August 10

For other uses, see 10 August (French Revolution).

August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 143 days remaining until the end of the year.

The term 'the 10th of August' is widely used by historians as a shorthand for the Storming of the Tuileries Palace on the 10th of August, 1792, the effective end of the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814.

Events

• 955 – Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.
• 991 – Battle of Maldon: the English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex.
• 1270 – Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum.
• 1316 – The Second Battle of Athenry takes place near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.
• 1512 – The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent.
• 1519 – 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.
• 1557 – Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Habsburg-Valois Wars.
• 1628 – The Swedish warship  Vasa sinks in the Stockholm harbour after only about 20 minutes of her maiden voyage.
• 1675 – The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England is laid.
• 1680 – The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.
• 1755 – Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
• 1776 – American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
• 1792 – French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace – Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
• 1793 – The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France.
• 1809 – Quito, now the capital of Ecuador, declares independence from Spain. This rebellion will be crushed on August 2, 1810.
• 1813 – Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means "Work conquers all things".
• 1821 – Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.
• 1846 – The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000.
• 1861 – American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek – the war enters Missouri when a band of raw Confederate troops defeat Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.
• 1901 – The U.S. Steel Recognition Strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
• 1904 – Russo-Japanese War: the Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
• 1905 – Russo-Japanese War: peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
• 1913 – Second Balkan War: 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 Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.
• 1932 – A 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
• 1944 – World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam.
• 1944 – World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet troops.
• 1948 – Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
• 1949 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act Amendment, streamlining the defense agencies of the United States government, and replacing the Department of War with the United States Department of Defense.
• 1954 – At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
• 1961 – First use in Vietnam War of the Agent Orange by the U.S. Army.
• 1969 – A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
• 1971 – The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
• 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 the period of one year.
• 1978 – Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
• 1981 – Murder of Adam Walsh: the head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted.
• 1988 – Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.
• 1990 – The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.
• 1990 – More than 127 Muslims are killed in North East Sri Lanka by paramilitary troops.
• 1993 – An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hits the South Island of New Zealand.
• 1995 – Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.
• 1998 – HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
• 2001 – 2001 Angola train attack, 252 deaths.
• 2003 – The highest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom – 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) in Kent, England. It is the first time the United Kingdom has recorded a temperature over 100 °F (38 °C).
• 2003 – Yuri Malenchenko becomes the first person to marry in space.
• 2009 – Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.

