August 10th, 1870

Born on August 10th, 1870

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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, 1870

62

Hans Zenker

German admiral (1870-1932)

*August 10th, 1870, Bielsko-Biała †August 18th, 1932, Göttingen

52

Heinrich Eisenbach

Austrian actor (1870-1923)

*August 10th, 1870, Vienna †April 14th, 1923, Vienna

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Who's birthday is on August 10th?

90

Herbert Hoover

President of the United States from 1929 to 1933

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

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

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

79

Albert Immer

Swiss theologian (1804-1884)

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

78

Alfred Döblin

German expressionist novelist

*August 10th, 1878, Szczecin †June 26th, 1957, Emmendingen

31

Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati

Indian badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Andhra Pradesh

55

Florian Gröger

Austrian politician (1871-1927)

*August 10th, 1871, Václavov u Bruntálu †May 19th, 1927, Klagenfurt

69

Antanas Smetona

First President of Lithuania from 4 April 1919 until 19 June 1920

*August 10th, 1874, Užulėnis †January 9th, 1944, Cleveland

32

Gareth Henry

Badminton player

*August 10th, 1991, Mandeville

26

Kylie Jenner

American media personality

*August 10th, 1997, Los Angeles

31

Tan Wee Tat

Badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Muar District

28

Natasha Sharp

Australian badminton player

*August 10th, 1995, Sydney

87

Malene Schwartz

Danish actress

*August 10th, 1936, Frederiksberg

76

Ian Anderson

Scottish musician, leader of Jethro Tull

*August 10th, 1947, Dunfermline

93

Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt

Viceroy, physician, athlete (1900-1994)

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

57

Janet Birkmyre

English racing cyclist

*August 10th, 1966, Worcester

63

Rudolf Hilferding

German politician (1877-1941)

*August 10th, 1877, Vienna †February 11th, 1941, Paris

63

Antonio Banderas

Spanish actor (born 1960)

*August 10th, 1960, Málaga

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Born in 1870

53

Vladimir Lenin

Russian politician, communist theorist and the founder of the Soviet Union

*April 10th, 1870, Ulyanovsk †January 21st, 1924, Bolshiye Gorki

51

Ella Harper

American circus performer

*January 5th, 1870, Sumner County †December 19th, 1921, Nashville

75

Robert Zahn

German classical archaeologist

*January 9th, 1870, Bruchsal †November 27th, 1945, Berlin

67

Alfred Adler

Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)

*February 7th, 1870, Rudolfsheim †May 28th, 1937, Aberdeen

78

Franz Lehár

Komárom-born Austrian music composer (1870–1948)

*April 30th, 1870, Komárom †October 24th, 1948, Bad Ischl

81

Maria Montessori

Italian pedagogue and physician

*August 31st, 1870, Chiaravalle †May 6th, 1952, Noordwijk

83

Ivan Bunin

Russian winter and poet

*October 22nd, 1870, Voronezh †November 8th, 1953, 16th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jean Perrin

French physicist

*September 30th, 1870, Lille †April 17th, 1942, New York City

70

Josephine Siebe

German journalist and writer

*November 10th, 1870, Leipzig †July 26th, 1941, Leipzig

76

Henry Handel Richardson

Australian author

*January 3rd, 1870, Melbourne †March 20th, 1946, Fairlight

83

Wilhelm Anschütz

German university professor

*September 24th, 1870, Halle (Saale) †September 15th, 1954, Kiel

74

Joseph C. Lincoln

Novelist, short story writer, poet

*February 13th, 1870, Brewster †March 10th, 1944

87

James Middleton Cox

American politician, governor of Ohio

*March 31st, 1870, Butler County †July 15th, 1957, Kettering

76

Louis Bachelier

Mathematician

*March 11th, 1870, Le Havre †April 28th, 1946, Saint-Malo

81

Michael Rostovtzeff

Russian historian of ancient history

*November 10th, 1870, Zhytomyr †October 20th, 1952, New Haven

62

Adolf Loos

Austrian and Czech architect and art collector (1870-1933)

*December 10th, 1870, Brno †August 23rd, 1933, Kalksburg

70

Samuel Cohen

Moldovan composer; composer of the Israeli National Anthem

*January 1st, 1870, Ungheni †January 1st, 1940, Rishon LeZion

83

Albert Meyer

Swiss politician, editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1870-1953)

*March 13th, 1870, Fällanden †October 22nd, 1953, Zürich

44

Gaston Arman de Caillavet

French playwright

*March 15th, 1870, 16th arrondissement of Paris †January 15th, 1915, Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil

64

Emil Młynarski

Polish conductor, violinist, composer and pedagogue

*July 18th, 1870, Kybartai †April 5th, 1935, Warsaw

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1870 is a normal year and no leap year.

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