August 10
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August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years ) in the Gregorian Calendar . There are 143 days remaining.
The term "the 10th of August" is widely used by historians as a shorthand for the Storming of the Tuileries Palace on August 10, 1792 , the effective end of the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814 .
Events
700 BC-AD 1899
1900-1999
1913 - Second Balkan War ends: Delegates from Bulgaria , Romania , Serbia , Montenegro , and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest , ending the war.
1920 - World War I : Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI 's representatives sign the Treaty of Sevres which divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies .
1932 - A 5.1 kg chondrite type meteorite broke into at least seven pieces and struck earth near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri .
1944 - World War II : American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam .
1948 - Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone .
1949 - US President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Bill , streamlining the defense agencies of the United States government , and replacing the National Military Establishment with the United States Department of Defense .
1954 - At Massena, New York , the ground breaking ceremony for the St. Lawrence Seaway is held.
1969 - A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson 's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
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 a year's period.
1981 - The head of John Walsh 's son Adam is found in Hollywood, Florida . This event will later prompt the U.S. Congress to pass the Missing Children's Act , giving the Federal Bureau of Investigation greater authority to track the disappearance of children. It also makes Walsh a national spokesman against crime and eventually leads to the establishment of America's Most Wanted .
1988 - Japanese American Internment : US President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 , providing $20,000 payments to Japanese-Americans who were either interned or relocated by in the United States during World War II .
1990 - The Magellan space probe reaches Venus .
1995 - Oklahoma City bombing : Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain agreement for his testimony.
2000-2099
Births
1200-1899
1267 - James II of Aragon (d. 1327 )
1397 - Albert II of Habsburg , emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
1520 - Madeleine de Valois , queen of James V of Scotland (d. 1537 )
1821 - Jay Cooke , financier (d. 1905 )
1845 - Abai Kunanbaev , Kazak poet (d. 1904 )
1869 - Laurence Binyon , British poet (d. 1943 )
1872 - Bill Johnson , jazz musician (d. 1972 )
1874 - Herbert Hoover , President of the United States (d. 1964 )
1880 - Robert L. Thornton , Dallas businessman, philanthropist and mayor
1898 - Jack Haley , actor (d. 1979 )
1900-1999
1900 - Arthur Espie Porritt , New Zealand politician and athlete
1902 - Norma Shearer , actress (d. 1983 )
1902 - Curt Siodmak , science fiction author (d. 2000 )
1912 - Jorge Amado , novelist
1913 - Wolfgang Paul , physicist (d. 1993 )
1923 - Rhonda Fleming , actress
1928 - Jimmy Dean , country and western singer
1940 - Bobby Hatfield , singer, the Righteous Brothers (d. 2003 )
1943 - Ronnie Spector , singer, lead singer of the Ronettes
1947 - Ian Anderson , musician (Jethro Tull )
1959 - Rosanna Arquette , actress
1960 - Antonio Banderas , actor (Desperado Spy Kids 1963 - Andrew Sullivan , gay blogger
1965 - Claudia Christian , actress (Babylon 5 1965 - John Starks , basketball player
1967 - Riddick Bowe , world champion boxer
1967 - Lorraine Pearson , member of British pop group Five Star
1971 - Justin Theroux , actor
1971 - Roy Keane , Irish international footballer
Deaths
700 BC-AD 1899
1900-1999
2000-2099
Holidays and observances
External links
August 9 - August 11 - July 10 - September 10 -- listing of all days
