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August 10th


- Declaration of Independence of Quito, proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on August 2, 1810. Independence finally occurred on May 24, 1822 at the Battle of Pichincha. (Ecuador)
- Christian Feast Day:

August 10th


- 2009 - Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Tren?ín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.
- 2006 - Scotland Yard disrupts a major terrorist plot to destroy aircraft traveling from the United Kingdom to the United States.
- 2003 - The highest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom – 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) in Kent. It is the first time the United Kingdom has recorded a temperature over 100 °F (38 °C).
- 2003 - Yuri Malenchenko becomes the first person to marry in space.
- 1998 - HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
- 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.
- 1993 - An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hits the South Island of New Zealand.
- 1990 - The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.
- 1990 - More than 127 Muslims are killed in North East Sri Lanka by paramilitary troops.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1978 - Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
- 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.
- 1971 - The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
- 1969 - A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
- 1954 - At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
- 1949 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act Amendment, streamlining the defense agencies of the United States government, and replacing the Department of War with the United States Department of Defense.
- 1948 - Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
- 1944 - World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam.
- 1932 - A 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
- 1920 - World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.
- 1913 - Second Balkan War: delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
- 1905 - Russo-Japanese War: peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
- 1904 - Russo-Japanese War: the Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
- 1901 - The U.S. Steel Recognition Strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
- 1861 - American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek – the war enters Missouri when a band of raw Confederate troops defeat Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.
- 1846 - The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000.
- 1821 - Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.
- 1813 - Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means "Work conquers all things".
- 1809 - Quito, now the capital of Ecuador, declares independence from Spain. This rebellion will be crushed on August 2, .
- 1792 - French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace – Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody.
- 1776 - American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
- 1680 - The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.
- 1675 - The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London is laid.
- 1628 - The Swedish warship Vasa sinks in the Stockholm harbour after only about 20 minutes of her maiden voyage.
- 1557 - Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Habsburg-Valois Wars.
- 1519 - Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second in command Sebastian Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines.
- 1316 - The Second Battle of Athenry takes place near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.
- 1270 - Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum.
- 991 - Battle of Maldon: the English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon in Essex.
- 955 - Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.
- 610 - Laylat al-Qadr: Muhammad begins to receive the Qur'an (traditional date).

