Today in History for 10th August 2024

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Historical Events

1585 - English Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Netherlands
1877 - Battle of the Big Hole: US Army led by Colonel John Gibbon fights the Nez Perce led by Chief Joseph and Looking Glass in Montana, both sides suffer heavy casualties causing the Nez Perce to continue their long fighting retreat
1949 - Ezzard Charles TKOs Gus Lesnevich in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1960 - Los Angeles premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh
1977 - Phillies and Expos play a doubleheader that ends at 3:23 AM
2008 - British cyclist Nicole Cooke wins the road race at the Beijing Olympics; Great Britain's 200th gold in the modern Olympics

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Famous Birthdays

1708 - Johannes Stinstra, Dutch Mennonite preacher, born in Harlingen, Friesland (d. 1790)
1856 - William Willett, British inventor of Daylight Saving Time, born in Farnham, Surrey, England (d. 1915)
1940 - Richard Wells, British Chief Constable (South Yorkshire - in charge after Hillsborough disaster)
1943 - Ronnie Spector [Veronica Bennett], American pop singer (The Ronettes -"Be My Baby"), born in New York City (d. 2022)
1957 - Fred Ho [Houn], American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer (Year of the Tiger), playwright, writer and social activist, born in Palo Alto, California (d. 2014)
1962 - Dan Donovan, English rock keyboardist (Big Audio Dynamite), born in London, England

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Famous Deaths

1628 - Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned
1717 - Nicolaas Witsen, Dutch statesman and mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76
1843 - Jakob F. Fries, German philosopher, dies at 69
1861 - Nathaniel Lyon, American Brigadier-General (Union Army), 1st Union General to die in battle at 43
1974 - Ivor Dean, British stage and screen actor (Treasure Island; The Saint - "Inspector Teal"), dies at 56
1994 - Leendert-John Schalm, Dutch banker on Curacao, murdered at 58

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