August 10th, 1945

Born on August 10th, 1945

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What happened on August 10th, 1945?

August 10th, 1945

The Japanese government announced that a message had been sent to the Allies accepting the terms of the Potsdam Declaration provided that it "does not comprise any demand that prejudices the prerogatives of the Emperor as sovereign ruler."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam_Declaration

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, 1945

78

Toshizō Ido

Japanese politician

*August 10th, 1945, Hyogo Prefecture

78

Prem Chand Pandey

Indian scientist

*August 10th, 1945, Ramapur

78

Vijay Shastri

Gujarati story writer and critic from Gujarat, India

*August 10th, 1945, Santacruz, Mumbai

78

Marc Laffineur

French politician

*August 10th, 1945, Maubeuge

78

Harriet Miers

American lawyer and Supreme Court nominee

*August 10th, 1945, Dallas

78

Bernard Coard

Grenadian Deputy Prime Minister in the People's Revolutionary Government of the New Jewel Movement

*August 10th, 1945, Victoria, Grenada

78

Daniel S. Peña, Sr.

American businessman

*August 10th, 1945, Jacksonville

78

Aleksandr Adabashyan

Russian actor, screenwriter, film director and painter

*August 10th, 1945, Moscow

78

Kathy Westmoreland

American singer

*August 10th, 1945, Texarkana

78

Tone Dahle

Olympic cross-country skier

*August 10th, 1945, Oslo

78

Jean-Paul Petit

French hockey player

*August 10th, 1945, Lyon

78

Alain Marcoux

Member of the National Assembly of Quebec and cabinet minister

*August 10th, 1945, Saint-Norbert

78

Nono Maldonado

Puerto Rican fashion designer

*August 10th, 1945, Mayagüez

78

Raimo Vilén

Finnish pesäpallo player and sprinter

*August 10th, 1945, Artjärvi

40

Robert La Tourneaux

American actor

*August 10th, 1945, St. Louis †June 3rd, 1986, New York City

76

Mac McLendon

Professional golfer

*August 10th, 1945, Atlanta †November 30th, 2021

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42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

52

Stephan Groth

Danish-Norwegian singer

*August 10th, 1971, Odense

46

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

76

Ian Anderson

Scottish musician, leader of Jethro Tull

*August 10th, 1947, Dunfermline

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

76

Anwar Ibrahim

Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2022

*August 10th, 1947, Cherok Tok Kun

87

Malene Schwartz

Danish actress

*August 10th, 1936, Frederiksberg

81

Giovanni Lodetti

Italian footballer

*August 10th, 1942, Caselle Lurani †September 22nd, 2023, Milan

63

Antonio Banderas

Spanish actor (born 1960)

*August 10th, 1960, Málaga

57

Janet Birkmyre

English racing cyclist

*August 10th, 1966, Worcester

31

Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati

Indian badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Andhra Pradesh

75

Willy Teirlinck

Road bicycle racer

*August 10th, 1948, Affligem

32

Gareth Henry

Badminton player

*August 10th, 1991, Mandeville

31

Tan Wee Tat

Badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Muar District

26

Kylie Jenner

American media personality

*August 10th, 1997, Los Angeles

28

Natasha Sharp

Australian badminton player

*August 10th, 1995, Sydney

77

Ladislav Lorenc

Czechoslovakian rower

*August 10th, 1946, Prague

81

John Bailey

American cinematographer and film director (1942–2023)

*August 10th, 1942, Moberly †November 10th, 2023, Los Angeles

90

Herbert Hoover

President of the United States from 1929 to 1933

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

61

Suzanne Collins

American television writer and novelist

*August 10th, 1962, Hartford

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Born in 1945

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

79

Manuel Neuer

German association football player

*March 27th, 1945, Gelsenkirchen

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

78

Victoria Bond

American composer

*May 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

78

Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

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