Today in History for 10th October 2016:
Historical Events
1733 – France declares war on emperor Charles VI
1923 – NY Giants and NY Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium
1942 – 1,300 Austrian Jews transported to Theresienstadt concentration camp
1946 – Max Frisch’ “Die Chinesische Mauer” premieres in Zurich
1961 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1963 – Dam bursts in Italy, 3,000+ die
Famous Birthdays
1914 – Ivory Joe Hunter “The Baron of the Boogie”, Rhythm and Blues singer-songwriter, born in Kirbyville, Texas (d. 1974)
1958 – Tanya Tucker, Seminole Tx, country singer/actress (Follow that Car)
1961 – Martin Kemp, rock bassist (Spandau Ballet), born in London, England
1968 – L B Williams, NFLer (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1970 – Mohammed Mourhit, Belgian athlete
1991 – Mariana Espósito, Argentine actress, singer and model
Famous Deaths
1885 – John McCloskey, 1st American cardinal and Archbishop of New York, dies at 75
1943 – Charlotte Salomon, German-Jewish artist gassed at Auschwitz aged 26
1963 – Roy Cazaly, Australian rules footballer (b. 1893)
1975 – Lillian Walker, dies at 88
1978 – Gesina Van der Molen, Dutch WWII resistance fighter/lawyer, dies at 86
2015 – Hilla Becher (née Wobeser), German artist, worked collaboratively with husband Bernd Becher, dies at 81