Today in History for 10th April 2018:
Historical Events
1917 – Munition factory explosion at Eddystone, Pennsylvania, kills 133 workers
1935 – Vaughan Williams’ 4th Symphony premieres in London
1945 – German troops attack Ijsselbrug
1963 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1971 – The Republican commemorations is held in Belfast of the Easter Rising (in 1916 in Dublin), revealing conflicts between the two wings of the Irish Republican Army
1986 – Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan
Famous Birthdays
1833 – James Edward Rains, American lawyer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1862)
1906 – Kathleen Major, British historian and principal (St Hilda’s College, England), born in Lincolnshire (d. 2001)
1910 – Paul Sweezy, American economist and editor (d. 2004)
1942 – Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998)
1949 – Frank de Leeuw, Dutch rock guitarist (Bob Color)
1971 – Nana Miyagi, tennis star (1995 final Surabaya doubles), born in Seattle, Washington
Famous Deaths
1585 – Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies at 83
1813 – Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician and astronomer (number theory, celestial mechanics), dies at 77
1862 – William Harvey Lamb Wallace, American lawyer and Brigadier General, dies at 40
1965 – Linda Darnell, American actress (Unfaithfully Yours, A Letter to Three Wives), dies from burns received in a house fire at 41
1979 – Nino Rota, Italian composer (Torquemada), dies at 67
2014 – Jim Flaherty, Canadian politician, Minister of Finance (2006-2014), dies at 64