August 10th, 1905

Born on August 10th, 1905

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What happened on August 10th, 1905?

August 10th, 1905

Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire

What else 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.

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

Born on August 10th, 1905

88

José Diosdado Prat García

Spanish politician and jurist (1905-1994)

*August 10th, 1905, Albacete †May 17th, 1994, Madrid

81

Era Bell Thompson

American journalist (1905-1986)

*August 10th, 1905, Des Moines †December 30th, 1986, Chicago

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Who's birthday is on August 10th?

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

93

Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt

Viceroy, physician, athlete (1900-1994)

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

90

Herbert Hoover

President of the United States from 1929 to 1933

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

69

Arne Tiselius

Swedish biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry

*August 10th, 1902, Stockholm †October 29th, 1971, Uppsala

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

80

Norma Shearer

Canadian-American actress (1902-1983)

*August 10th, 1902, Montreal †June 12th, 1983, Woodland Hills

87

Malene Schwartz

Danish actress

*August 10th, 1936, Frederiksberg

31

Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati

Indian badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Andhra Pradesh

76

Ian Anderson

Scottish musician, leader of Jethro Tull

*August 10th, 1947, Dunfermline

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

57

Janet Birkmyre

English racing cyclist

*August 10th, 1966, Worcester

88

Jorge Amado

Brazilian writer (1912-2001)

*August 10th, 1912, Itabuna †August 6th, 2001, Salvador

79

Albert Immer

Swiss theologian (1804-1884)

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

63

Antonio Banderas

Spanish actor (born 1960)

*August 10th, 1960, Málaga

86

Lynn Cohen

American actress (1933–2020)

*August 10th, 1933, Kansas City †February 14th, 2020, New York City

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Born in 1905

112

Edelgard Huber von Gersdorff

German supercentenarian

*December 7th, 1905, Gera †April 9th, 2018, Karlsruhe

74

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

*June 21st, 1905, Paris †April 15th, 1980, 14th arrondissement of Paris

78

Ulf von Euler

Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983)

*February 7th, 1905, Stockholm †March 9th, 1983, Stockholm

84

Greta Garbo

Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)

*September 18th, 1905, Katarina church parish †April 15th, 1990, New York City

68

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

*January 21st, 1905, Tetenbüll †January 9th, 1974, Cologne

100

Cilli Wang

Dutch-Austrian dancer and theater maker (1905-2005)

*February 1st, 1905, Vienna †July 10th, 2005, Vienna

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola

77

Ayn Rand

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)

*February 2nd, 1905, Saint Petersburg †March 6th, 1982, Manhattan

89

Mildred Natwick

American actress

*June 19th, 1905, Baltimore †October 25th, 1994, New York City

84

Ernst Kuzorra

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1905, Gelsenkirchen †January 1st, 1990, Gelsenkirchen

63

Erika Mann

German actress and writer (1905-1969)

*November 9th, 1905, Munich †August 27th, 1969, Zürich

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Doctor, Ivorian politician, first president of Côte d'Ivoire (1905-1993)

*October 18th, 1905, N’Gokro †December 7th, 1993, Yamoussoukro

66

Louis Armand

French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971)

*January 17th, 1905, Cruseilles †August 30th, 1971, Villers-sur-Mer

88

Myrna Loy

American actress (1905–1993)

*August 2nd, 1905, Helena †December 14th, 1993, New York City

50

Robert Newton

English stage and film actor

*June 1st, 1905, Shaftesbury †March 25th, 1956, Beverly Hills

77

Henry Fonda

American actor (1905–1982)

*May 16th, 1905, Grand Island †August 12th, 1982, Los Angeles

78

Mikhail Sholokhov

Soviet writer (1905-1984)

*May 11th, 1905, Kruzhilin †February 21st, 1984, Vyoshenskaya

85

Carl David Anderson

American physicist

*September 3rd, 1905, New York City †January 11th, 1991, San Marino

69

Guy Mollet

French politician (1905-1975)

*December 31st, 1905, Flers †October 3rd, 1975, 7th arrondissement of Paris

83

Giacinto Scelsi

Italian composer and poet (1905-1988)

*January 8th, 1905, La Spezia †August 9th, 1988, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1905 is a normal year and no leap year.

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