Births

• 941 – Le Hoan, emperor of Vietnam (d. 1005)
• 1267 – James II of Aragon (d. 1327)
• 1296 – John of Bohemia (d. 1346)
• 1360 – Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)
• 1397 – Albert II of Germany (d. 1439)
• 1489 – Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)
• 1520 – Madeleine of Valois (d. 1537)
• 1560 – Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (d. 1629)
• 1602 – Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician (d. 1675)
• 1645 – Eusebio Kino, Italian missionary (d. 1711)
• 1737 – Anton Losenko, Russian painter (d. 1773)
• 1740 – Samuel Arnold, English composer and organist (d. 1802)
• 1744 – Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles, French daughter of Madame de Pompadour (d. 1754)
• 1805 – Ferenc Toldy, German-Hungarian critic (d. 1875)
• 1809 – John Kirk Townsend, American naturalist (d. 1851)
• 1810 – Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Italian diplomat and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1861)
• 1814 – Henri Nestlé, German businessman, founded Nestlé (d. 1890)
• 1821 – Jay Cooke, American financier, founded Jay Cooke & Company (d. 1905)
• 1823 – Hugh Stowell Brown, English minister (d. 1886)
• 1827 – Lovro Toman, Slovenian politician (d. 1870)
• 1839 – Aleksandr Stoletov, Russian physicist (d. 1896)
• 1845 – Abai Qunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher (d. 1904)
• 1856 – William Willett, English builder and daylight saving time advocate (d. 1915)
• 1860 – Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian singer and composer (d. 1936)
• 1865 – Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer (d. 1936)
• 1868 – Hugo Eckener, German pilot and businessman (d. 1954)
• 1869 – Laurence Binyon, English poet (d. 1943)
• 1872 – Bill Johnson, American bassist (d. 1972)
• 1874 – Herbert Hoover, American politician, 31st President of the United States (d. 1964)
• 1877 – Frank Marshall, American chess player (d. 1944)
• 1878 – Alfred Döblin, German writer (d. 1957)
• 1880 – Robert L. Thornton, American businessman, philanthropist, and politician (d. 1964)
• 1884 – Panait Istrati, Romanian writer (d. 1935)
• 1889 – Charles Darrow, American game designer, created Monopoly (d. 1967)
• 1891 – Henry O'Neill, American actor (d. 1961)
• 1890 – Angus Lewis Macdonald, Canadian politician (d. 1954)
• 1894 – V. V. Giri, Indian politician (d. 1980)
• 1895 – Hammy Love, Australian cricketer (d. 1969)
• 1897 – John W. Galbreath, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Darby Dan Farm (d. 1988)
• 1898 – Jack Haley, American actor (d. 1979)
• 1900 – Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1994)
• 1902 – Norma Shearer, Canadian actress (d. 1983)
• 1902 – Curt Siodmak, German-English novelist and screenwriter (d. 2000)
• 1902 – Arne Tiselius, Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
• 1903 – Ward Moore, American novelist (d. 1978)
• 1905 – Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (d. 1986)
• 1907 – Su Yu, Chinese military leader (d. 1984)
• 1908 – Rica Erickson, Australian artist, historian, and author (d. 2009)
• 1908 – Billy Gonsalves, American soccer player (d. 1977)
• 1909 – Leo Fender, American businessman, founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (d. 1991)
• 1911 – A. N. Sherwin-White, English historian (d. 1993)
• 1911 – Leonidas Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer (d. 2011)
• 1912 – Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist (d. 2001)
• 1913 – Noah Beery, Jr., American actor (d. 1994)
• 1913 – Wolfgang Paul, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
• 1914 – Jeff Corey, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine race car driver (d. 1973)
• 1919 – Sacha Vierny, French cinematographer (d. 2001)
• 1920 – Red Holzman, American basketball player and coach (d. 1998)
• 1923 – Rhonda Fleming, American actress
• 1923 – Fred Ridgway, English cricketer
• 1923 – SM Sultan, Bangladeshi painter (d. 1994)
• 1924 – Nancy Buckingham, English novelist
• 1924 – Martha Hyer, American actress
• 1926 – Marie-Claire Alain, French organist
