August 10

The term "the 10th of August" is widely used by historians as a for the  on the 10th of August,, the effective end of the  until it was  in. This day can also be known as the best day of the year.

Events

 * - Killing of, King of Assyrian Empire. Destruction of.
 * - In, the traditional date of the , when began to receive the.
 * - : defeats,  ending 50 years of  invasion of the West.
 * - : English, led by Bryhtnoth, confront a band of inland-raiding  near Maldon in .  The English are defeated and the story is immortalised in a well-known poem.
 * - 's five ships set sail from to circumnavigate the globe.
 * - Spanish victory over the French in the Habsburg-Valois Wars
 * - The warship  sinks in the  harbour after only about 20 minutes on her maiden voyage.
 * - The foundation stone of the in  was laid.
 * - begins in New Mexico.
 * - : Word of the reaches.
 * - : . is arrested and taken into custody.
 * -, now the of , declares independence from.
 * - is admitted as the 24th.
 * - The is chartered by the  after $500,000 was given for such a purpose by scientist.
 * - In, , the kills between 200 and 400 people.
 * - : - The war enters  when a band of raw  troops defeat  forces in the southwestern part of the state.
 * - At, 's prime model runs on its own power for the first time. Because of this, August 10 is the International Day.
 * - The by the  begins.
 * - The between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets.
 * - n and ese negotiations begin in.
 * - ends: Delegates from, , , , and  sign the , ending the war.
 * - : 's representatives sign the  which divides up the  between the.
 * - US:, Italian-American , arrested.
 * - A 5.1- (11.2-pound) chondrite-type breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of  in.
 * - US:  conference at Stelton, N.J., August 10-11
 * - : American forces defeat the last ese troops on.
 * -  makes its debut after being on  for a year  as.
 * - US President signs the, streamlining the defense agencies of the , and replacing the  with the.
 * - At, the groundbreaking ceremony for the is held.
 * - A day after murdering and four others, members of 's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
 * - becomes the 10th member of the  with a  at  in.
 * 1971  - The  is founded in.
 * - In, 24-year-old postal employee ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a  in the  area over a year's period.
 * - The head of 's son is found in . This event will later prompt the  to pass the  to give the  greater authority to track the disappearance of children, as well as the . It also makes Walsh a national spokesman against crime and eventually leads to the establishment of.
 * - : US President signs the, providing $20,000 payments to s who were either interned or relocated by in the  during.
 * - The reaches.
 * 1990 - The Massacre of more than 127 in the North East  by the paramilitaries.
 * - : and  are indicted for the bombing.  pleads guilty in a plea-bargain agreement for his testimony.
 * - are forced to  against the  after fans throw souvenir baseballs on to the field en masse.
 * - The Royal Proclamation of as the.
 * - reaches 6 billion according to www.ibiblio.org world population tracker.
 * - The is opened to traffic.
 * - The highest temperature ever is recorded in the, 38.5 (101.3), occurs in . It is the first time the  has recorded a temperature over 100 degrees.
 * 2003  -  becomes the first person to marry in space.
 * - disrupts  to destroy  travelling from the  to the.
 * - disrupts  to destroy  travelling from the  to the.

