What Happened on August 10, 1900

Famous Birthdays

Arthur Porritt, New Zealand athlete (Olympic bronze 100m 1924) and 11th governor-general of New Zealand 1967-72, born in Wanganui, New Zealand (d. 1994)

Famous Deaths

Thomas Elkins (1818-1900)

African American abolitionist and inventor who held patents for a type of furniture called the chamber commode and the Refrigerating Apparatus, dies at around 82 [1]