On This Day in History — August 10

Highlights of August 10

• 2019 — Having already caused severe flooding in the Philippines, Typhoon Lekima made landfall in Zhejiang, China, killing 45 people in the province. Read more
• 2019 — Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York. Read more
• 2007 — Amid large protests against the impending demolition of the Queen's Pier, the Hong Kong High Court dismissed legal attempts to preserve the landmark. Read more
• 1988 — The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 became law, authorizing reparations to surviving Japanese Americans interned during World War II. Read more
• 1966 — The Heron Road Bridge in Ottawa, Canada, collapsed during its construction, killing nine workers. Read more
• 1953 — First Indochina War: The French Union withdrew its forces from Operation Camargue against the Việt Minh in central modern-day Vietnam. Read more
• 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. Read more
• 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. Read more
• 1861 — American Civil War: The first major battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, was fought. Read more
• 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. Read more
• 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. Read more
• 1792 — French Revolution: Insurrectionists in Paris stormed the Tuileries Palace (depicted), effectively ending the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814. Read more
• 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. Read more
• 1628 — The Swedish warship Vasa sank shortly after departing Stockholm on her maiden voyage to take part in the Thirty Years' War. Read more
• 1270 — Yekuno Amlak deposed the last Zagwe king and seized the imperial throne of Ethiopia, beginning the reign of the Solomonic dynasty, which would last for more than 700 years. Read more
• 955 — Hungarian invasions of Europe: Forces under Otto the Great were victorious at the Battle of Lechfeld (depicted) near present-day Augsburg, Germany, holding off the incursions of the Magyars into Central Europe. Read more

Events

• 2024 — Israel strikes Al-Tabaeen school in eastern Gaza City, killing at least 80 Palestinians. Read more
• 2020 — Derecho in Iowa becomes the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history. Read more
• 2019 — Thirty-two are killed and one million are evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China. Earlier it had caused flooding in the Philippines. Read more
• 2019 — Philip Manshaus shoots his stepsister and attacks a mosque in the Bærum mosque shooting. Read more
• 2018 — Horizon Air employee Richard Russell hijacks and performs an unauthorized takeoff on a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 plane at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in Washington, flying it for more than an hour before crashing the plane and killing himself on Ketron Island in Puget Sound. Read more
• 2018 — An anti-government rally turns into a riot when members of the Romanian Gendarmerie attack the 100,000 people protesting in front of the Victoria Palace, leading to 452 recorded injuries. The authorities alleged that the crowd was infiltrated by hooligans who began attacking law enforcement agents. Read more
• 2014 — Forty people are killed when Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crashes at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport. Read more
• 2012 — The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people. Read more
• 2009 — Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history. Read more
• 2003 — The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa. Read more
• 2001 — The 2001 Angola train attack occurs, causing 252 deaths. Read more
• 2001 — Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-105 to the International Space Station, carrying the astronauts of Expedition 3 to replace the crew of Expedition 2. Read more
• 1999 — One person is killed and five people are injured in the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting. Read more
• 1998 — HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation. Read more
• 1997 — Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan. Read more
• 1995 — Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony. Read more
• 1993 — Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island. Read more
• 1990 — The Magellan space probe reaches Venus. Read more
• 1988 — Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II. Read more
• 1981 — Murder of Adam Walsh: The head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Read more
• 1978 — Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation. Read more
• 1977 — In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year. Read more
• 1971 — The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York. Read more
• 1969 — A day after murdering actress Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. Read more
• 1966 — The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario. Read more
• 1961 — Vietnam War: The U.S. Army begins Operation Ranch Hand, spraying an estimated 20 million US gallons (76,000 m3) of defoliants and herbicides over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of food and vegetation cover. Read more
• 1954 — At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held. Read more
• 1953 — First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam. Read more
• 1949 — An amendment to the National Security Act of 1947 enhances the authority of the United States Secretary of Defense over the Army, Navy and Air Force, and replaces the National Military Establishment with the Department of Defense. Read more
• 1948 — Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as The Candid Microphone. Read more
• 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." Read more
• 1944 — World War II: The Battle of Guam in the Pacific comes to an effective end. Read more
• 1944 — World War II: The Battle of Narva on the Eastern Front ends with a defensive German victory. Read more
• 1937 — Spanish Civil War: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is dissolved by the Second Spanish Republic. Read more
• 1920 — World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies. Read more
• 1913 — Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war. Read more
• 1905 — Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Read more
• 1904 — Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place. Read more
• 1901 — The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins. Read more
• 1864 — After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War. Read more
• 1864 — After a severe electric storm, Providence Spring emerged at the Confederate States Army's Andersonville Prison in Sumter County, Georgia, making it the only source of clean drinking water for 32,000 Union Army prisoners on 27 acres (11 ha) of ground. Read more
• 1861 — American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking Union forces in the southwestern part of Missouri. Read more
• 1856 — The Last Island hurricane strikes Louisiana, resulting in over 200 deaths. Read more
• 1835 — P. T. Barnum begins his career as a showman and circus entrepreneur by exhibiting Joice Heth, an octogenerian African slave whom he claims was George Washington's nursemaid. Read more
• 1808 — Finnish War: Swedish forces led by General von Döbeln defeat Russian forces led by General Šepelev in the Battle of Kauhajoki. Read more
• 1792 — French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob. Read more
• 1755 — Under the direction of Charles Lawrence, the British begin to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies and France. Read more
• 1741 — King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India. Read more
• 1680 — The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico. Read more
• 1664 — The Habsburg empire and the Ottoman empire sign the peace treaty of Vasvár, which results in peace until 1683. Read more
• 1641 — The Treaty of London between England and Scotland, ending the Bishops' Wars, is signed. Read more
• 1628 — The Swedish warship Vasa sinks on her maiden voyage off Stockholm. Read more
• 1585 — The Treaty of Nonsuch signed by Elizabeth I of England and the Dutch Rebels. Read more
• 1557 — Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59. Read more
• 1519 — Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second-in-command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines. Read more
• 1512 — The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent. Read more
• 1346 — Jaume Ferrer sets out from Mallorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River. Read more
• 1316 — The Second Battle of Athenry takes place near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland. Read more
• 1270 — Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum. Read more
• 1258 — Manfred, illegitimate son of Frederick II, is crowned king of Sicily. Read more

