Calendar page - What happened on July 10?
Current calendar page for July 10, 2024
Namesday
Alexander, Knud
Historical Data
2014 - In reaction to American spying activities in Germany, the German government requests that the chief intelligence officer of the American embassy in Berlin leaves the country.
1999 - In Berlin, 1.5 million ravers break records at the Love Parade. For nearly two hours, techno fans transform the Tiergarten into the largest open-air disco in the world.
1994 - During an outing with his owner, the approximately 80 centimeter long eyeglasses lizard "Sammy" escapes into a dredger pond near Dormagen (NRW). The following multi-day "wildlife hunt" becomes a media spectacle. On July 15, a scuba diver manages to recapture the reptile.
1934 - The German writer, journalist, and anarchist Erich Mühsam is murdered by the Nazis in the concentration camp Oranienburg after severe mistreatment. Mühsam was significantly involved in the proclamation of the Munich Soviet Republic in 1918 and founded several anarchist journals.
1909 - The first International Airship Exhibition is opened in Frankfurt am Main. One of the main attractions is an "Aeroplane" by the Wright Brothers from the USA.
Birthdays
1969 - Jonas Kaufmann (55), German opera singer (Tenor)
1954 - Neil Tennant (70), British musician, forms with Chris Lowe the pop duo Pet Shop Boys ("Suburbia", "Go West", "It's A Sin")
1949 - Franziska Becker (75), German illustrator and caricaturist (Books: "Feminist Life", "Men")
1934 - Alfred Biolek, German talk show host and TV producer ("alfredissimo", "Boulevard Bio", "Bios Bahnhof"), deceased 2021
Deaths
2004 - Inge Meysel, German actress, films "The Rats", "The Living Room", TV series "The Incurables", born 1910.
The historical event on July 10, 1949, marked the birth of Franziska Becker, a renowned German illustrator and caricaturist whose works are widely celebrated. Referencing the federal government's past, we can recall that in 2014, it requested the departure of the chief intelligence officer of the American embassy in Berlin due to spying activities. As we approach the dying days of July 2024, if we flip through the calendar page, we'll find the namesday celebration for both Alexander and Knud on that date.
