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What happend on 10. August in History
In our data base we found 327 events happened on 10. August:
• 258: Lawrence of Rome, Spanish-Italian deacon and saint (b. 225) [category: Deaths]
• 941: Le Hoan, emperor of Vietnam (d. 1005) [category: Births]
• 955: Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West. [category: Events]
• 991: Battle of Maldon: the English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex. [category: Events]
• 1267: James II of Aragon (d. 1327) [category: Births]
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• 1270: Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum. [category: Events]
• 1296: John of Bohemia (d. 1346) [category: Births]
• 1316: The Second Battle of Athenry takes place near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland. [category: Events]
• 1360: Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) [category: Births]
• 1397: Albert II of Germany (d. 1439) [category: Births]
• 1489: Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) [category: Births]
• 1512: The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent. [category: Events]
• 1519: Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second in command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines. [category: Events]
• 1520: Madeleine of Valois (d. 1537) [category: Births]
• 1535: Ippolito de' Medici, Florence ruler (b. 1509) [category: Deaths]
• 1557: Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Habsburg-Valois Wars. [category: Events]
• 1560: Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (d. 1629) [category: Births]
• 1602: Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician (d. 1675) [category: Births]
• 1628: The Swedish warship Vasa sinks in the Stockholm harbour after only about 20 minutes of her maiden voyage. [category: Events]
• 1637: Johann Gerhard, German church leader and theologian (b. 1582) [category: Deaths]
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• 1645: Eusebio Kino, Italian missionary (d. 1711) [category: Births]
• 1653: Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1598) [category: Deaths]
• 1655: Alfonso de la Cueva, 1st Marquis of Bedmar, Spanish cardinal and diplomat (b. 1572) [category: Deaths]
• 1675: The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England is laid. [category: Events]
• 1680: The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico. [category: Events]
• 1723: Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656) [category: Deaths]
• 1737: Anton Losenko, Russian painter (d. 1773) [category: Births]
• 1740: Samuel Arnold, English composer and organist (d. 1802) [category: Births]
• 1744: Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles, French daughter of Madame de Pompadour (d. 1754) [category: Births]
• 1755: Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies. [category: Events]
• 1759: Ferdinand VI of Spain (b. 1713) [category: Deaths]
• 1776: American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London. [category: Events]
• 1784: Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter (b. 1713) [category: Deaths]
• 1792: French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace – Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob. [category: Events]
• 1793: The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France. [category: Events]
• 1802: Franz Aepinus, German philosopher (b. 1724) [category: Deaths]
• 1805: Ferenc Toldy, German-Hungarian critic (d. 1875) [category: Births]
• 1806: Michael Haydn, Austrian composer (b. 1737) [category: Deaths]
• 1809: John Kirk Townsend, American naturalist (d. 1851) [category: Births]
• 1809: Quito, now the capital of Ecuador, declares independence from Spain. This rebellion will be crushed on August 2, 1810. [category: Events]
• 1810: Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Italian diplomat and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1861) [category: Births]
• 1813: Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means "Work conquers all things". [category: Events]
• 1814: Henri Nestlé, German businessman, founded Nestlé (d. 1890) [category: Births]
• 1821: Jay Cooke, American financier, founded Jay Cooke & Company (d. 1905) [category: Births]
• 1821: Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state. [category: Events]
• 1823: Hugh Stowell Brown, English minister (d. 1886) [category: Births]
• 1827: Lovro Toman, Slovenian politician (d. 1870) [category: Births]
• 1839: Aleksandr Stoletov, Russian physicist (d. 1896) [category: Births]
• 1839: Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician (b. 1758) [category: Deaths]
• 1845: Abai Qunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher (d. 1904) [category: Births]
• 1846: The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000. [category: Events]
• 1856: William Willett, English builder and daylight saving time advocate (d. 1915) [category: Births]
• 1860: Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian singer and composer (d. 1936) [category: Births]
• 1861: American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek – the war enters Missouri when a band of raw Confederate troops defeat Union forces in the southwestern part of the state. [category: Events]
• 1862: Honinbo Shusaku, Japanese Go player (b. 1829) [category: Deaths]
• 1865: Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer (d. 1936) [category: Births]
