August 10th, 1770

Born on August 10th, 1770

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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, the High Court of Hong Kong 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.

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 (package pictured).

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 Wilhelm Bessel deduced that Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, had an unseen companion.

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 (depicted), 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 year
Born in 1770

56

Ludwig van Beethoven

German composer (1770–1827)

*December 16th, 1770, Bonn †March 26th, 1827, Vienna

61

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)

*August 27th, 1770, Stuttgart †November 14th, 1831, Berlin

53

Louis-Nicolas Davout

Marshal of France (1770-1823)

*May 10th, 1770, Annoux †June 1st, 1823, Paris

80

William Wordsworth

English Romantic poet (1770–1850)

*April 7th, 1770, Cockermouth †April 23rd, 1850, Rydal Mount

79

Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor

Marshal of France (1770-1849)

*March 7th, 1770, Hayange †July 28th, 1849, Paris

73

Friedrich Hölderlin

German poet

*March 20th, 1770, Lauffen am Neckar †June 7th, 1843, Tübingen

57

George Canning

British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827)

*April 11th, 1770, London †August 8th, 1827, Chiswick

69

Frederick William III of Prussia

King of Prussia from 1797 to 1840

*August 3rd, 1770, Potsdam †June 7th, 1840, Berlin

58

Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827

*June 7th, 1770, London †December 4th, 1828, Surrey

43

Mariano Matamoros

Mexican priest

*August 14th, 1770, Mexico City †February 3rd, 1814, Morelia

66

Anton Reicha

Czech-born French composer

*February 26th, 1770, Prague †May 28th, 1836, Paris

68

William Clark

American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor (1770-1838)

*August 1st, 1770, Caroline County †September 1st, 1838, St. Louis

66

Juan Bautista Arriaza

Spanish poet/writer

*February 27th, 1770, Madrid †January 22nd, 1837, Madrid

61

Ignaz von Sonnleithner

Austrian lawyer

*July 30th, 1770, Vienna †November 27th, 1831, Vienna

76

Christian Heinrich Rinck

German composer and organist

*February 18th, 1770, Elgersburg †July 23rd, 1846, Darmstadt

83

Antoine Jay

French writer, journalist, historian and politician (1770-1854)

*October 19th, 1770, Guîtres †April 9th, 1854, Courgeac

79

Friedrich August Schulze

German writer

*June 1st, 1770, Dresden †September 4th, 1849, Dresden

70

Moses Waddel

American educator and administrator (1770-1840)

*June 20th, 1770, Rowan County †July 21st, 1840, Athens

65

James Findlay

American politician (1770–1835)

*October 12th, 1770, Mercersburg †December 28th, 1835, Cincinnati

71

Ferdinando Carulli

Italian composer

*February 9th, 1770, Naples †February 17th, 1841, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1770 is a normal year and no leap year.

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