August 10th, 1893

Born on August 10th, 1893

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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

Born on August 10th, 1893

86

Agustín Millares Carlo

Spanish paleographer

*August 10th, 1893, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria †February 8th, 1980, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

56

Prežihov Voranc

Slovenian writer (1893-1950)

*August 10th, 1893, Ravne na Koroškem †February 18th, 1950, Maribor

47

Mick O'Brien

English footballer

*August 10th, 1893, Kilcock †September 21st, 1940, Uxbridge

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Born in 1893

82

Mao Zedong

1st Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)

*December 26th, 1893, Shaoshan †September 9th, 1976, Zhongnanhai

54

Walter Donaldson

American songwriter (1893-1947)

*February 15th, 1893, Manhattan †July 15th, 1947, Santa Monica

99

Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993)

*October 14th, 1893, Springfield †February 27th, 1993, New York City

53

Joachim von Ribbentrop

German Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1893–1946)

*April 30th, 1893, Wesel †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

53

Hermann Göring

German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal

*January 12th, 1893, Rosenheim †October 15th, 1946, Nuremberg Court Prison

77

Harold Lloyd

American actor and comedian (1893–1971)

*April 20th, 1893, Burchard †March 8th, 1971, Beverly Hills

84

Jomo Kenyatta

First Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya

*October 20th, 1893, Gatundu †August 22nd, 1978, Mombasa

79

Hans Scharoun

German architect (1893-1972)

*September 20th, 1893, Bremen †November 25th, 1972, West Berlin

87

Harold Urey

American physical chemist

*April 29th, 1893, Walkerton †January 5th, 1981, La Jolla

74

Herbert Edward Read

English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art (1893-1968)

*December 4th, 1893, Muscoates †June 12th, 1968, Stonegrave

61

Lucien Tesnière

French linguist (1893–1954)

*May 13th, 1893, Mont-Saint-Aignan †December 6th, 1954, Montpellier

87

Cicely Courtneidge

English actress and comedian (1893–1980)

*April 1st, 1893, Sydney †April 26th, 1980, Putney

50

Berty Albrecht

French Resistance fighter (1893–1943)

*February 15th, 1893, Marseille †May 31st, 1943, Fresnes

81

Fritz Baade

German politician and economist (1893-1974)

*January 23rd, 1893, Neuruppin †May 15th, 1974, Kiel

82

Wout Buitenweg

Dutch footballer (1893-1976)

*December 24th, 1893, Utrecht †November 10th, 1976, Utrecht

73

Dorothy Parker

American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893-1967)

*August 22nd, 1893, West End †June 7th, 1967, New York City

88

Soong Ching-ling

Former Vice President of the People's Republic of China and third wife of Sun Yat-sen (1893–1981)

*January 27th, 1893, Shanghai †May 29th, 1981, Beijing

53

Alfred Rosenberg

Baltic German architect, Nazi politician and ideologue (1893-1946)

*January 12th, 1893, Tallinn †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

59

Hattie McDaniel

American actress (1895-1952)

*June 10th, 1893, Wichita †October 26th, 1952, Woodland Hills

45

Ernst Toller

German writer, politician and leader of the Munich Soviet Republic (1893-1939)

*December 1st, 1893, Szamocin †May 22nd, 1939, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1893 is a normal year and no leap year.

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