August 10Birthdays & History

On this day: August 10 in history

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1. 654Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I.Europe
2. 955Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.Europe
3. 991Battle of Maldon: The English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex.Europe
4. 1030The Battle of Azaz ends with a humiliating retreat of the Byzantine emperor, Romanos III Argyros, against the Mirdasid rulers of Aleppo. The retreat degenerates into a rout, in which Romanos himself barely escapes capture.EuropeMiddle East
5. 1258Manfred, illegitimate son of Frederick II, is crowned king of Sicily.Europe
6. 1270Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum.Africa
7. 1316The Second Battle of Athenry takes place near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.Europe
8. 1346Jaume Ferrer sets out from Mallorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River.Africa
9. 1512The 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.Europe
10. 1519Ferdinand 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.Asia
11. 1557Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.Europe
12. 1585The Treaty of Nonsuch signed by Elizabeth I of England and the Dutch Rebels.Europe
13. 1628The Swedish warship Vasa sinks on her maiden voyage off Stockholm.Europe
14. 1641The Treaty of London between England and Scotland, ending the Bishops' Wars, is signed.Europe
15. 1664The Habsburg empire and the Ottoman empire sign the peace treaty of Vasvár, which results in peace until 1683.EuropeMiddle East
16. 1680The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.North AmericaLatin America
17. 1741King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.EuropeAsia
18. 1755Under the direction of Charles Lawrence, the British begin to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies and France.EuropeNorth America
19. 1792French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.Europe
20. 1808Finnish War: Swedish forces led by General von Döbeln defeat Russian forces led by General Šepelev in the Battle of Kauhajoki.Europe
21. 1835P. T. Barnum begins his career as a showman and circus entrepreneur by exhibiting Joice Heth, an octogenerian African slave whom he claims was George Washington's nursemaid.AfricaNorth America
22. 1856The Last Island hurricane strikes Louisiana, resulting in over 200 deaths.North America
23. 1861American 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 Missouri.North America
24. 1864After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War.Latin America
25. 1901The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.North America
26. 1904Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.AsiaEurope
27. 1905Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.AsiaNorth America
28. 1913Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.Europe
29. 1920World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.Middle East
30. 1937Spanish Civil War: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is dissolved by the Second Spanish Republic.Europe
31. 1944World War II: The Battle of Guam in the Pacific comes to an effective end.Oceania
32. 1944World War II: The Battle of Narva on the Eastern Front ends with a defensive German victory.Europe
33. 1945The Japanese government announced that a message had been sent to the Allies accepting the terms of the Potsdam Declaration provided that it "does not comprise any demand that prejudices the prerogatives of the Emperor as sovereign ruler."Asia
34. 1948Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as The Candid Microphone.North America
35. 1949An amendment to the National Security Act of 1947 enhances the authority of the United States Secretary of Defense over the Army, Navy and Air Force, and replaces the National Military Establishment with the Department of Defense.North America
36. 1953First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.EuropeAsia
37. 1954At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.North America
38. 1961Vietnam War: The U.S. Army begins Operation Ranch Hand, spraying an estimated 20 million US gallons (76,000 m3) of defoliants and herbicides over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of food and vegetation cover.AsiaNorth America
39. 1966The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.North America
40. 1969A day after murdering actress Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.North America
41. 1971The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.North America
42. 1977In 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.North America
43. 1978Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.North America
44. 1981Murder of Adam Walsh: The head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.North America
45. 1988Japanese 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.AsiaNorth America
46. 1990The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.World
47. 1993Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island.Oceania
48. 1995Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.North America
49. 1997Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.Asia
50. 1998HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.Asia
51. 1999One person is killed and five people are injured in the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.North America
52. 2001Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-105 to the International Space Station, carrying the astronauts of Expedition 3 to replace the crew of Expedition 2.World
53. 2001The 2001 Angola train attack occurs, causing 252 deaths.Africa
54. 2003The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.Asia
55. 2009Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.Europe
56. 2012The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.Africa
57. 2014Forty people are killed when Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crashes at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport.Middle East
58. 2018An anti-government rally turns into a riot when members of the Romanian Gendarmerie attack the 100,000 people protesting in front of the Victoria Palace, leading to 452 recorded injuries. The authorities alleged that the crowd was infiltrated by hooligans who began attacking law enforcement agents.Europe
59. 2018Horizon Air employee Richard Russell hijacks and performs an unauthorized takeoff on a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 plane at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in Washington, flying it for more than an hour before crashing the plane and killing himself on Ketron Island in Puget Sound.North America
60. 2019Philip Manshaus shoots his stepsister and attacks a mosque in the Bærum mosque shooting.Europe
61. 2019Thirty-two are killed and one million are evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China. Earlier it had caused flooding in the Philippines.Asia
62. 2020Derecho in Iowa becomes the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history.North America
63. 2024Israel strikes Al-Tabaeen school in eastern Gaza City, killing at least 80 Palestinians.Middle East

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