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August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in Leap Year s) in the Gregorian Calendar . There are 143 days remaining.
The term "the 10th of August" is widely used by historians as a Shorthand for the Storming Of The Tuileries Palace on 1792-08-10 , the effective end of the French Monarchy until it was Restored in 1814 .
Events
- 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun , King of Assyrian Empire. Destruction of Nineveh .
- defeats Magyars , ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.
- 1316 - Second Battle Of Athenry
- 1519 - Ferdinand Magellan 's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe.
- 1680 - Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.
- . Louis XVI Of France is arrested and taken into custody.
- 1809 - Quito , now the Capital of Ecuador , declares independence from Spain .
- 1821 - Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. State .
- 1846 - The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the U.S. Congress after $500,000 was given for such a purpose by scientist James Smithson .
- 1856 - In Last Island , Louisiana , a Hurricane kills about 400 people.
- - The war enters Missouri when a band of raw Confederate troops defeat Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.
- 1893 - At Augsburg , Rudolf Diesel 's prime model runs on its own power for the first time. Because of this, August 10 is the International Biodiesel Day.
- 1905 - Russia n and Japan ese Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth .
- , Romania , Serbia , Montenegro , and Greece sign the Treaty Of Bucharest , ending the war.
- Mehmed VI 's representatives sign the Treaty Of Sevres which divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies .
- 1932 - A 5.1- Kg (11.2-pound) chondrite-type Meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri .
- ese troops on Guam .
- 1948 - '' Candid Camera '' makes its Television debut after being on Radio for a year as Candid Microphone .
- 1949 - US President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Bill , streamlining the defense agencies of the United States Government , and replacing the National Military Establishment with the United States Department Of Defense .
- 1954 - At Massena, New York , the groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Lawrence Seaway is held.
- 1969 - A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson 's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
- 1971 - Harmon Killebrew becomes the 10th member of the 500 Home Run Club with a Home Run at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota .
- 1977 - In Yonkers, New York , 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a Series Of Killings in the New York City area over a year's period.
- 1981 - The head of John Walsh 's son Adam is found in Hollywood, Florida . This event will later prompt the U.S. Congress to pass the Missing Children's Act , giving the Federal Bureau Of Investigation greater authority to track the disappearance of children. It also makes Walsh a national spokesman against crime and eventually leads to the establishment of America's Most Wanted .
- signs the Civil Liberties Act Of 1988 , providing $20,000 payments to Japanese-American s who were either interned or relocated by in the United States during World War II .
- 1990 - The Magellan Space Probe reaches Venus .
- and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain agreement for his testimony.
- 2001 - The Hudson River Way is opened to traffic.
- has recorded a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit .
- 2003 - Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space.
- 2005 - Lee Seung Seop dies from exhaustion in South Korea after Playing 49 Straight Hours Of Starcraft .
Births
- 1267 - King James II Of Aragon (d. 1327 )
- 1296 - John I, Count Of Luxemburg (d. 1346 )
- 1360 - Francesco Zabarella , Italian jurist (d. 1417 )
- 1397 - Albert II Of Germany , Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439 )
- 1489 - Jacob Sturm Von Sturmeck , German statesman and reformer (d. 1553 )
- 1520 - Madeleine De Valois , wife of James V Of Scotland (d. 1537 )
- 1560 - Hieronymus Praetorius , German composer (d. 1629 )
- 1645 - Eusebio Kino , Italian Catholic missionary (d. 1711 )
- 1821 - Jay Cooke , American financier (d. 1905 )
- 1839 - Aleksandr Grigorievich Stoletov , Russian physicist (d. 1896 )
- 1845 - Abai Kunanbaev , Kazak poet (d. 1904 )
- 1856 - William Willett , inventor of Daylight Saving Time (d. 1915 )
