August 10 facts for kids

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

August 10th is a day filled with many interesting events throughout history, from important battles and discoveries to the births and deaths of famous people. Let's explore some of the key moments that happened on this day.

Events

Battles and Conflicts

• 955 – The Battle of Lechfeld took place. Here, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeated the Magyars. This battle ended 50 years of Magyar invasions in the West.
• 991 – In the Battle of Maldon, English forces led by Byrhtnoth were defeated by Vikings near Maldon, Essex.
• 1030 – The Battle of Azaz ended with the Byzantine emperor, Romanos III Argyros, having to retreat against the rulers of Aleppo.
• 1316 – The Second Battle of Athenry happened near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.
• 1346 – Jaume Ferrer sailed from Majorca towards the "River of Gold," which is the Senegal River.
• 1512 – During the War of the League of Cambrai, the naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu saw two large ships, the Breton La Cordelière and the English The Regent, destroyed at the same time.
• 1557 – In the Battle of St. Quentin, Spain won a victory over France during the Italian War of 1551–59.
• 1641 – The Treaty of London was signed between England and Scotland, bringing an end to the Bishops' Wars.
• 1741 – King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeated the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel. This helped end Dutch colonial rule in India.
• 1755 – The British began to move Acadians from Nova Scotia to other places like the Thirteen Colonies and France.
• 1792 – During the French Revolution, Louis XVI of France was arrested after the Tuileries Palace was stormed. His Swiss Guards were attacked by a large crowd.
• 1808 – In the Finnish War, Swedish forces led by General von Döbeln defeated Russian forces in the Battle of Kauhajoki.
• 1861 – During the American Civil War, the Battle of Wilson's Creek saw Confederate forces defeat Union troops.
• 1864 – The Uruguayan War began after Uruguay's government refused Brazil's demands.
• 1904 – In the Russo-Japanese War, the Battle of the Yellow Sea took place between Russian and Japanese battleship fleets.
• 1905 – Peace talks for the Russo-Japanese War began in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
• 1913 – The Treaty of Bucharest was signed, ending the Second Balkan War.
• 1920 – After World War I, the Treaty of Sèvres was signed. This treaty divided the Ottoman Empire among the Allied powers.
• 1937 – During the Spanish Civil War, the Regional Defence Council of Aragon was officially ended.
• 1944 – World War II: The Battle of Guam effectively ended.
• 1944 – World War II: The Battle of Narva ended with a German defensive victory.
• 1953 – In the First Indochina War, the French Union pulled its forces out of Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.
• 1961 – During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army started Operation Ranch Hand. This involved spraying chemicals over rural areas of South Vietnam to remove food and hiding places for the Viet Cong.

Science and Technology

• 1990 – The Magellan space probe successfully reached the planet Venus.
• 1993 – Two earthquakes hit New Zealand.
• 2001 – The Space Shuttle Discovery launched on STS-105 to the International Space Station.
• 2003 – The Okinawa Urban Monorail opened in Naha, Okinawa.

Other Notable Events

• 1270 – Yekuno Amlak became the emperor of Ethiopia. This brought the Solomonic dynasty back to power.
• 1519 – Ferdinand Magellan's five ships began their journey from Seville to sail around the world. Juan Sebastián Elcano later finished the trip after Magellan's death.
• 1585 – The Treaty of Nonsuch was signed by Elizabeth I of England and the Dutch Rebels.
• 1628 – The Swedish warship Vasa sank on its first trip near Stockholm.
• 1680 – The Pueblo Revolt began in New Mexico.
• 1856 – The Last Island hurricane hit Louisiana, causing over 200 deaths.
• 1901 – The U.S. Steel recognition strike by steelworkers began.
• 1948 – Candid Camera made its first appearance on television.
• 1949 – An update to the National Security Act of 1947 gave more power to the United States Secretary of Defense over the Army, Navy, and Air Force. It also created the Department of Defense.
• 1954 – A ceremony was held in Massena, New York, to start building the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
• 1966 – The Heron Road Bridge collapsed during construction, killing nine workers. This was a very serious construction accident in Ottawa and Ontario.
• 1971 – The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.
• 1988 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. This law provided payments to Japanese Americans who were held in special camps or moved during World War II.
• 1995 – For the Oklahoma City bombing, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were officially charged. Michael Fortier pleaded guilty in exchange for his testimony.
• 1998 – Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah was announced as the crown prince of Brunei.
• 2001 – The 2001 Angola train attack happened, causing 252 deaths.
• 2009 – Twenty people died in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.
• 2018 – An anti-government protest in Romania turned into a riot, leading to many injuries.
• 2019 – Typhoon Lekima hit Zhejiang, China, killing 32 people and causing one million people to move to safety. It had also caused flooding in the Philippines.
• 2020 – A powerful storm called a derecho in Iowa became the most expensive thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history.

Births

Pre-1600

• 941 – Lê Hoàn, a Vietnamese emperor.
• 1296 – John of Bohemia.
• 1397 – Albert II of Germany.
• 1466 – Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua.
• 1520 – Madeleine of Valois.

