10 October

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10 October

1582     Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

1669     Johann Nicolaus Bach (born), German composer (died 1753)

1731     Henry Cavendish (born), French-English scientist and philosopher (died 1810)

1780     John Abercrombie (born), Scottish physician (died 1844)

1845     In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipman students and seven professors.

1846     Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.

1860     The original cornerstone of the University of the South is laid in Sewanee, Tennessee.

1871     The Great Chicago Fire: Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8 to October 10.

1875     Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (died), Russian author, poet, and playwright (born 1817)

1885     Walter Anderson (born), German ethnologist (died 1962)

1911      Jack Daniel (died), American businessman, founded Jack Daniel’s distillery (born 1849)

1913     Adolphus Busch (died), German-American brewer and businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (born 1839)

1917     Thelonious Monk (born), American pianist and composer (died 1982)

1954     David Lee Roth (born), American singer-songwriter, and producer (Van Halen)

1964     The opening ceremony of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary communication satellite.

1971     Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States, London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

1973     Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion.

1985     Orson Welles (died), American actor, director, scriptwriter, and producer (born 1915)

1985     Yul Brynner (died), Russian-American actor (born 1920)

2004    Arthur H. Robinson (died), American geographer (born 1915)

2004    Christopher Reeve (died), American actor, director, producer, and author (born 1952)

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