- 1869 - Laurence Binyon , British poet (d. 1943 )
- 1872 - Bill Johnson , American musician (d. 1972 )
- 1874 - Herbert Hoover , President Of The United States (d. 1964 )
- 1877 - Frank Marshall , American chess player (d. 1944 )
- 1878 - Alfred Döblin , German writer (d. 1957 )
- 1880 - Robert L. Thornton , American businessman, philanthropist, and Mayor of Dallas, Texas (d. 1964 )
- 1884 - Panait Istrati , Romanian writer (d. 1935 )
- 1890 - Angus L. MacDonald , Canadian politician (d. 1954 )
- 1898 - Jack Haley , American actor (d. 1979 )
- 1900 - Arthur Espie Porritt , New Zealand politician and athlete (d. 1994 )
- 1902 - Norma Shearer , Canadian actress (d. 1983 )
- 1902 - Curt Siodmak , German-born author (d. 2000 )
- 1902 - Arne Tiselius , Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971 )
- 1905 - Era Bell Thompson , American journalist (d. 1986 )
- 1909 - Leo Fender , American luthier (d. 1991 )
- 1912 - Jorge Amado , Brazilian novelist (d. 2001 )
- 1913 - Wolfgang Paul , German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993 )
- 1914 - Jeff Corey , American actor (d. 2002 )
- 1923 - Rhonda Fleming , American actress
- 1927 - Vernon Washington , American actors (d. 1988 )
- 1928 - Jimmy Dean , American singer
- 1928 - Gus Mercurio , American-born Australian actor
- 1928 - Eddie Fisher , American singer and actor
- 1933 - Doyle Brunson , American poker player
- 1939 - Kate O'Mara , British actress
- 1940 - Bobby Hatfield , American singer ( Righteous Brothers ) (d. 2003 )
- 1943 - Ronnie Spector , American singer ( Ronettes )
- 1945 - Harriet Miers , White House Counsel
- 1947 - Ian Anderson , Scottish musician ( Jethro Tull )
- 1947 - Anwar Ibrahim , Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
- 1952 - Daniel Hugh Kelly , American actor
- 1959 - Rosanna Arquette , American model and actress
- 1960 - Antonio Banderas , Spanish actor
- 1963 - Andrew Sullivan , English-born journalist
- 1965 - Claudia Christian , American actress
- 1965 - Mike Smith , American jockey
- 1965 - John Starks , American basketball player
- 1967 - Riddick Bowe , American boxer
- 1967 - Mart Sander , Estonian singer and actor
- 1969 - Pab Sungenis , American broadcaster
- 1971 - Roy Keane , Irish footballer
- 1971 - Mario César Kindelán Mesa , Cuban amateur boxer
- 1971 - Justin Theroux , American actor
- 1971 - Sal Fasano , American baseball player
- 1972 - Angie Harmon , American model and actress
- 1972 - Christofer Johnsson , Swedish heavy metal musician
- 1973 - Lisa Raymond , American tennis player
- 1974 - David Sommeil , French footballer
- 1977 - Danny Griffin , Northern Irish footballer
- 1982 - Devon Aoki , American supermodel and actress
Deaths
- 612 BC - Sinsharishkun , Assyrian king
- 258 - Saint Lawrence , martyr
- 1535 - Ippolito De' Medici , ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509 )
- 1633 - Anthony Munday , English writer (b. 1553 )
- 1637 - Johann Gerhard , German Lutheran leader (b. 1582 )
- 1653 - Maarten Tromp , Dutch admiral (b. 1598 )
- 1655 - Alfonso De La Cueva, Marqués De Bedmar , Spanish cardinal and diplomat (b. 1572 )
- 1723 - Guillaume Dubois , French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656 )
- 1759 - King Ferdinand VI Of Spain (b. 1713 )
- 1784 - Allan Ramsay , Scottish painter (b. 1713 )
- 1802 - Franz Aepinus , German scientist (b. 1724 )
- 1806 - Michael Haydn , Austrian composer (b. 1737 )
- 1839 - John St Aubyn , British fossil collector (b. 1758 )
- 1862 - Shusaku Honinbo , Japanese Go player (b. 1829 )
- 1875 - Karl Andree , German geographer (b. 1808 )
- 1896 - Otto Lilienthal , German aviation pioneer (b. 1848 )
- 1945 - Robert Goddard , American rocket scientist (b. 1882 )
- 1948 - Montague Summers , English writer (b. 1880 )
- 1963 - Estes Kefauver , U.S. Senator from Tennessee (b. 1903 )
- 1976 - Bert Oldfield , Australian test cricketer (b. 1894 )
- 1979 - Walter Gerlach , German physicist (b. 1889 )
- 1980 - Yahya Khan , President Of Pakistan (b. 1917 )
- 1993 - Øystein Aarseth , Norwegian musician ( Mayhem ) (b. 1968 )
- 1997 - Conlon Nancarrow , American composer (b. 1912 )
- 2002 - Michael Houser , American guitarist ( Widespread Panic ) (b. 1962 )
- 2002 - Kristen Nygaard , Norwegian computer scientist (b. 1926 )
- 2003 - Carmita Jiménez , Puerto Rican singer
- 2005 - Lee Seung Seop , Korean gamer
Holidays and observances
External links
August 9 - August 11 - July 10 - September 10 -- Listing Of All Days
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