1601–1900

• 1602 – Gilles de Roberval, a French mathematician.
• 1645 – Eusebio Kino, an Italian priest and missionary.
• 1740 – Samuel Arnold, an English composer.
• 1782 – Vicente Guerrero, a Mexican leader and President of Mexico.
• 1810 – Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, the first Prime Minister of Italy.
• 1814 – Henri Nestlé, a German businessman who founded Nestlé.
• 1845 – Abai Qunanbaiuli, a Kazakh poet and philosopher.
• 1856 – William Willett, an English inventor who started British Summer Time.
• 1865 – Alexander Glazunov, a Russian composer.
• 1874 – Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States.
• 1874 – Antanas Smetona, a Lithuanian politician and President of Lithuania.
• 1889 – Charles Darrow, an American game designer who created Monopoly.
• 1894 – V. V. Giri, the 4th President of India.
• 1897 – Jack Haley, an American actor and singer.

1901–present

• 1902 – Norma Shearer, a Canadian-American actress.
• 1902 – Arne Tiselius, a Swedish biochemist and Nobel Prize winner.
• 1909 – Leo Fender, an American businessman who founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
• 1912 – Jorge Amado, a Brazilian novelist.
• 1913 – Wolfgang Paul, a German physicist and Nobel Prize winner.
• 1923 – Rhonda Fleming, an American actress.
• 1928 – Jimmy Dean, an American singer and businessman.
• 1928 – Eddie Fisher, an American singer and actor.
• 1933 – Doyle Brunson, a famous American poker player.
• 1938 – Tony Ross, an English author and illustrator.
• 1939 – Kate O'Mara, an English actress.
• 1940 – Bobby Hatfield, an American singer-songwriter, part of The Righteous Brothers.
• 1941 – Anita Lonsbrough, an English swimmer.
• 1942 – Betsey Johnson, an American fashion designer.
• 1943 – Ronnie Spector, an American singer-songwriter, lead singer of The Ronettes.
• 1947 – Ian Anderson, a Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist, known from Jethro Tull.
• 1947 – Anwar Ibrahim, the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
• 1950 – Patti Austin, an American singer-songwriter.
• 1951 – Juan Manuel Santos, the 59th President of Colombia.
• 1952 – Diane Venora, an American actress.
• 1959 – Rosanna Arquette, an American actress.
• 1960 – Antonio Banderas, a Spanish actor and producer.
• 1962 – Suzanne Collins, an American author, known for The Hunger Games.
• 1967 – Riddick Bowe, an American boxer.
• 1971 – Roy Keane, an Irish footballer and manager.
• 1971 – Justin Theroux, an American actor.
• 1972 – Angie Harmon, an American model and actress.
• 1973 – Javier Zanetti, an Argentinian footballer.
• 1979 – JoAnna Garcia Swisher, an American actress.
• 1980 – Wade Barrett, an English wrestler and actor.
• 1981 – Taufik Hidayat, an Indonesian badminton player.
• 1982 – Shaun Murphy, an English snooker player.
• 1984 – Ryan Eggold, an American actor.
• 1989 – Brenton Thwaites, an Australian actor.
• 1990 – Lucas Till, an American actor.
• 1994 – Bernardo Silva, a Portuguese footballer.
• 1995 – Dalvin Cook, an American football player.
• 1997 – Kylie Jenner, an American television personality and businesswoman.
• 1999 – Ja Morant, an American basketball player.
• 2000 – Sophia Smith, an American soccer player.

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 258 – Lawrence of Rome, a Spanish-Italian saint.
• 794 – Fastrada, a Frankish noblewoman.
• 955 – Bulcsú, a Hungarian tribal chieftain.
• 1250 – Eric IV of Denmark.
• 1316 – Felim mac Aedh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht.
• 1410 – Louis II, Duke of Bourbon.
• 1535 – Ippolito de' Medici, an Italian cardinal.

1601–1900

• 1653 – Maarten Tromp, a Dutch admiral.
• 1759 – Ferdinand VI of Spain.
• 1784 – Allan Ramsay, a Scottish-English painter.
• 1806 – Michael Haydn, an Austrian composer.
• 1890 – John Boyle O'Reilly, an Irish-born poet and journalist.
• 1896 – Otto Lilienthal, a German pilot and engineer, known for his glider experiments.

1901–present

• 1904 – Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, a French politician and Prime Minister of France.
• 1915 – Henry Moseley, an English physicist.
• 1932 – Rin Tin Tin, a famous acting dog.
• 1945 – Robert H. Goddard, an American physicist and engineer, a pioneer in rocketry.
• 1963 – Estes Kefauver, an American lawyer and politician.
• 1979 – Isaac Hayes, an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor.
• 1980 – Yahya Khan, a Pakistani general and President of Pakistan.
• 1993 – Euronymous, a Norwegian musician.
• 2002 – Kristen Nygaard, a Norwegian computer scientist.
• 2007 – Tony Wilson, an English journalist and music producer.
• 2013 – Eydie Gormé, an American singer and actress.
• 2015 – Buddy Baker, an American race car driver.
• 2017 – Ruth Pfau, a German-Pakistani doctor and nun who helped many people with leprosy.
• 2021 – Tony Esposito, a Canadian-American ice hockey player.
• 2022 – Vesa-Matti Loiri, a Finnish actor, musician, and comedian.

Holidays and observances

• Argentine Air Force Day (Argentina)
• Christian feast day:
  • Bessus
  • Blane (Roman Catholic Church)
  • Geraint of Dumnonia
  • Lawrence of Rome
  • Nicola Saggio
  • Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso de Parañaque, Patroness of Parañaque, Philippines
  • August 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Declaration of Independence of Quito, proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809. Independence was finally attained on May 24, 1822, at the Battle of Pichincha. (Ecuador)
• International Biodiesel Day
• National Veterans Day (Indonesia)

See also

In Spanish: 10 de agosto para niños