August 10th, 1721

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Born on August 10th, 1721 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 10th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 10th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1721)

Born on August 10th, 1721

Weekday

Sunday

August 10th, 1721 was a Sunday.

Age

302

People born on August 10th, 1721 will turn 303 this year (2024), in exactly 102 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1721 - August 23rd, 1721

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 110,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 433 days, exactly on July 7th, 2025, people who were born on August 10th, 1721 will be 111,000 days old!

110,567 Days

15,795 Weeks

3,632 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 10th?

August 10th, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York.

August 10th, 2007

Amid large protests against the impending demolition of the Queen's Pier, in Hong Kong, the High Court dismissed legal attempts to preserve the landmark.

August 10th, 1988

The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 became law, authorizing reparations to surviving Japanese Americans interned during World War II.

August 10th, 1966

The Heron Road Bridge in Ottawa, Canada, collapsed during its construction, killing nine workers.

August 10th, 1953

First Indochina War: The French Union withdrew its forces from Operation Camargue against the Việt Minh in central modern-day Vietnam.

August 10th, 1904

Russo-Japanese War: The first major confrontation between modern steel battleship fleets took place in the Battle of the Yellow Sea.

Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers

August 10th, 1901

The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers began an ultimately unsuccessful strike to reverse its declining fortunes and organize large numbers of new members.

August 10th, 1897

German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovered an improved method of synthesizing aspirin.

August 10th, 1864

José Antônio Saraiva announced that the Brazilian military would exact reprisals after Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refused Brazil's demands, beginning the Uruguayan War.

August 10th, 1861

American Civil War: The first major battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, was fought.

August 10th, 1844

From measurements of its motion, German astronomer Friedrich Bessel deduced that Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, had an unseen companion (both pictured).

August 10th, 1793

The Louvre (pyramid pictured) in Paris, today the world's most-visited museum, opened with an exhibition of 537 paintings and 184 objets d'art.

August 10th, 1792

French Revolution: Insurrectionists in Paris stormed the Tuileries Palace, effectively ending the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814.

August 10th, 1755

The first wave of the Expulsion of the Acadians from the present-day Canadian Maritime provinces by the British began with the Bay of Fundy campaign at Chignecto.

August 10th, 1628

The Swedish warship Vasa sank shortly after departing Stockholm on her maiden voyage to take part in the Thirty Years' War.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 10th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 10th?

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

Stephan Groth

Danish-Norwegian singer

*August 10th, 1971, Odense

Albert Immer

Swiss theologian (1804-1884)

*August 10th, 1804, Unterseen †March 23rd, 1884, Bern

Samuel Arnold

English composer and organist (1740-1802)

*August 10th, 1740, London †October 22nd, 1802, London

Herbert Hoover

President of the United States from 1929 to 1933

*August 10th, 1874, West Branch †October 20th, 1964, New York City

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati

Indian badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Andhra Pradesh

Gareth Henry

Badminton player

*August 10th, 1991, Mandeville

Kylie Jenner

American media personality

*August 10th, 1997, Los Angeles

Tan Wee Tat

Badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Muar District

Natasha Sharp

Australian badminton player

*August 10th, 1995, Sydney

Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg

Austrian diplomat (1724-1807)

*August 10th, 1724, London †April 19th, 1807, Vienna

Janet Birkmyre

English racing cyclist

*August 10th, 1966, Worcester

Ian Anderson

Scottish musician, leader of Jethro Tull

*August 10th, 1947, Dunfermline

Malene Schwartz

Danish actress

*August 10th, 1936, Frederiksberg

Antonio Banderas

Spanish actor (born 1960)

*August 10th, 1960, Málaga

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe

British General in the American War of Independence (1729-1814)

*August 10th, 1729, London †July 12th, 1814, Plymouth

Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt

Viceroy, physician, athlete (1900-1994)

*August 10th, 1900, Whanganui †January 1st, 1994, London

Javier Zanetti

Argentine association football player

*August 10th, 1973, Dock Sud

Same year
Born in 1721

Tobias Smollett

18th-century poet and author from Scotland

*March 19th, 1721, Cardross †September 17th, 1771, Livorno

Madame de Pompadour

Chief mistress of Louis XV of France (1721-1764)

*December 29th, 1721, Paris †April 15th, 1764, Versailles

Jean-Philippe Baratier

German scholar (1721-1740)

*January 19th, 1721, Schwabach †October 5th, 1740, Halle (Saale)

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes

French statesman (1721-1794)

*December 6th, 1721, Paris †April 22nd, 1794, Paris

Roger Sherman

Early American lawyer and politician, Founding Father of the United States (1721-1793)

*April 19th, 1721, Newton †July 23rd, 1793, New Haven

John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1721-1767)

*January 8th, 1721, Rudolstadt †July 10th, 1767, Rudolstadt

Mark Akenside

English poet and physician

*November 9th, 1721, Newcastle upon Tyne †June 23rd, 1770, London

Domenico Corvi

Italian painter (1721-1803)

*September 16th, 1721, Viterbo †July 22nd, 1803, Rome

Christian Gotthelf von Gutschmid

German politician (1721-1798)

*December 12th, 1721, Kahren †December 30th, 1798, Dresden

Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz

German general

*February 3rd, 1721, Kalkar †August 27th, 1773, Oława

Franz Anton Knittel

German theologian

*April 3rd, 1721, Salzdahlum †December 10th, 1792, Wolfenbüttel

Johann Samuel Diterich

German Archdeacon and parson (1721-1797)

*January 1st, 1721, Berlin †January 1st, 1797, Berlin

Eliphalet Dyer

American judge and politician

*September 14th, 1721, Windham †May 13th, 1807, Windham

James Elphinston

British linguist

*December 6th, 1721, Edinburgh †October 8th, 1809

Friedrich Samuel Zickler

*November 14th, 1721, Rödigsdorf †April 23rd, 1779, Jena

Robert Strange

Scottish engraver

*July 14th, 1721, Kirkwall †July 5th, 1792, London

Bernardo Bellotto

Italian artist

*January 30th, 1721, Venice †November 17th, 1780, Warsaw

Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford

British politician (1721-1803)

*August 4th, 1721, Swynnerton †October 26th, 1803, Trentham Gardens

Philipp Friedrich Gmelin

German professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768)

*August 19th, 1721, Tübingen †May 9th, 1768, Tübingen

Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

German noble (1721-1774)

*March 9th, 1721, Ribeauvillé †March 30th, 1774, Darmstadt

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 10th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 10th.

Nuestra 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_Ecuador

International Biodiesel Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel

National Veterans Day (Indonesia)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Indonesia

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

X.VIII.MDCCXXI

10.8.1721

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1721 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1721

August 1721

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