JULY 10 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for July 10

Jesse Bennett (1769-1842) - First physician to perform the first successful c-section (caesarean) birth in the U.S.

George Dallas (1792-1864) - The 11th VP of the U.S. (President James Polk).

Solomon Northup (1808-1863) - Author of the novel 12 Years a Slave.

Graham McNamee (1888-1942) - Radio personality and sportscaster who created "play-by-play" sports broadcasting.

Frank Zybach (1894-1980) - Farmer and inventor of Center-Pivot Irrigation in farming.

Legs Diamond (1897-1931) - Gangster and bootlegger during the Prohibition.

Mildred Benson (1905-2002) - Author who wrote most of the Nancy Drew children books.

Harvey Ball (1921-2001) - Illustrator who created the "smiley-face"graphic.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921-2009) - Co-founder of the Special Olympics.

John Bradley (1923-1994) - Navy Corpsman and one of the six soldiers who raised flag on top of Mt. Suribachi (Iwo Jima).

Fred Gwynne (1926-1993) - Actor notably recognized for his role as Herman Munster in the t.v. series The Munsters.

Jerry Nelson (1934-2012) - Puppeteer and voice actor whose voice was heard as  Count on Sesame Street.

Memorable Events for July 10

1850 - President Fillmore is sworn in the day after President Taylor's death.

1866 - Edson Clark receives the patent for an indelible pencil (ink pencil).

1890 - Wyoming becomes 44th state.

1919 - President Wilson hand delivers the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate.

1981 - The Fox & The Hound is released by Disney.

1985 - Coca-Cola announces it will revert to selling the old formula Coke.