Born on August 10th, 1628
Weekday
Thursday
August 10th, 1628 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1628 - August 23rd, 1628
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 144,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 469 days, exactly on August 9th, 2025, people who were born on August 10th, 1628 will be 145,000 days old!
144,531 Days
20,647 Weeks
4,748 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 10th, 1628?
The Swedish warship Vasa sinks on her maiden voyage off Stockholm.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship) The Swedish warship Vasa sank shortly after departing Stockholm on her maiden voyage to take part in the Thirty Years' War.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)What else happened on August 10th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 10th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 10th?
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90 Herbert Hoover
President of the United States from 1929 to 1933
*August 10th, 1874, West Branch †October 20th, 1964, New York City
62 Samuel Arnold
English composer and organist (1740-1802)
*August 10th, 1740, London †October 22nd, 1802, London
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93 Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
Viceroy, physician, athlete (1900-1994)
*August 10th, 1900, Whanganui †January 1st, 1994, London.png "Javier Zanetti")
.jpg "Suzanne Collins")
Same year
Born in 1628
John Bunyan
English Christian writer and preacher (1628–1688)
*November 28th, 1628, Elstow †August 31st, 1688, LondonMarcello Malpighi
Italian physician (1628-1694)
*March 10th, 1628, Crevalcore †November 29th, 1694, Rome
65 August Friedrich Mockel
German politician (1628-1694)
*December 2nd, 1628, Schwäbisch Hall †August 8th, 1694, Heilbronn.jpg "Frans Burman")
51 Frans Burman
Dutch theologian (1628-1679)
*January 13th, 1628, Leiden †November 12th, 1679, Utrecht
86 Daniel Papebroch
Flemish Jesuit hagiographer (1628–1714)
*March 17th, 1628, Antwerp †June 28th, 1714, Antwerp
56 Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Queen consort of Denmark and Norway
*March 24th, 1628, Herzberg am Harz †February 20th, 1685, Copenhagen
86 César d'Estrées
Catholic cardinal (1628-1714)
*February 5th, 1628, Paris †December 18th, 1714, Paris
86 Constantin Christian Dedekind
Poet, dramatist and composer
*April 2nd, 1628, Reinsdorf †January 1st, 1715, Dresden
72 Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Daimyo of the early Edo period; 2nd lord of Mito (1628-1701)
*July 11th, 1628, Mito †January 14th, 1701
63 John Page
Virginian planter, merchant and politician (1628–1692)
*December 26th, 1628, Sudbury †January 23rd, 1692
David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
German-Swedish artist (1628-1698)
*September 23rd, 1628, Hamburg †October 27th, 1698, StorkyrkoförsamlingenGabriel de Guilleragues
French politician of the 17th century
*November 18th, 1628, Bordeaux †February 28th, 1685, ConstantinopleGuillaume Courtois
French painter of the Late Baroque (1628-1679)
*January 1st, 1628, Franche-Comté †June 15th, 1679, RomeJohann Adam Schertzer
German theologian (1628-1683)
*August 1st, 1628, Cheb †December 23rd, 1683, Leipzig.jpg "Cornelis Speelman")
55 Cornelis Speelman
Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies (1628-1684)
*March 2nd, 1628, Rotterdam †January 11th, 1684, JakartaClaire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé
French noble (1628-1694)
*February 25th, 1628, Brézé †April 16th, 1694, ChâteaurouxBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 10th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 10th.
Argentine Air Force Day (Argentina)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_DayNuestra Señora del Buen Suceso de Parañaque, Patroness of Parañaque, Philippines
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Good_Event_(Parañaque)August 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/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)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_EcuadorInternational Biodiesel Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BiodieselNational Veterans Day (Indonesia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_IndonesiaDate as a Roman numeral / digit
10.8.1628
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1628 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).