What are the important events that happened on August 10? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 10: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 10 is the 223rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 143 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 28, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 478,680 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaicosatrigon’ day.
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 172 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,250 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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August 10: This Day In History
The term ‘the 10th of August’is widely used by historians as a shorthand for the Storming of the Tuileries Palace on the 10th of August, 1792, the effective end of the French monarchy until it is restored in 1814.
August 10 Historical Events
955 –
Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.
1519 –
Ferdinand Magellan’s five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second in command Sebastian Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan’s death in the Philippines.
1776 –
American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
1821 –
Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.
1846 –
The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000.
1932 –
A 5.1 kg chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
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.
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.
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.
2003 –
The highest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom – 38.5 °C in Kent. It is the first time the United Kingdom has recorded a temperature over 100 °F.
Who were born on August 10?
1296 –
King John of Bohemia (d. 1346)
1744 –
Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles, French daughter of Madame de Pompadour (d. 1754)
1932 –
Gaudencio Rosales, Filipino cardinal and Archbishop of Manila
1942 –
Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer
1943 –
Louise Forestier, French-Canadian singer, songwriter and actress
1953 –
Mark Doty, American poet and prose writer
1956 –
Charlie Peacock, American record producer, singer-songwriter
1965 –
Mike E. Smith, American jockey
1967 –
Riddick Bowe, American boxer
1971 –
Roy Keane, Irish footballer
Who died on August 10?
1637 –
Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (b. 1582)
1839 –
John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758)
1875 –
Karl Andree, German geographer (b. 1808)
1904 –
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French statesman (b. 1846)
1932 –
Rin Tin Tin, American canine film actor (b. 1918)
1969 –
Leno LaBianca, American businessman (b. 1925)
1993 –
Euronymous (Øystein Aarseth), Norwegian guitarist (Mayhem) (b. 1968)
1997 –
Jean-Claude Lauzon, Quebec film director (b. 1953)
1999 –
Paṇḍit Baldev Upadhyaya, Indian Sanskrit scholar (b. 1899)
2008 –
Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, keyboardist and actor (b. 1942)
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