October 10 - Reclined

Reclined

Guest photography by W

This Day In History

1845

In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipman students and seven professors.

1913

President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike thus ending construction on the Panama Canal.

1964

The opening ceremony at The 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary communication satellite.

1971

Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States, London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

2010

The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.

Famous Birthdays

1599

Étienne Moulinié, French Baroque composer (d. 1676)

1684

Antoine Watteau, French painter (d. 1721)

1731

Henry Cavendish, British scientist (d. 1810)

1813

Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901)

1861

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, Nobel laureate (d. 1930)

1900

Helen Hayes, American actress (d. 1993)

1901

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor (d. 1966)

1906

Paul Creston, American composer (d. 1985)

1917

Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist (d. 1982)

1924

James Clavell, Australian author (d. 1994)
Edward D. Wood, Jr., American filmmaker (d. 1978)

1927

Dana Elcar, American actor (d. 2005)
Thomas Wilson (composer), Scottish composer of classical music (d. 2001)

1946

Charles Dance, English actor
John Prine, American singer
Ben Vereen, American actor, dancer, and singer
1953
Midge Ure, Scottish musician
1959
Bradley Whitford, American actor
1961
Jodi Benson, American voice actress
1976
Pat Burrell, American baseball player