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August 10

August 10 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1270 and 2019. Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 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.

The shape of the day

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.

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

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

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

  2. 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.

  3. 1628

    Vasa (ship)

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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 1944

    World War II

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

  8. 1953

    First Indochina War

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

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

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
  • 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)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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