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August 10

August 10's record stretches 749 years, from 1270 to 2019. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♌ZodiacLeo ◈BirthstonePeridot ❀Birth flowerGladiolus

Leo is the sign for August 10 — read more on the Leo page, or see August's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on August 10?

August 10 is the 222nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1270 and 2019. Famous people born on August 10 include Lisa Raymond, Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Alexander Glazunov.

Released on August 10

Movies, games, albums & shows

2023

  • Game Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
  • Game Overwatch
  • Game Atlas Fallen

2022

  • Game Lost in Play

2021

  • Game Black Book

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1270

    Yekuno Amlak

  2. 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

  3. 1628

    Vasa (ship)

  4. 1792

    French Revolution

  5. 1861

    American Civil War

  6. 1920

    World War I

  7. 1944

    World War II

  8. 1953

    First Indochina War

  9. 1966

    Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge

  10. 2019

    Typhoon Lekima

Famous birthday twins

Born on August 10

Lisa Raymond

b. 1973

Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková

b. 1986

Alexander Glazunov

b. 1865

Brian Drummond

b. 1969

Herbert Hoover

b. 1874

Antonio Banderas

b. 1960

Eusebio Kino

b. 1645

Javier Zanetti

b. 1973

Deaths

  • 2019Jeffrey Epstein
  • 1979Walther Gerlach
  • 1918Erich Loewenhardt
  • 1896Otto Lilienthal
  • 1802Franz Aepinus
  • 258Saint Lawrence

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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