Born on August 10

• 2005 — Tidjane Salaün, French basketball player Read more
• 2005 — Nikola Topić, Serbian basketball player Read more
• 2000 — Sophia Smith, American soccer player Read more
• 2000 — Jüri Vips, Estonian racing driver Read more
• 1999 — Ja Morant, American basketball player Read more
• 1999 — Ritomo Miyata, Japanese racing driver Read more
• 1999 — Nick Suzuki, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
• 1997 — Kylie Jenner, American television personality and businesswoman Read more
• 1997 — Luca Marini, Italian motorcycle rider Read more
• 1996 — Lauren Tait, Scottish netball player Read more
• 1995 — Dalvin Cook, American football player Read more
• 1994 — Bernardo Silva, Portuguese footballer Read more
• 1993 — Andre Drummond, American basketball player Read more
• 1992 — Archie Bradley, American baseball player Read more
• 1992 — Michelle Khare, American YouTuber and television host Read more
• 1992 — Oliver Rowland, English racing driver Read more
• 1991 — Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer Read more
• 1991 — Marcus Foligno, American-Canadian ice hockey player Read more
• 1991 — Nikos Korovesis, Greek footballer Read more
• 1991 — Chris Tremain, Australian cricketer Read more
• 1990 — Cruze Ah-Nau, Australian rugby player Read more
• 1990 — Lee Sung-kyung, South Korean model, actress, and singer Read more
• 1990 — Lucas Till, American actor Read more
• 1989 — Sam Gagner, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
• 1989 — Ben Sahar, Israeli footballer Read more
• 1989 — Brenton Thwaites, Australian actor Read more
• 1987 — Jim Bakkum, Dutch singer and actor Read more
• 1987 — Ari Boyland, New Zealand actor and singer Read more
• 1986 — Andrea Hlaváčková, Czech tennis player Read more
• 1985 — Enrico Cortese, Italian footballer Read more
• 1985 — Roy O'Donovan, Irish footballer Read more
• 1985 — Kakuryū Rikisaburō, Mongolian sumo wrestler Read more
• 1985 — Julia Skripnik, Estonian tennis player Read more
• 1984 — Ryan Eggold, American actor and composer Read more
• 1984 — Mokomichi Hayami, Japanese model and actor Read more
• 1984 — Jigar Naik, English cricketer Read more
• 1984 — Matt Prater, American football player Read more
• 1983 — Kyle Brown, American soccer player Read more
• 1983 — C. B. Dollaway, American mixed martial artist Read more
• 1983 — Héctor Faubel, Spanish motorcycle racer Read more

