On This Day for July 10 - Telstar 1 launched, John Calvin is featured, and more

Created: 2020-07-10 10:03 Updated: 2020-07-10 10:03 Notebook: On this Day in History

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July 10

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John Calvin

FEATURED EVENT

1962

Telstar 1 launched

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MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY

2019: German automaker Volkswagen ended production of the Beetle, the first model of which had been introduced in 1938. [Take our quiz about machinery and manufacturing.]

2015: Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, who garnered international acclaim for his roles in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965), died in Cairo. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about films.]

1991: Russian politician Boris Yeltsin was sworn into office as the country's first elected president. [Test your knowledge of Russian history.]

1985: The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was sunk by two bomb explosions while berthed in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand; it was later revealed that French intelligence agents had planted the explosives.

1973: The Bahamas gained independence from Britain within the Commonwealth. [ Take our quiz about islands.]

1965: British rock band the Rolling Stones topped U.S. charts for the first time with the single (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction. [How much do you know about rock and roll?]

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ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY

1807

Solomon Northup
American farmer and writer

1972

Sofía Vergara
Colombian American actress

1509

John Calvin
French theologian

1922

Jake LaMotta
American boxer

1871

Marcel Proust
French writer