• 1868: Hugo Eckener, German pilot and businessman (d. 1954) [category: Births]
• 1869: Laurence Binyon, English poet (d. 1943) [category: Births]
• 1872: Bill Johnson, American bassist (d. 1972) [category: Births]
• 1874: Herbert Hoover, American politician, 31st President of the United States (d. 1964) [category: Births]
• 1875: Karl Andree, German geographer (b. 1808) [category: Deaths]
• 1877: Frank Marshall, American chess player (d. 1944) [category: Births]
• 1878: Alfred Döblin, German writer (d. 1957) [category: Births]
• 1880: Robert L. Thornton, American businessman, philanthropist, and politician (d. 1964) [category: Births]
• 1884: Panait Istrati, Romanian writer (d. 1935) [category: Births]
• 1889: Charles Darrow, American game designer, created Monopoly (d. 1967) [category: Births]
• 1890: Angus Lewis Macdonald, Canadian politician (d. 1954) [category: Births]
• 1891: Henry O'Neill, American actor (d. 1961) [category: Births]
• 1894: V. V. Giri, Indian politician (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1895: Hammy Love, Australian cricketer (d. 1969) [category: Births]
• 1896: Otto Lilienthal, German engineer and aviation pioneer (b. 1848) [category: Deaths]
• 1897: John W. Galbreath, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Darby Dan Farm (d. 1988) [category: Births]
• 1898: Jack Haley, American actor (d. 1979) [category: Births]
• 1900: Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1901: The U.S. Steel Recognition Strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins. [category: Events]
• 1902: Arne Tiselius, Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971) [category: Births]
• 1902: Curt Siodmak, German-English novelist and screenwriter (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1902: Norma Shearer, Canadian actress (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1903: Ward Moore, American novelist (d. 1978) [category: Births]
• 1904: Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French politician, 68th Prime Minister of France (b. 1846) [category: Deaths]
• 1904: Russo-Japanese War: the Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place. [category: Events]
• 1905: Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1905: Russo-Japanese War: peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. [category: Events]
• 1907: Su Yu, Chinese military leader (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1908: Billy Gonsalves, American soccer player (d. 1977) [category: Births]
• 1908: Rica Erickson, Australian artist, historian, and author (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1909: Leo Fender, American businessman, founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1911: A. N. Sherwin-White, English historian (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1912: Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1913: Noah Beery, Jr., American actor (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1913: Wolfgang Paul, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1913: Second Balkan War: delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war. [category: Events]
• 1914: Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine race car driver (d. 1973) [category: Births]
• 1914: Jeff Corey, American actor (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1915: Henry Moseley, English physicist (b. 1887) [category: Deaths]
• 1918: Erich Löwenhardt, German pilot (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1919: Sacha Vierny, French cinematographer (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1920: Red Holzman, American basketball player and coach (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1920: Ádám Politzer, Hungarian-Austrian physician (b. 1835) [category: Deaths]
• 1920: World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies. [category: Events]
• 1923: Fred Ridgway, English cricketer [category: Births]
• 1923: Rhonda Fleming, American actress [category: Births]
• 1923: SM Sultan, Bangladeshi painter (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1924: Martha Hyer, American actress [category: Births]
• 1924: Nancy Buckingham, English novelist [category: Births]
• 1926: Marie-Claire Alain, French organist [category: Births]
• 1927: Eivind Eckbo, Norwegian lawyer and politician [category: Births]
• 1927: Jimmy Martin, American blugrass vocalist and guitarist (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1927: Vernon Washington, American actor (d. 1988) [category: Births]
• 1928: Eddie Fisher, American singer and actor (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1928: Gus Mercurio, American-Australian actor (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1928: Jimmy Dean, American singer, actor, and businessman, founded the Jimmy Dean Food Company (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1928: Rex Cherryman, American actor (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1929: Aletta Jacobs, Dutch physician (b. 1854) [category: Deaths]
• 1929: Pierre Fatou, French mathematician (b. 1878) [category: Deaths]
• 1932: Gaudencio Rosales, Filipino cardinal and Archbishop of Manila [category: Births]
• 1932: Rin Tin Tin, American acting dog (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 1932: A 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri. [category: Events]
• 1933: Doyle Brunson, American poker player [category: Births]
