August 10th, 1979

Born on August 10th, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1979

44

Matjaž Perc

Slovene physicist

*August 10th, 1979, Maribor

44

Caroline Lalive

American alpine skier

*August 10th, 1979, Truckee

44

Brandon Lyon

Baseball pitcher from the United States

*August 10th, 1979, Salt Lake City

44

Matt Mays

Canadian musician

*August 10th, 1979, Hamilton

44

Sergio Santana

Mexican association football player and manager

*August 10th, 1979, Río Grande

44

Brian Battistone

US tennis player

*August 10th, 1979, Santa Barbara

44

Laura Thompson

Canadian journalist

*August 10th, 1979, Kitchener

44

Shihomi Shin'ya

Japanese speed skater

*August 10th, 1979, Miyada

44

Kongo Kong

American professional wrestler

*August 10th, 1979, Grand Rapids

44

Jörg Dallmann

German speed skater

*August 10th, 1979, Erfurt

44

Maynor Suazo

Honduran footballer

*August 10th, 1979, San Pedro Sula

44

Balázs Czukor

(1979–) actor

*August 10th, 1979, Oroszlány

44

Kent Davyduke

Canadian ice hockey player

*August 10th, 1979, Saskatoon

44

Laura Schneider

German actress

*August 10th, 1979, Munich

44

Dinusha Fernando

Sri Lankan cricketer

*August 10th, 1979, Panadura

44

Demetrio Greco

Italian footballer

*August 10th, 1979, Cosenza

44

Yannick Schroeder

French racing driver

*August 10th, 1979, Metz

44

JoAnna García

American actress (born 1979)

*August 10th, 1979, Tampa

44

Ted Geoghegan

American writer

*August 10th, 1979, Beaverton

44

Ove Alexander Billington

Jazz pianist

*August 10th, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

44

Ryan Hoyt

American murderer

*August 10th, 1979, Los Angeles

44

Lorenzo Cabanas

Paraguayan footballer

*August 10th, 1979, Ciudad del Este

44

Humberto Toledo

Ecuadorian boxer

*August 10th, 1979, Esmeraldas

44

Din Minimi

Indonesian former militant

*August 10th, 1979, East Aceh

44

Dewayne Jefferson

American basketball player

*August 10th, 1979, West Point

44

Dan Johnson

Major League Baseball first baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization

*August 10th, 1979, Coon Rapids

44

Skelley Adu Tutu

Association football player

*August 10th, 1979, Kumasi

44

Hwang Woo-seul-hye

South Korean actress

*August 10th, 1979, Seoul

44

Shabbir Ahluwalhia

Indian actor and host (born 1979)

*August 10th, 1979, Mumbai

Same Day
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

31

Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati

Indian badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Andhra Pradesh

32

Gareth Henry

Badminton player

*August 10th, 1991, Mandeville

31

Tan Wee Tat

Badminton player

*August 10th, 1992, Muar District

28

Natasha Sharp

Australian badminton player

*August 10th, 1995, Sydney

48

İlhan Mansız

Turkish footballer

*August 10th, 1975, Kempten

26

Kylie Jenner

American media personality

*August 10th, 1997, Los Angeles

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

37

John-Lee Augustyn

Road bicycle racer

*August 10th, 1986, Kimberley

46

Luciana Aymar

Argentinian field hockey player

*August 10th, 1977, Rosario

63

Antonio Banderas

Spanish actor (born 1960)

*August 10th, 1960, Málaga

76

Ian Anderson

Scottish musician, leader of Jethro Tull

*August 10th, 1947, Dunfermline

45

Bart Wellens

Cyclist

*August 10th, 1978, Herentals

61

Suzanne Collins

American television writer and novelist

*August 10th, 1962, Hartford

29

Søren Kragh Andersen

Danish road cyclist, born 1994

*August 10th, 1994, Strib

27

Katja Krasavice

German singer, rapper and YouTuber

*August 10th, 1996, Teplice

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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