Today in History for 10th April 2025
Historical Events
1500 – France captures Duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan
1815 – Austria declares war on Kingdom of Naples
1898 – First Navy Law is passed by the German Reichstag
1925 – Scribners publishes “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1961 – 25th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: South African Gary Player beats defending champion Arnold Palmer and amateur Charles Coe by 1 stroke to become first international champion; Monday finish because of rain
2024 – South Korea’s liberal opposition party wins landslide majority in the country’s general election – a defeat for President Yoon Suk Yeol, amid claims he was brought down by a spring onion
Famous Birthdays
1847 – Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World) and Democratic politician whose bequest founded the Columbia School of Journalism and the Pulitzer Prize, born in Makó, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1911)
1930 – Shujauddin Butt, Pakistani cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, 20 wickets; Combined Services, Bahawalpur), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 2006)
1953 – David Moorcroft, British athlete (WR 5,000m 13:00.41 1982-85) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Coventry, England
1965 – Tim Alexander, American funk metal drummer (Primus-Pork soda), born in Cherry Point, North Carolina
1970 – Enrico Ciccone, Canadian NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Montreal, Quebec
1982 – Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Cuenca, Ecuador
Famous Deaths
1807 – Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, German princess and composer (patron of Classical Weimar court), dies at 67
1883 – Emilie Mayer, German composer of Romantic music, dies at 70
1972 – Henech Kon, Polish composer and cabaret performer, dies at 81
1981 – Howard Thurman, African-American theologian and author (Deep River, Deep is the Hunger), dies at 81
2007 – Dakota Staton, American jazz singer (“Where Flamingos Fly”; “Sex Is A Misdemeanor”), dies at 76
2022 – Philippe Boesmans, Belgian pianist, and composer (Upon La-Mi; Reigen), dies at 85