Died on August 10

• 2025 — Anas Al-Sharif, Palestinian journalist and videographer (born 1996) Read more
• 2024 — Rachael Lillis, American voice actress and scriptwriter (born 1978) Read more
• 2024 — Peggy Moffitt, American model and actress (born 1937) Read more
• 2022 — Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor, musician and comedian (born 1945) Read more
• 2021 — Tony Esposito, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1943) Read more
• 2019 — Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and child sex trafficker (born 1953) Read more
• 2017 — Ruth Pfau, German-Pakistani doctor and nun (born 1929) Read more
• 2015 — Buddy Baker, American race car driver and sportscaster (born 1941) Read more
• 2015 — Endre Czeizel, Hungarian physician, geneticist, and academic (born 1935) Read more
• 2015 — Knut Osnes, Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1922) Read more
• 2015 — Eriek Verpale, Belgian author and poet (born 1952) Read more
• 2014 — Jim Command, American baseball player and scout (born 1928) Read more
• 2014 — Dotty Lynch, American journalist and academic (born 1945) Read more
• 2014 — Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (born 1912) Read more
• 2014 — Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (born 1930) Read more
• 2013 — William P. Clark Jr., American judge and politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor (born 1931) Read more
• 2013 — Jonathan Dawson, Australian historian and academic (born 1941) Read more
• 2013 — Eydie Gormé, American singer and actress (born 1928) Read more
• 2013 — David C. Jones, American general (born 1921) Read more
• 2013 — Jody Payne, American singer and guitarist (born 1936) Read more
• 2013 — Amy Wallace, American author (born 1955) Read more
• 2012 — Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (born 1963) Read more
• 2012 — Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (born 1916) Read more
• 2012 — Irving Fein, American producer and manager (born 1911) Read more
• 2012 — William W. Momyer, American general and pilot (born 1916) Read more
• 2012 — Carlo Rambaldi, Italian special effects artist (born 1925) Read more
• 2011 — Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1925) Read more
• 2010 — Markus Liebherr, German-Swiss businessman (born 1948) Read more
• 2010 — Adam Stansfield, English footballer (born 1978) Read more
• 2010 — David L. Wolper, American director and producer (born 1928) Read more
• 2008 — Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (born 1942) Read more
• 2007 — Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1925) Read more
• 2007 — James E. Faust, American lawyer and religious leader (born 1920) Read more
• 2007 — Jean Rédélé, French race car driver and pilot, founded Alpine (born 1922) Read more
• 2007 — Tony Wilson, English journalist, producer, and manager, co-founded Factory Records (born 1950) Read more
• 2002 — Michael Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1962) Read more
• 2002 — Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and politician (born 1926) Read more
• 2001 — Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager (born 1917) Read more
• 2000 — Gilbert Parkhouse, Welsh cricketer and rugby player (born 1925) Read more
• 1999 — Jennifer Paterson, English chef and television presenter (born 1928) Read more

Holidays & observances

Argentine Air Force Day (Argentina); Christian feast day: Bessus; Christian feast day: Blane (Roman Catholic Church); Christian feast day: Geraint of Dumnonia; Christian feast day: Lawrence of Rome; Christian feast day: Nicola Saggio; Christian feast day: Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso de Parañaque, Patroness of Parañaque, Philippines; Christian feast day: August 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Declaration of Independence of Quito, proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809. Independence was finally attained on May 24, 1822, at the Battle of Pichincha. (Ecuador); International Biodiesel Day; National Veterans Day (Indonesia); World Lion Day; National Day (Singapore)

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