August 10th, 1802

Born on August 10th, 1802

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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.

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

Born on August 10th, 1802

69

Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht

German conductor

*August 10th, 1802, Aschersleben †August 4th, 1872, Berlin

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Who's birthday is on August 10th?

79

Albert Immer

Swiss theologian (1804-1884)

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

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

46

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

52

Stephan Groth

Danish-Norwegian singer

*August 10th, 1971, Odense

65

Christian Hermann Weisse

German Protestant religious philosopher

*August 10th, 1801, Leipzig †September 19th, 1866, Leipzig

90

Herbert Hoover

President of the United States from 1929 to 1933

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

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

31

Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati

Indian badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Andhra Pradesh

32

Gareth Henry

Badminton player

*August 10th, 1991, Mandeville

26

Kylie Jenner

American media personality

*August 10th, 1997, Los Angeles

50

Camillo Benso di Cavour

First Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy from March to June in 1861

*August 10th, 1810, Turin †June 6th, 1861, Turin

31

Tan Wee Tat

Badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Muar District

28

Natasha Sharp

Australian badminton player

*August 10th, 1995, Sydney

89

Otto August Rosenberger

German astronomer (1800-1890)

*August 10th, 1800, Tukums †January 23rd, 1890, Halle (Saale)

57

Janet Birkmyre

English racing cyclist

*August 10th, 1966, Worcester

87

Malene Schwartz

Danish actress

*August 10th, 1936, Frederiksberg

76

Ian Anderson

Scottish musician, leader of Jethro Tull

*August 10th, 1947, Dunfermline

70

Ferenc Toldy

Hungarian literary critic

*August 10th, 1805, Buda †December 10th, 1875, Budapest

62

Samuel Arnold

English composer and organist (1740-1802)

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

63

Antonio Banderas

Spanish actor (born 1960)

*August 10th, 1960, Málaga

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Born in 1802

83

Victor Hugo

French novelist, poet, and dramatist (1802–1885)

*February 26th, 1802, Besançon †May 22nd, 1885, Paris

26

Niels Henrik Abel

Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829)

*August 5th, 1802, Nedstrand †April 6th, 1829, Froland Municipality

68

Alexandre Dumas

French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)

*July 24th, 1802, Villers-Cotterêts †December 5th, 1870, Dieppe

66

Adolphe Niel

French Army general and statesman, also Marshal of France (1802-1869)

*October 4th, 1802, Muret †August 13th, 1869, Paris

81

Elias Lönnrot

Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry (1802-1884)

*April 9th, 1802, Sammatti †March 19th, 1884, Sammatti

74

Harriet Martineau

English writer and sociologist (1802–1876)

*June 12th, 1802, Norwich †June 27th, 1876, Ambleside

57

János Bolyai

Hungarian mathematician

*December 15th, 1802, Cluj-Napoca †January 27th, 1860, Târgu Mureș

69

Henri Lecoq

French botanist (1802-1871)

*April 18th, 1802, Avesnes-sur-Helpe †August 4th, 1871, Clermont-Ferrand

55

Louis-Eugène Cavaignac

French general and politician (1802-1857)

*October 15th, 1802, Paris †October 28th, 1857, Flée

62

Joseph Montferrand

Canadian logger and strongman (1802-1864)

*September 30th, 1802, Montreal †October 4th, 1864, Montreal

64

Miguel I of Portugal

King of Portugal from 1828 to 1834

*October 26th, 1802, Lisbon †November 14th, 1866, Esselbach

68

Luigi Cibrario

Italian politician and historian (1802-1870)

*February 23rd, 1802, Turin †October 1st, 1870, Province of Brescia

53

Pavel Nakhimov

Russian fleet commander

*June 23rd, 1802, Khmelita †June 30th, 1855, Sevastopol

47

Nikolaus Lenau

Austrian poet (1802-1850)

*August 25th, 1802, Lenauheim †August 22nd, 1850, Oberdöbling

73

Karl Joseph Simrock

German poet and scholar

*August 28th, 1802, Bonn †July 18th, 1876, Bonn

91

Lajos Kossuth

Hungarian politician

*September 19th, 1802, Monok †March 20th, 1894, Turin

54

Alcide d'Orbigny

French scientist (1802–1857)

*September 6th, 1802, Couëron †June 30th, 1857, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine

39

Thomas Fearnley

Norwegian painter (1802-1842)

*December 27th, 1802, Halden Municipality †January 16th, 1842, Munich

68

Félix Marie Charles Texier

French archaeologist, architect and traveler (1802-1871)

*August 29th, 1802, Versailles †July 1st, 1871, Paris

30

Ludwig Halirsch

Austrian writer (1802-1832)

*March 7th, 1802, Vienna †March 19th, 1832, Verona

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