Today in History for 10th June 2024

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Historical Events

1865 - Richard Wagner's opera "Tristan und Isolde" premieres in Munich, Germany
1916 - Great Arab Revolt begins against ruling Ottoman turks
1990 - French Open Men's Tennis: Andres Gomez of Ecuador wins his 1st and only career Grand Slam title; beats American Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
1995 - French Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 with pivotal 32-point game in 3rd set; Graf's 4th French title
1996 - 30th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson wins
2018 - Actor Vince Vaughn arrested for drunk driving and resisting arrest near Los Angeles

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Famous Birthdays

1861 - Pierre Duhem, French naturalist, philosopher and historian, born in Paris (d. 1916)
1861 - Joseph Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem), born in Roermond, the Netherlands (d. 1949)
1863 - Louis Couperus, Dutch poet and writer (Eline Vere), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1923)
1929 - Edward O. Wilson, American sociobiologist, world’s leading authority on ants, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2021)
1934 - Nicolas Roussakis, American composer, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1994)
1979 - Lee Brice, American country singer and songwriter (Love Like Crazy, Hard to Love), born in Sumter, South Carolina

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Famous Deaths

1247 - Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, Spanish Archbishop of Toledo and advisor to Alfonso VIII, dies (b. c. 1170)
1967 - Frank Butler, American actor and screenwriter (Road to Bali, China), dies at 76
1986 - Merle Miller, American biographer (b. 1919)
2008 - Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta, Dutch politician (State Secretary for the Interior 1986-94), dies at 78
2009 - Norma Shaw, English lawn bowler (World Outdoor C'ship gold 1981; Indoor C'ship gold 1997), dies at 72
2021 - Neno, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica), dies from a heart attack at 59

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