Today in History for 10th June 2018:
Historical Events
1794 – Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia forms
1865 – Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” 1st performance Munich, Germany
1890 – 24th Belmont: Pike Barnes riding Burlington wins in 2:07.75
1946 – Italian Republic established
1990 – 89th Women’s French Open: Monica Seles beats Steffi Graf (7-6, 6-4)
1999 – Kosovo War: NATO suspends its air strikes after Slobodan Miloševi? agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.
Famous Birthdays
1844 – Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter of peasant families (Laren School), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1914)
1888 – Leo Weismantel, German writer (Der Reiter der Apocalypse)
1928 – Maurice Sendak, American author and illustrator (Where The Wild Things Are), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012)
1961 – Kim Deal, American musician (Pixies), (The Breeders)
1962 – Duane Sutter, NHL player (NY Islander)
1994 – Nicholas Santo Pietro, son of Vanna White
Famous Deaths
1247 – Rodrigo Jimenez de Rada, archbishop Toledo/advisor Alfonso VIII, dies
1424 – Duke Ernest of Austria (b. 1377)
1839 – Nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis and Clark Expedition, dies
1996 – Norman Lambert, British restaurateur, dies at 63 (b. 1933)
2003 – Dr Phil Williams, Welsh politician and scientist (b. 1939)
2007 – Augie Auer, Meteorologist and television presenter (b. 1940)