• 1927 – Eivind Eckbo, Norwegian lawyer and politician
• 1927 – Vernon Washington, American actor (d. 1988)
• 1927 – Jimmy Martin, American blugrass vocalist and guitarist (d. 2005)
• 1928 – Jimmy Dean, American singer, actor, and businessman, founded the Jimmy Dean Food Company (d. 2010)
• 1928 – Eddie Fisher, American singer and actor (d. 2010)
• 1928 – Gus Mercurio, American-Australian actor (d. 2010)
• 1932 – Gaudencio Rosales, Filipino cardinal and Archbishop of Manila
• 1933 – Doyle Brunson, American poker player
• 1933 – Rocky Colavito, American baseball player
• 1933 – Keith Duckworth, English engineer, founded Cosworth (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Ad van Luyn, Dutch bishop
• 1937 – Anatoly Sobchak, Russian politician (d. 2000)
• 1939 – Charlie Rose, American politician (d. 2012)
• 1939 – Kate O'Mara, English actress
• 1940 – Bobby Hatfield, American singer-songwriter (The Righteous Brothers) (d. 2003)
• 1940 – Sid Waddell, English sportscaster (d. 2012)
• 1941 – Kees van Kooten, Dutch comedian, actor, and author
• 1941 – Susan Dorothea White, Australian painter and sculptor
• 1942 – Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer
• 1943 – Louise Forestier, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
• 1943 – Jimmy Griffin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bread, Black Tie, and The Remingtons) (d. 2005)
• 1943 – Michael Mantler, American trumpeter and composer (Jazz Composer's Orchestra)
• 1943 – Shafqat Rana, Pakistani cricketer
• 1943 – Ronnie Spector, American singer-songwriter (The Ronettes)
• 1945 – Harriet Miers, American lawyer, 31st White House Counsel
• 1945 – Laura Spurr, American nurse and tribal leader (d. 2010)
• 1947 – Ian Anderson, Scottish singer-songwriter and flautist (Jethro Tull)
• 1947 – Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
• 1947 – Alan Ward, English cricketer
• 1950 – Patti Austin, American singer-songwriter
• 1950 – Rémy Girard, Canadian actor
• 1951 – Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian politician, 59th President of Colombia
• 1952 – Daniel Hugh Kelly, American actor
• 1952 – Diane Venora, American actress
• 1953 – Mark Doty, American poet and writer
• 1954 – Peter Endrulat, German footballer
• 1955 – Jim Mees, American set designer (d. 2013)
• 1955 – Mel Tiangco, Filipino journalist
• 1956 – Fred Ottman, American wrestler
• 1956 – Charlie Peacock, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1956 – Peter Robbins, American actor
• 1958 – Michael Dokes, American boxer (d. 2012)
• 1958 – Jack Richards, English cricketer
• 1959 – Rosanna Arquette, American actress
• 1959 – Mark Price, English drummer (All About Eve and Del Amitri)
• 1959 – Florent Vollant, Canadian singer-songwriter (Kashtin)
• 1960 – Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor
• 1960 – Kenny Perry, American golfer
• 1961 – Jon Farriss, Australian drummer (INXS)
• 1962 – Suzanne Collins, American screenwriter and author
• 1962 – Julia Fordham, English singer-songwriter
• 1962 – Alan Muraoka, American actor
• 1963 – Phoolan Devi, Indian criminal and politician (d. 2001)
• 1963 – Anton Janssen, Dutch footballer and coach
• 1963 – Andrew Sullivan, English-American journalist
• 1964 – Aaron Hall, American singer-songwriter (Guy)
• 1965 – Claudia Christian, American actress
• 1965 – Toumani Diabaté, Malian kora player
• 1965 – Mike E. Smith, American jockey
• 1965 – John Starks, American basketball player
• 1966 – Charlie Dimmock, English gardener and television host
• 1966 – Hansi Kürsch, German singer-songwriter and bass player (Blind Guardian and Demons and Wizards)
• 1967 – Philippe Albert, Belgian footballer
• 1967 – Riddick Bowe, American boxer
• 1967 – Gus Johnson, American sportscaster
• 1967 – Lorraine Pearson, English singer and author (Five Star)
• 1967 – Mart Sander, Estonian actor, singer, director, and author
• 1967 – Reinout Scholte, Dutch cricketer
• 1968 – Michael Bivins, American singer, producer, and actor (New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe)
• 1968 – Pete Docter, American director
• 1968 – Greg Hawgood, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 – Emily Symons, Australian actress
