Today in History for 10th March 2018:
Historical Events
1578 – Queen Elizabeth I of England gives Johan Casimir £20,000 to aid Dutch rebellion
1876 – First telephone call; Alexander Graham Bell says “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you” to his assistant Thomas Watson
1933 – Major earthquake in Long Beach, California
1945 – US troops land in western Mindanao, Philippines in Operation VICTOR IV
1985 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Alexandr Fadeev (URS)
2003 – “My Front Porch Looking In” single released by Lonestar (Billboard Song of the Year 2003)
Famous Birthdays
1788 – Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild)
1915 – Harry Bertoia, Italian artist (d. 1978)
1943 – Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Body Talk, Star Trek), born in Los Angeles, California
1953 – Caroline H “Carolien” van de Berg, actress (Havinck)
1971 – Morris Unutoa, corner (Philadelphia Eagles)
1985 – Casey Dienel, American singer-songwriter
Famous Deaths
1897 – Teodulo Mabellini, composer, dies at 79
1966 – Mari Sandoz, US author (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at 64
1984 – June Marlowe, actress (Pardon US), dies at 81
1995 – Alexander Hyatt-King, Mozart scholar, dies at 84
2005 – Danny Joe Brown, American singer (Molly Hatchet) dies of pneumonia at 53
2016 – Ken Adam, British film production designer (James Bond sets), dies at 95