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August 10

A look at August 10 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Lisa Raymond and Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2019

    Typhoon Lekima

    Thirty-two are killed and one million are evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China. Earlier it had caused flooding in the Philippines.

    Pacific typhoon in 2019
  2. 1966

    Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge

    The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.

    Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario,
  3. 1953

    First Indochina War

    First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.

    1946–1954 French colonial war
  4. 1944

    World War II

    World War II: The Battle of Guam in the Pacific comes to an effective end.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  5. 1920

    World War I

    World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  6. 1861

    American Civil War

    American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.

    1861–1865 conflict in the
  7. 1792

    French Revolution

    French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.

    1789–1799 sociopolitical change in
  8. 1628

    Vasa (ship)

    The Swedish warship Vasa sinks on her maiden voyage off Stockholm.

    17th-century Swedish warship
  9. 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    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.

    Portuguese explorer (1480–1521)
  10. 1270

    Yekuno Amlak

    Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum.

    Emperor of Ethiopia from
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Famous birthday twins

Born on August 10

Lisa Raymond

b. 1973

American tennis player

Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková

b. 1986

Czech tennis player

Alexander Glazunov

b. 1865

Russian composer, conductor, and educator

Brian Drummond

b. 1969

Canadian voice actor

Herbert Hoover

b. 1874

American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States

Antonio Banderas

b. 1960

Spanish actor and producer

Eusebio Kino

b. 1645

Italian priest and missionary

Javier Zanetti

b. 1973

Argentinian footballer

Deaths

  • 2019Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and child sex trafficker
  • 1979Walther Gerlach, German physicist and academic
  • 1918Erich Loewenhardt, German lieutenant and pilot
  • 1896Otto Lilienthal, German pilot and engineer
  • 1802Franz Aepinus, German-Russian philosopher and academic
  • 258Saint Lawrence, Spanish-Italian deacon and saint

Holidays & observances

  • —Argentine Air Force Day (Argentina)
  • —Christian feast day: Bessus
  • —Christian feast day: Blane (Roman Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Geraint of Dumnonia
  • —Christian feast day: Lawrence of Rome
  • —Christian feast day: Nicola Saggio
  • —Christian feast day: Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso de Parañaque, Patroness of Parañaque, Philippines
  • —Christian feast day: August 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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