• 1933: Keith Duckworth, English engineer, founded Cosworth (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1933: Rocky Colavito, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1935: Ad van Luyn, Dutch bishop [category: Births]
• 1937: Anatoly Sobchak, Russian politician (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1939: Charlie Rose, American politician (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1939: Kate O'Mara, English actress [category: Births]
• 1940: Bobby Hatfield, American singer-songwriter (The Righteous Brothers) (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1940: Sid Waddell, English sportscaster (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1941: Kees van Kooten, Dutch comedian, actor, and author [category: Births]
• 1941: Susan Dorothea White, Australian painter and sculptor [category: Births]
• 1942: Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer [category: Births]
• 1943: Jimmy Griffin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bread, Black Tie, and The Remingtons) (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1943: Louise Forestier, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress [category: Births]
• 1943: Michael Mantler, American trumpeter and composer (Jazz Composer's Orchestra) [category: Births]
• 1943: Ronnie Spector, American singer-songwriter (The Ronettes) [category: Births]
• 1943: Shafqat Rana, Pakistani cricketer [category: Births]
• 1944: World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam. [category: Events]
• 1944: World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet troops. [category: Events]
• 1945: Harriet Miers, American lawyer, 31st White House Counsel [category: Births]
• 1945: Laura Spurr, American nurse and tribal leader (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1945: Robert H. Goddard, American physicist and inventor (b. 1882) [category: Deaths]
• 1947: Alan Ward, English cricketer [category: Births]
• 1947: Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia [category: Births]
• 1947: Ian Anderson, Scottish singer-songwriter and flautist (Jethro Tull) [category: Births]
• 1948: Andrew Brown, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1870) [category: Deaths]
• 1948: Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese historian (b. 1873) [category: Deaths]
• 1948: Montague Summers, English writer (b. 1880) [category: Deaths]
• 1948: Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone. [category: Events]
• 1949: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act Amendment, streamlining the defense agencies of the United States government, and replacing the Department of War with the United States Department of Defense. [category: Events]
• 1950: Patti Austin, American singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1950: Rémy Girard, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1951: Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian politician, 59th President of Colombia [category: Births]
• 1952: Daniel Hugh Kelly, American actor [category: Births]
• 1952: Diane Venora, American actress [category: Births]
• 1953: Mark Doty, American poet and writer [category: Births]
• 1954: Peter Endrulat, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1954: At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held. [category: Events]
• 1955: Mel Tiangco, Filipino journalist [category: Births]
• 1956: Charlie Peacock, American singer-songwriter and producer [category: Births]
• 1956: Fred Ottman, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1956: Peter Robbins, American actor [category: Births]
• 1958: Jack Richards, English cricketer [category: Births]
• 1958: Michael Dokes, American boxer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1958: Frank Demaree, American baseball player (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 1959: Florent Vollant, Canadian singer-songwriter (Kashtin) [category: Births]
• 1959: Mark Price, English drummer (All About Eve and Del Amitri) [category: Births]
• 1959: Rosanna Arquette, American actress [category: Births]
• 1960: Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor [category: Births]
• 1960: Kenny Perry, American golfer [category: Births]
• 1961: Jon Farriss, Australian drummer (INXS) [category: Births]
• 1961: First use in Vietnam War of the Agent Orange by the U.S. Army. [category: Events]
• 1962: Alan Muraoka, American actor [category: Births]
• 1962: Julia Fordham, English singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1962: Suzanne Collins, American screenwriter and author [category: Births]
• 1963: Andrew Sullivan, English-American journalist [category: Births]
• 1963: Anton Janssen, Dutch footballer and coach [category: Births]
• 1963: Phoolan Devi, Indian criminal and politician (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1963: Ernst Wetter, Swiss jurist (b. 1877) [category: Deaths]
• 1963: Estes Kefauver, American politician (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1964: Aaron Hall, American singer-songwriter (Guy) [category: Births]
• 1965: Claudia Christian, American actress [category: Births]
• 1965: John Starks, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1965: Mike E. Smith, American jockey [category: Births]
• 1965: Toumani Diabaté, Malian kora player [category: Births]
• 1966: Charlie Dimmock, English gardener and television host [category: Births]
• 1966: Hansi Kürsch, German singer-songwriter and bass player (Blind Guardian and Demons and Wizards) [category: Births]
• 1967: Gus Johnson, American sportscaster [category: Births]
