 1 in the world series
October 10, 1938 Germany completed annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland.
October 10, 1943 Chiang Kai-shek took the oath of office as president of China.
October 10, 1944 Eight hundred children are gassed to death at Auschwitz
October 10, 1951 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in the world series
October 10, 1951 Truman signs Mutual Security Act
October 10, 1956 On Skowron's grand slammer Yanks beat Dodgers 9-0 in series game 7
October 10, 1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to African diplomat
October 10, 1957 Braves beat the Yanks to win World Series
October 10, 1957 Pres Eisenhower apologized to finance minister of Ghana Komla Agbeli Gbdemah after he was refused service in a Dover Del. restaurant
October 10, 1957 Braves Lew Burdette beats Yankees 3 times in 1 world series
October 10, 1960 Ron Stewart of Ottawa rushes for CFL-record 287 yards.
October 10, 1963 treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by US UK USSR.
October 10, 1964 18th Summer Olympic Games opened in Tokyo.
October 10, 1965 1st Cavalry Division commences operations
October 10, 1969 U.S. Navy transfers vessels to South Vietnamese
October 10, 1970 Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day).
October 10, 1970 October Crisis in Canada
October 10, 1973 VP Spiro T. Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion & resigns.
October 10, 1973 Vice President Agnew resigns
October 10, 1973 Vice-Pres. Agnew resigns after conviction for income-tax evasion.
October 10, 1975 Israel formally signs Sinai accord with Egypt
October 10, 1976 NJ Meadowlands' Giant's Stadium opens
October 10, 1978 Yanks & Dodgers play in World Series # 75
October 10, 1978 Pres Carter signs a bill authorizing the Susan B. Anthony dollar.
October 10, 1980 4 500 people die when a pair of earthquakes struck NW Algeria
October 10, 1980 Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope network dedicated
October 10, 1980 Yanks lost 4-2 & are swept by Royals in the AL Championship series
October 10, 1982 Pope John Paul II proclaimed Rev. M Kolbe who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp a saint
October 10, 1985 US fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy gunmen were placed in custody
October 10, 1987 Whitesnake's iconic video features Jaguars
October 10, 1991 A former postal worker commits mass murder
October 10, 2004 Superman Christopher Reeve dies at age 52