• 1970 – Bret Hedican, American ice hockey player
• 1970 – Brendon Julian, Australian cricketer
• 1970 – Steve Mautone, Australian footballer
• 1971 – Sal Fasano, American baseball player
• 1971 – Stephan Groth, Danish singer-songwriter (Apoptygma Berzerk and Bruderschaft)
• 1971 – Roy Keane, Irish footballer
• 1971 – Mario Kindelán, Cuban boxer
• 1971 – Kevin Randleman, American mixed martial artist
• 1971 – Justin Theroux, American actor
• 1972 – Dilana, American singer-songwriter
• 1972 – Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby player
• 1972 – Angie Harmon, American model and actress
• 1972 – Christofer Johnsson, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Therion, Carbonized, Messiah, and Demonoid)
• 1972 – Jake Adam York, American poet (d. 2012)
• 1973 – Lisa Raymond, American tennis player
• 1973 – Javier Zanetti, Argentinian footballer
• 1974 – Luis Marín, Costa Rican footballer
• 1974 – Rachel Simmons, American activist and author
• 1974 – David Sommeil, French footballer
• 1975 – İlhan Mansız, Turkish footballer
• 1976 – Michael Depoli, American wrestler
• 1977 – Danny Griffin, Irish footballer
• 1977 – Aaron Kamin, American guitarist and songwriter (The Calling)
• 1977 – Matt Morgan, English comedian, actor, and radio host
• 1978 – Danny Allsopp, Australian footballer
• 1978 – Marcus Fizer, American basketball player
• 1978 – Chris Read, English cricketer
• 1978 – Claire Yiu, Hong Kong actress
• 1979 – Dinusha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1979 – Joanna García, American actress
• 1979 – Ted Geoghegan, American author, screenwriter, and producer
• 1979 – Brandon Lyon, American baseball player
• 1979 – Rémy Martin, French rugby player
• 1979 – Yannick Schroeder, French race car driver
• 1980 – Wade Barrett, English wrestler
• 1980 – Pua Magasiva, Samoan-New Zealand actor
• 1980 – Roxanne McKee, English model and actress
• 1981 – Natsumi Abe, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume and Dream Morning Musume)
• 1981 – Katherine Boecher, American actress
• 1981 – Guillaume Elmont, Dutch judoka
• 1981 – Taufik Hidayat, Indonesian badminton player
• 1981 – Yaani King, American actress
• 1981 – Malek Mouath, Saudi Arabian footballer
• 1981 – Jon Prescott, American actor
• 1982 – John Alvbåge, Swedish footballer
• 1982 – Josh Anderson, American baseball player
• 1982 – Devon Aoki, American model and actress
• 1982 – Katrina Begin, American actress
• 1982 – Nicole O'Brian, American model, Miss Texas USA 2003
• 1983 – Mark Bautista, Filipino singer and actor
• 1983 – Chrisna Bootha, South African netball player
• 1983 – Kyle Brown, American soccer player
• 1983 – C.B. Dollaway, American mixed martial artist
• 1983 – Héctor Faubel, Spanish motorcycle racer
• 1983 – Alexander Perezhogin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Spencer Redford, American actress and singer
• 1983 – Mathieu Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Ryan Eggold, American actor
• 1984 – Mokomichi Hayami, Japanese actor
• 1984 – Manila Luzon, American drag queen performer
• 1984 – Mariel Rodriguez, Filipino actress
• 1985 – Melissa Barrera, American television host
• 1985 – Enrico Cortese, Italian footballer
• 1985 – Julia Matojan, Estonian tennis player
• 1985 – Julia Melim, Brazilian actress and producer
• 1985 – Jared Nathan, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1985 – Roy O'Donovan, Irish footballer
• 1986 – Andrea Hlaváčková, Czech tennis player
• 1987 – Jim Bakkum, Dutch singer and actor
• 1987 – Ari Boyland, New Zealand actor
• 1988 – Francesco Acerbi, Italian footballer
• 1989 – Sam Gagner, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Ben Sahar, Israeli footballer
• 1990 – Tyler Steelman, American actor
• 1990 – Lucas Till, American actor
• 1992 – Go Ah-sung, South Korean actress
• 1992 – Chanel Simmonds, South African tennis player
• 1993 – Yuto Nakajima, Japanese singer, dancer, and actor (Hey! Say! JUMP)
• 1993 – Andre Drummond, American Basketball player
• 1996 – Jacob Latimore, American singer and actor
• 1997 – Kylie Jenner, American model