• 1967: Lorraine Pearson, English singer and author (Five Star) [category: Births]
• 1967: Mart Sander, Estonian actor, singer, director, and author [category: Births]
• 1967: Philippe Albert, Belgian footballer [category: Births]
• 1967: Reinout Scholte, Dutch cricketer [category: Births]
• 1967: Riddick Bowe, American boxer [category: Births]
• 1968: Greg Hawgood, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1968: Michael Bivins, American singer, producer, and actor (New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe) [category: Births]
• 1968: Pete Docter, American director [category: Births]
• 1969: Emily Symons, Australian actress [category: Births]
• 1969: János Kodolányi, Hungarian writer (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. [category: Events]
• 1970: Brendon Julian, Australian cricketer [category: Births]
• 1970: Bret Hedican, American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1970: Steve Mautone, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1971: Justin Theroux, American actor [category: Births]
• 1971: Kevin Randleman, American mixed martial artist [category: Births]
• 1971: Mario Kindelán, Cuban boxer [category: Births]
• 1971: Roy Keane, Irish footballer [category: Births]
• 1971: Sal Fasano, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1971: Stephan Groth, Danish singer-songwriter (Apoptygma Berzerk and Bruderschaft) [category: Births]
• 1971: The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York. [category: Events]
• 1972: Angie Harmon, American model and actress [category: Births]
• 1972: Christofer Johnsson, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Therion, Carbonized, Messiah, and Demonoid) [category: Births]
• 1972: Dilana, American singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1972: Jake Adam York, American poet (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1972: Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby player [category: Births]
• 1973: Javier Zanetti, Argentinian footballer [category: Births]
• 1973: Lisa Raymond, American tennis player [category: Births]
• 1974: David Sommeil, French footballer [category: Births]
• 1974: Luis Marín, Costa Rican footballer [category: Births]
• 1974: Rachel Simmons, American activist and author [category: Births]
• 1975: İlhan Mansız, Turkish footballer [category: Births]
• 1976: Michael Depoli, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1976: Bert Oldfield, Australian cricketer (b. 1894) [category: Deaths]
• 1977: Aaron Kamin, American guitarist and songwriter (The Calling) [category: Births]
• 1977: Danny Griffin, Irish footballer [category: Births]
• 1977: Matt Morgan, English comedian, actor, and radio host [category: Births]
• 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 the period of one year. [category: Events]
• 1978: Chris Read, English cricketer [category: Births]
• 1978: Claire Yiu, Hong Kong actress [category: Births]
• 1978: Danny Allsopp, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1978: Marcus Fizer, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1978: Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation. [category: Events]
• 1979: Brandon Lyon, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1979: Dinusha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer [category: Births]
• 1979: Joanna García, American actress [category: Births]
• 1979: Rémy Martin, French rugby player [category: Births]
• 1979: Ted Geoghegan, American author, screenwriter, and producer [category: Births]
• 1979: Yannick Schroeder, French race car driver [category: Births]
• 1979: Dick Foran, American actor (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 1979: Walter Gerlach, German physicist (b. 1889) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Pua Magasiva, Samoan-New Zealand actor [category: Births]
• 1980: Roxanne McKee, English model and actress [category: Births]
• 1980: Wade Barrett, English wrestler [category: Births]
• 1980: Yahya Khan, Pakistani politician (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 1981: Guillaume Elmont, Dutch judoka [category: Births]
• 1981: Jon Prescott, American actor [category: Births]
• 1981: Katherine Boecher, American actress [category: Births]
• 1981: Malek Mouath, Saudi Arabian footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Natsumi Abe, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume and Dream Morning Musume) [category: Births]
• 1981: Taufik Hidayat, Indonesian badminton player [category: Births]
• 1981: Yaani King, American actress [category: Births]
• 1981: Murder of Adam Walsh: the head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted. [category: Events]
• 1982: Devon Aoki, American model and actress [category: Births]
• 1982: John Alvbåge, Swedish footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Josh Anderson, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Katrina Begin, American actress [category: Births]
• 1982: Nicole O'Brian, American model, Miss Texas USA 2003 [category: Births]
• 1982: Anderson Bigode Herzer, Brazilian writer and poet (b. 1962) [category: Deaths]
• 1983: Alexander Perezhogin, Russian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1983: C.B. Dollaway, American mixed martial artist [category: Births]
• 1983: Chrisna Bootha, South African netball player [category: Births]
• 1983: Héctor Faubel, Spanish motorcycle racer [category: Births]
• 1983: Kyle Brown, American soccer player [category: Births]
