Historical Events for 10th July 2023

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1598 - Spanish theater plays "Moros y Los Cristianos" in Rio Grande
1690 - Battle of Beachy Head - French fleet defeat Anglo-Dutch fleet under Cornelis Evertsen
1913 - World's official highest recorded temperature at Greenland Ranch (now known as Furnace Creek Ranch), Death Valley, California at 134 °F (56.7 °C)
1915 - British/South African troops march into German SW-Africa
1936 - 110°F (43°C) at Runyon, New Jersey (state record)
1944 - "Father of Medicare" Tommy Douglas becomes the 7th Premier of Saskatchewan
1958 - Ex-king Norodom Sihanoek appointed premier of Cambodia
1979 - Chuck Berry begins 4 months term in prison for $200,000 in tax evasion
2018 - Original sketch of Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood by EH Shepard sells for £430,000 in London, record price for a book illustration
2018 - The final 4 boys and their coach are rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand after being trapped there for 18 days by monsoon flooding

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