August 10th, 1978

Born on August 10th, 1978

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What happened on August 10th, 1978?

August 10th, 1978

Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.

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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, 1978

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Bart Wellens

Cyclist

*August 10th, 1978, Herentals

45

Chris Read

Cricket player of England. (born 1978)

*August 10th, 1978, Paignton

45

Marcus Fizer

American basketball player

*August 10th, 1978, Detroit

45

Carlos Flores Ascencio

Footballer

*August 10th, 1978, Peru

45

Karen Zoid

Afrikaans rock musician

*August 10th, 1978, City of Brussels

45

Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono

Indonesian politician

*August 10th, 1978, Bandung City

45

Claire Yiu

Hong Kong actress

*August 10th, 1978, Hong Kong

45

Moses Mensah

Association football player

*August 10th, 1978, Ghana

45

Jesse Boulerice

American ice hockey player

*August 10th, 1978, Rouses Point

45

Oliver Petszokat

German singer and actor

*August 10th, 1978, Berlin

45

Cédric Melotte

Belgian motorcycle racer

*August 10th, 1978, Namur

45

Danny Allsopp

Australian association football player

*August 10th, 1978, Melbourne

45

Tero Välimaa

Swimmer

*August 10th, 1978, Gothenburg

45

Spergon Wynn

American football quarterback

*August 10th, 1978, Houston

45

Megu Ashiro

Japanese voice actress

*August 10th, 1978, Yamagata Prefecture

45

Luke Fritz

Player of American and Canadian football

*August 10th, 1978, Osoyoos

45

Cory Bird

American football player

*August 10th, 1978, Atlantic City

45

Carlos Mauro Pereira da Silva

Brazilian footballer

*August 10th, 1978, Brazil

45

Andrew Coulouris

American politician

*August 10th, 1978, Saginaw

45

Bruno Medina

Keyboardist of Los Hermanos

*August 10th, 1978, Rio de Janeiro

45

Kim Hannes

Belgian squash player

*August 10th, 1978, Aarschot

45

Apichet Puttan

Thai footballer

*August 10th, 1978, Samut Prakan

45

Fabiola Boulanger

Bodybuilder

*August 10th, 1978, Repentigny

45

Denis Dereshev

Russian association football player

*August 10th, 1978, Tursunzoda

45

Larry Baptiste

Cricketer

*August 10th, 1978, Tivoli

45

Maju Coutinho

Brazilian journalist

*August 10th, 1978, São Paulo

45

Lee Tucker

Association football player (born 1978)

*August 10th, 1978, Plymouth

45

José Jesús Lanza

Spanish footballer

*August 10th, 1978, Córdoba

45

Petr Jíra

Czech ice hockey player

*August 10th, 1978, Czechoslovakia

45

Nicky Haydon

Footballer (born 1978)

*August 10th, 1978, Barking

45

Barbara Białowąs

Polish film director

*August 10th, 1978, Opole

45

Jorge Campillo

Baseball player

*August 10th, 1978, Tijuana

45

Uriel del Toro

Mexican musician, model, singer and actor

*August 10th, 1978, Mexico City

45

Alison Folland

American actress

*August 10th, 1978, Boston

45

Leo Fitzpatrick

American actor

*August 10th, 1978, West Orange

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46

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

52

Stephan Groth

Danish-Norwegian singer

*August 10th, 1971, Odense

31

Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati

Indian badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Andhra Pradesh

32

Gareth Henry

Badminton player

*August 10th, 1991, Mandeville

48

İlhan Mansız

Turkish footballer

*August 10th, 1975, Kempten

31

Tan Wee Tat

Badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Muar District

28

Natasha Sharp

Australian badminton player

*August 10th, 1995, Sydney

26

Kylie Jenner

American media personality

*August 10th, 1997, Los Angeles

46

Luciana Aymar

Argentinian field hockey player

*August 10th, 1977, Rosario

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

57

Janet Birkmyre

English racing cyclist

*August 10th, 1966, Worcester

50

Javier Zanetti

Argentine association football player

*August 10th, 1973, Dock Sud

63

Antonio Banderas

Spanish actor (born 1960)

*August 10th, 1960, Málaga

37

John-Lee Augustyn

Road bicycle racer

*August 10th, 1986, Kimberley

76

Ian Anderson

Scottish musician, leader of Jethro Tull

*August 10th, 1947, Dunfermline

44

Matjaž Perc

Slovene physicist

*August 10th, 1979, Maribor

61

Suzanne Collins

American television writer and novelist

*August 10th, 1962, Hartford

87

Malene Schwartz

Danish actress

*August 10th, 1936, Frederiksberg

46

Marcel-André Casasola Merkle

German game designer

*August 10th, 1977, Nuremberg

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Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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