Today in History for 10th April 2024

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Historical Events

1741 - War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of Mollwitz
1815 - Austria declares war on Kingdom of Naples
1942 - Cigarettes and candy rationed in Holland
1957 - USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test
1972 - 20 days after he was kidnapped in Buenos Aires, Oberdan Sallustro is executed by communist guerrillas
2019 - Four tiny sweat bees removed alive from a woman's eye in world's first operation of its kind at Fooyin University Hospital, Taiwan

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Famous Birthdays

1925 - Bernard Moitessier, French sailor, vagabond and author who famously led the 1st non-stop, singlehanded, round the world yacht race before sailing a 2nd lap of the world back to Tahiti, born in Saigon, French Vietnam (d. 1994)
1932 - Mae Faggs, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1952), born in Mays Landing, New Jersey (d. 2000)
1948 - Fred Smith, American rock bassist (Television - "Marquee Moon"; Blondie, 1974-75), born in New York City
1958 - Bob Bell, British engineer and Chief Technical Officer of the Renault Formula One team, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1979 - Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese actor and singer (KinKi Kids), born in Nara, Japan
1981 - Liz McClarnon, British singer (Atomic Kitten), born in Liverpool

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Famous Deaths

1640 - Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, French abbess and daughter of William I of Orange, dies at 60
1885 - Jan Hendrik Scholten, Dutch radical theologist (Free Will), dies at 73
1979 - Nino Rota [Giovanni Rota Rinaldi], Italian classical and film score composer (Il cappello di paglia di Firenze; The Godfather (I and II; 16 Fellini films), dies from a coronary thrombosis at 67
1986 - Linda Creed, American singer and songwriter ("The Greatest Love Of All"), dies of breast cancer at 37
1994 - Sam B. Hall, American politician and judge (Rep (D) Texas 1976-85), dies at 70
2005 - Al Lucas, American football player (b. 1978)

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