Deaths

• 258 – Lawrence of Rome, Spanish-Italian deacon and saint (b. 225)
• 1535 – Ippolito de' Medici, Florence ruler (b. 1509)
• 1637 – Johann Gerhard, German church leader and theologian (b. 1582)
• 1653 – Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1598)
• 1655 – Alfonso de la Cueva, 1st Marquis of Bedmar, Spanish cardinal and diplomat (b. 1572)
• 1723 – Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656)
• 1759 – Ferdinand VI of Spain (b. 1713)
• 1784 – Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter (b. 1713)
• 1802 – Franz Aepinus, German philosopher (b. 1724)
• 1806 – Michael Haydn, Austrian composer (b. 1737)
• 1839 – Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician (b. 1758)
• 1862 – Honinbo Shusaku, Japanese Go player (b. 1829)
• 1875 – Karl Andree, German geographer (b. 1808)
• 1889 – Arthur Böttcher, Baltic German pathologist and anatomist (b. 1831)
• 1896 – Otto Lilienthal, German engineer and aviation pioneer (b. 1848)
• 1904 – Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French politician, 68th Prime Minister of France (b. 1846)
• 1915 – Henry Moseley, English physicist (b. 1887)
• 1918 – Erich Löwenhardt, German pilot (b. 1897)
• 1920 – Ádám Politzer, Hungarian-Austrian physician (b. 1835)
• 1928 – Rex Cherryman, American actor (b. 1897)
• 1929 – Pierre Fatou, French mathematician (b. 1878)
• 1929 – Aletta Jacobs, Dutch physician (b. 1854)
• 1932 – Rin Tin Tin, American acting dog (b. 1918)
• 1945 – Robert H. Goddard, American physicist and inventor (b. 1882)
• 1948 – Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese historian (b. 1873)
• 1948 – Andrew Brown, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1870)
• 1948 – Montague Summers, English writer (b. 1880)
• 1958 – Frank Demaree, American baseball player (b. 1910)
• 1963 – Estes Kefauver, American politician (b. 1903)
• 1963 – Ernst Wetter, Swiss jurist (b. 1877)
• 1969 – János Kodolányi, Hungarian writer (b. 1899)
• 1976 – Bert Oldfield, Australian cricketer (b. 1894)
• 1979 – Dick Foran, American actor (b. 1910)
• 1979 – Walter Gerlach, German physicist (b. 1889)
• 1980 – Yahya Khan, Pakistani politician (b. 1917)
• 1982 – Anderson Bigode Herzer, Brazilian writer and poet (b. 1962)
• 1985 – Nate Barragar, American football player (b. 1906)
• 1986 – Alan Rouse, English mountaineer (b. 1951)
• 1987 – Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer and politician (b. 1893)
• 1993 – Euronymous, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer (Mayhem) (b. 1968)
• 1997 – Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian director (b. 1953)
• 1997 – Conlon Nancarrow, American composer (b. 1912)
• 1999 – Acharya Baldev Upadhyaya, Indian scholar, historian, and critic (b. 1899)
• 2000 – Gilbert Parkhouse, English cricketer (b. 1925)
• 2001 – Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
• 2002 – Michael Houser, American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (b. 1962)
• 2002 – Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and politician (b. 1926)
• 2003 – Carmita Jiménez, Puerto Rican singer (b. 1944)
• 2007 – Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler, American pilot and activist (b. 1925)
• 2007 – James E. Faust, American religious leader and lawyer (b. 1920)
• 2007 – Tony Wilson, English journalist (b. 1950)
• 2008 – Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1942)
• 2010 – Markus Liebherr, German-Swiss businessman (b. 1948)
• 2010 – Adam Stansfield, English footballer (b. 1978)
• 2011 – Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
• 2012 – Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (b. 1963)
• 2012 – Suresh Dalal, Indian poet and writer (b. 1932)
• 2012 – Ioan Dicezare, Romanian fighter pilot (b. 1916)
• 2012 – Irving Fein, American film and television producer and manager (b. 1911)
• 2012 – Carlo Rambaldi, Italian special effects artist (b. 1925)

Holidays and observances

• Christian Feast Day:
  • Bessus
  • Blane (Roman Catholic Church)
  • Geraint of Dumnonia
  • Lawrence of Rome
  • Our Lady of Good Success of Parañaque, Patroness of Parañaque, Philippines
  • August 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Declaration of Independence of Quito, proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on August 2, 1810. Independence finally occurred on May 24, 1822 at the Battle of Pichincha. (Ecuador)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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