Today in History
1985 Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, sinks
The ship was in New Zealand’s harbour when it was bombed and sunk, killing photographer Fernando Pereira aboard. Later, it was discovered that the incident was the work of French government operatives.
1967 New Zealand adopts new currency
The New Zealand dollar replaced the New Zealand pound. The denominations of the new currency followed a decimal system.
1962 Telstar, the world’s first communication satellite is launched in space
The satellite, built by organisations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, transmitted the world’s first live television images.
1940 Battle of Britain
The Luftwaffe, or German air force, launched an air campaign against England. It was one of the first battles fought entirely between air forces during WWII, and it ended with a British victory a few months later.
1913 Death Valley, U.S experiences the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth
Measurements showed that the temperature had reached a whopping 134°F or 57°C!
Births On This Day, July 10
1980 Jessica Simpson
American singer-songwriter, actress, fashion designer
1949 Sunil Gavaskar
Indian cricketer
1871 Marcel Proust
French writer
1856 Nikola Tesla
Serbian/American physicist, engineer
1509 John Calvin
French theologian, pastor
Deaths On This Day, July 10
2015 Omar Sharif
Egyptian actor
1920 John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Sri Lankan/English Admiral
1584 William the Silent
German son of William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
649 Emperor Taizong of Tang
138 Hadrian
Roman Emperor