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August 10
August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) 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 August 10, 1792, the effective end of the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814.
Events
700 BC-AD 1899
1900-1999
- 1913 - Second Balkan War ends: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
- 1920 - World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sevres which divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.
- 1932 - A 5.1 kg chondrite type meteorite broke into at least seven pieces and struck earth near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
- 1944 - World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese 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 ground breaking 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.
- 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.
- 1988 - Japanese American Internment: US President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese-Americans who were either interned or relocated by in the United States during World War II.
- 1990 - The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.
- 1995 - Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain agreement for his testimony.
2000-2099
Births
1200-1899
- 1267 - James II of Aragon (d. 1327)
- 1397 - Albert II of Habsburg, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
- 1520 - Madeleine de Valois, queen of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)
- 1821 - Jay Cooke, financier (d. 1905)
- 1845 - Abai Kunanbaev, Kazak poet (d. 1904)
- 1869 - Laurence Binyon, British poet (d. 1943)
- 1872 - Bill Johnson, jazz musician (d. 1972)
- 1874 - Herbert Hoover, President of the United States (d. 1964)
- 1880 - Robert L. Thornton, Dallas businessman, philanthropist and mayor
- 1898 - Jack Haley, actor (d. 1979)
1900-1999
- 1900 - Arthur Espie Porritt, New Zealand politician and athlete
- 1902 - Norma Shearer, actress (d. 1983)
- 1902 - Curt Siodmak , science fiction author (d. 2000)
- 1912 - Jorge Amado, novelist
- 1913 - Wolfgang Paul, physicist (d. 1993)
- 1923 - Rhonda Fleming, actress
- 1928 - Jimmy Dean, country and western singer
- 1940 - Bobby Hatfield, singer, the Righteous Brothers (d. 2003)
- 1943 - Ronnie Spector, singer, lead singer of the Ronettes
- 1947 - Ian Anderson, musician (Jethro Tull)
- 1959 - Rosanna Arquette, actress
- 1960 - Antonio Banderas, actor (Desperado, Spy Kids)
- 1963 - Andrew Sullivan, gay journalist and blogger
- 1965 - Claudia Christian, actress (Babylon 5)
- 1965 - John Starks, basketball player
- 1967 - Riddick Bowe, world champion boxer
- 1967 - Lorraine Pearson , member of British pop group Five Star
- 1971 - Justin Theroux , actor
- 1971 - Roy Keane, Irish international footballer
Deaths
700 BC-AD 1899
1900-1999
2000-2099
Holidays and observances
External links
August 9 - August 11 - July 10 - September 10 -- listing of all days
Last updated: 10-18-2005 02:57:05
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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