Births

 * - King (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Italian jurist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, German statesman and reformer (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, Italian Catholic missionary (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * - (nicknamed "Fanfan"), daughter of the courtesan  (d. )
 * -, Prime Minister of the
 * -, Swiss industrialist (d. )
 * -, American financier (d. )
 * -, Manx preacher (d.)
 * -, Russian physicist (d. )
 * -, Kazakh poet (d. )
 * -, English inventor of Daylight Saving Time (d. )
 * -, Indian musician (d. )
 * -, Russian composer (d. )
 * -, British poet (d. )
 * -, 31st (d. )
 * 1874  -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American chess player (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, American businessman, philanthropist, and Mayor of Dallas, Texas (d. )
 * -, Romanian writer (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, Fourth President of India (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, New Zealand politician and athlete (d. )
 * -, Canadian actress (d. )
 * 1902  -, German-born author (d. )
 * 1902  -, Swedish chemist,  (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * -, American luthier (d. )
 * -, Brazilian novelist (d. )
 * -, German physicist, (d. )
 * 1913  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1914  -, Argentine racing driver (d. )
 * -, French cinematographer (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * 1928  -, American-born Australian actor
 * 1928  -, American singer
 * -, American poker player
 * 1933  -,  American baseball player
 * -, Russian politician
 * -, British actress
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American Fashion Designer
 * -, American singer
 * 1943  -, French Canadian singer, songwriter and actress
 * 1943  -, American guitarist  (d. )
 * 1943  -, American trumpeter and composer
 * 1943  -, is the , the  of the.
 * -, Scottish musician
 * 1947  -, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
 * -, American singer
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American poet and prose writer
 * -, American wrestler
 * -, American record producer, singer-songwriter
 * -, American actress
 * 1959  -, -Canadian musician
 * -, Spanish actor
 * 1960  -, First USAF Member to receive Military Medical Merit.
 * -, Australian musician
 * -, English-born journalist
 * -, American actress
 * 1965  -, American jockey
 * 1965  -, American basketball player
 * -, German singer
 * -, American boxer
 * 1967  -, Estonian singer and actor
 * -, American singer ( & )
 * 1968  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1968  -, American film director
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * -, Irish footballer
 * 1971  -, Cuban boxer
 * 1971  -, American actor
 * 1971  -, American baseball player
 * 1971  -, American mixed martial artist
 * -, English rugby union footballer
 * 1972  -, American model and actress
 * 1972  -, Swedish musician
 * -, American tennis player
 * 1973  -, Argentinian footballer
 * -, French footballer
 * 1974  -, Costa Rican footballer
 * -, American wrestler
 * -, Northern Irish footballer
 * 1977  -, American musician
 * 1977  -, British comedian
 * -, English cricketer
 * -, French racing driver
 * 1979  -, Cuban actress
 * -, Iraqi-American reality TV contestant
 * -, Japanese singer
 * 1981  -, Greek footballer
 * -, American supermodel and actress
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * 1983  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, Israeli footballer
 * -, South Korean actress
 * -, South Korean actress

Deaths

 * -, Assyrian king
 * -, martyr
 * -, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, German Lutheran leader (b. )
 * -, Dutch admiral (b. )
 * -, Spanish cardinal and diplomat (b. )
 * -, French cardinal and statesman (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Scottish painter (b. )
 * -, German scientist (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, British fossil collector (b. )
 * -, Japanese Go player (b. )
 * -, German geographer (b. )
 * -, German aviation pioneer (b. )
 * -, English physicist (b. )
 * -, Austrian physician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, German shepherd dog (b. )
 * -, American rocket scientist (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American politician, (b. )
 * 1963  -, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. )
 * -, American businessman (murdered) (b. )
 * 1969  -, American housewife (murdered) (b. )
 * -, Australian test cricketer (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * 1979  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Norwegian musician (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * 1997  -, Quebec film director (b. )
 * -, Eminent Sanskrit Scholor in India (b. )
 * -, American baseball player and manager (b. )
 * -, American guitarist (b. )
 * 2002  -, Norwegian computer scientist (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican singer
 * -, Second Councelor of (b. )
 * 2007  -, British music personality and broadcaster (b. )
 * 2007  -, American member of  and  activist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * -, festival in honor of
 * Ancient -  held
 * in -- Movement began in  in . Independence not achieved till May 1822.
 * - National s Day.
 * , bishop (of Ceann-Garadh) [Scotland]
 * , deacon, martyr 258, patron saint of accountants, cooks and local history [common]
 * ,, confessor [Lyon]
 * , Patroness of ,
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 * , Patroness of ,
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