• 1983: Mark Bautista, Filipino singer and actor [category: Births]
• 1983: Mathieu Roy, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1983: Spencer Redford, American actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1984: Manila Luzon, American drag queen performer [category: Births]
• 1984: Mariel Rodriguez, Filipino actress [category: Births]
• 1984: Mokomichi Hayami, Japanese actor [category: Births]
• 1984: Ryan Eggold, American actor [category: Births]
• 1985: Enrico Cortese, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1985: Jared Nathan, American actor (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1985: Julia Melim, Brazilian actress and producer [category: Births]
• 1985: Melissa Barrera, American television host [category: Births]
• 1985: Roy O'Donovan, Irish footballer [category: Births]
• 1985: Nate Barragar, American football player (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: Andrea Hlaváčková, Czech tennis player [category: Births]
• 1986: Alan Rouse, English mountaineer (b. 1951) [category: Deaths]
• 1987: Ari Boyland, New Zealand actor [category: Births]
• 1987: Jim Bakkum, Dutch singer and actor [category: Births]
• 1987: Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer and politician (b. 1893) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: Francesco Acerbi, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1988: Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II. [category: Events]
• 1989: Ben Sahar, Israeli footballer [category: Births]
• 1989: Sam Gagner, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1990: Lucas Till, American actor [category: Births]
• 1990: Tyler Steelman, American actor [category: Births]
• 1990: More than 127 Muslims are killed in North East Sri Lanka by paramilitary troops. [category: Events]
• 1990: The Magellan space probe reaches Venus. [category: Events]
• 1992: Chanel Simmonds, South African tennis player [category: Births]
• 1992: Go Ah-sung, South Korean actress [category: Births]
• 1993: Yuto Nakajima, Japanese singer, dancer, and actor (Hey! Say! JUMP) [category: Births]
• 1993: Euronymous, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer (Mayhem) (b. 1968) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hits the South Island of New Zealand. [category: Events]
• 1995: Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony. [category: Events]
• 1996: Jacob Latimore, American singer and actor [category: Births]
• 1997: Kylie Jenner, American model [category: Births]
• 1997: Conlon Nancarrow, American composer (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian director (b. 1953) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation. [category: Events]
• 1999: Acharya Baldev Upadhyaya, Indian scholar, historian, and critic (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Gilbert Parkhouse, English cricketer (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: 2001 Angola train attack, 252 deaths. [category: Events]
• 2002: Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and politician (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Michael Houser, American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (b. 1962) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Carmita Jiménez, Puerto Rican singer (b. 1944) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: The highest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom – 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) in Kent, England. It is the first time the United Kingdom has recorded a temperature over 100 °F (38 °C). [category: Events]
• 2003: Yuri Malenchenko becomes the first person to marry in space. [category: Events]
• 2007: Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler, American pilot and activist (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: James E. Faust, American religious leader and lawyer (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Tony Wilson, English journalist (b. 1950) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1942) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history. [category: Events]
• 2010: Adam Stansfield, English footballer (b. 1978) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Markus Liebherr, German-Swiss businessman (b. 1948) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Carlo Rambaldi, Italian special effects artist (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Ioan Dicezare, Romanian fighter pilot (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Irving Fein, American film and television producer and manager (b. 1911) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (b. 1963) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Suresh Dalal, Indian poet and writer (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• _: August 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Bessus [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Blane (Roman Catholic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Declaration of Independence of Quito, proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on August 2, 1810. Independence finally occurred on May 24, 1822 at the Battle of Pichincha. (Ecuador) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Geraint of Dumnonia [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Lawrence of Rome [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Our Lady of Good Success of Parañaque, Patroness of Parañaque, Philippines [category: Holidays and observances]