August 10th


- 1993 - Yuto Nakajima, Japanese actor and singer
- 1992 - Ko Ah-seong, South Korean actress
- 1990 - Lucas Till, American actor
- 1989 - Sam Gagner, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1989 - Ben Sahar, Israeli footballer
- 1985 - Enrico Cortese, Italian footballer
- 1985 - Roy O'Donovan, Irish footballer
- 1983 - Alexander Perezhogin, Russian ice hockey player
- 1983 - Mathieu Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1982 - Josh Anderson, American baseball player
- 1982 - Devon Aoki, American model and actress
- 1981 - Natsumi Abe, Japanese singer
- 1981 - Taufik Hidayat, Indonesian badminton player
- 1981 - Malek Mouath,Saudi Arabian footballer
- 1980 - Stu Bennett, English wrestler
- 1979 - Yannick Schroeder, French racing driver
- 1979 - Joanna García, American actress
- 1979 - Ted Geoghegan, American filmmaker and author
- 1979 - Dinusha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1979 - Brandon Lyon, American baseball player
- 1978 - Daniel Allsopp, Australian footballer
- 1978 - Marcus Fizer, American basketball player
- 1978 - Chris Read, English cricketer
- 1978 - Claire Yiu, Hong Kong actress
- 1977 - Danny Griffin, Northern Irish footballer
- 1977 - Aaron Kamin, American guitarist and songwriter (The Calling)
- 1977 - Matt Morgan, British comedian
- 1976 - Michael Depoli, American wrestler
- 1975 - ?lhan Mans?z, Turkish footballer
- 1974 - David Sommeil, French footballer
- 1974 - Rachel Simmons, American feminist and author
- 1974 - Luis Marín, Costa Rican footballer
- 1973 - Lisa Raymond, American tennis player
- 1973 - Javier Zanetti, Argentinian footballer
- 1972 - Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby union footballer
- 1972 - Angie Harmon, American model and actress
- 1972 - Christofer Johnsson, Swedish guitarist and vocalist (Therion)
- 1971 - Roy Keane, Irish footballer
- 1971 - Mario Kindelán, Cuban boxer
- 1971 - Justin Theroux, American actor
- 1971 - Sal Fasano, American baseball player
- 1971 - Kevin Randleman, American mixed martial artist
- 1971 - Stephan Groth, Danish-born Norwegian vocalist (Apoptygma Berzerk
- 1970 - Bret Hedican, American ice hockey player
- 1970 - Steve Mautone, Australian footballer
- 1970 - Brendon Julian, Australian cricketer
- 1969 - Emily Symons, Australian actress
- 1968 - Michael Bivins, American singer (New Edition, Bell Biv DeVoe)
- 1968 - Greg Hawgood, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1968 - Pete Docter, American film director
- 1967 - Philippe Albert, Belgian footballer
- 1967 - Riddick Bowe, American boxer
- 1967 - Gus Johnson, American sportscaster
- 1967 - Mart Sander, Estonian singer and actor
- 1967 - Reinout Scholte, Dutch cricketer
- 1967 - Lorraine Pearson, British singer (Five Star) and author
- 1966 - Hansi Kürsch, German singer
- 1965 - Claudia Christian, American actress
- 1965 - Mike E. Smith, American jockey
- 1965 - John Starks, American basketball player
- 1964 - Aaron Hall, American songwriter
- 1963 - Andrew Sullivan, English-born American journalist
- 1963 - Phoolan Devi, Indian bandit and revolutionary (d. 2001)
- 1961 - Jon Farriss, Australian drummer (INXS)
- 1960 - Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor
- 1960 - Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress
- 1960 - Kenny Perry, American golfer
- 1959 - Rosanna Arquette, American actress
- 1959 - Florent Vollant, Innu-Canadian singer-songwriter (Kashtin)
- 1958 - Jack Richards, English cricketer
- 1956 - Fred Ottman ("Tugboat", "Typhoon"), American wrestler
- 1956 - Charlie Peacock, American record producer, singer-songwriter
- 1956 - Peter Robbins, American actor
- 1954 - Peter Endrulat, German footballer
- 1953 - Mark Doty, American poet and prose writer
- 1952 - Daniel Hugh Kelly, American actor
- 1952 - Diane Venora, American actress
- 1950 - Rémy Girard, Canadian actor
- 1948 - Patti Austin, American singer
- 1947 - Ian Anderson, Scottish singer and flutist (Jethro Tull)
- 1947 - Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
- 1947 - Alan Ward, English cricketer
- 1945 - Harriet Miers, American lawyer and White House Counsel
- 1945 - Laura Spurr, American chairperson of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (d. 2010)
- 1943 - Ronnie Spector, American singer (The Ronettes)
- 1943 - Louise Forestier, French-Canadian singer, songwriter and actress
- 1943 - Jimmy Griffin, American guitarist (Bread) (d. 2005)
- 1943 - Michael Mantler, American trumpeter and composer
- 1943 - Shafqat Rana, Pakistani cricketer
- 1942 - Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer
- 1940 - Bobby Hatfield, American singer (The Righteous Brothers) (d. 2003)
- 1940 - Sid Waddell, English darts commentator
- 1939 - Kate O'Mara, British actress
- 1937 - Anatoly Sobchak, Russian politician
- 1933 - Rocky Colavito, American baseball player
- 1933 - Keith Duckworth, English mechanical engineer (Cosworth) (d. 2005)
- 1933 - Doyle Brunson, American poker player
- 1932 - Gaudencio Rosales, Filipino cardinal and Archbishop of Manila
- 1928 - Jimmy Dean, American singer and businessman (d. 2010)
- 1928 - Gus Mercurio, American-born Australian actor
- 1928 - Eddie Fisher, American singer
- 1927 - Vernon Washington, American actor (d. 1988)
- 1924 - Martha Hyer, American actress
- 1924 - Nancy Buckingham (Christina Abbey, Erica Quest, Nancy John, Hilary London), British romance novelist
- 1923 - Rhonda Fleming, American actress
- 1923 - Fred Ridgway, English cricketer
- 1920 - Red Holzman, American basketball coach (d. 1998)
- 1919 - Sacha Vierny, French cinematographer (d. 2001)
- 1914 - Jeff Corey, American actor (d. 2002)
- 1914 - Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine racing driver (d. 1973)
- 1913 - Wolfgang Paul, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1993)
- 1913 - Noah Beery, Jr., American actor (d. 1994)
- 1912 - Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist (d. 2001)
- 1911 - A. N. Sherwin-White, English historian (d. 1993)
- 1909 - Leo Fender, American luthier, founder of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (d. 1991)
- 1908 - Billy Gonsalves, American soccer player (d. 1977)
- 1908 - Rica Erickson, Australian naturalist and botanic (d. 2009)
- 1907 - Su Yu, Chinese Communist military leader (d. 1984)
- 1905 - Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (d. 1986)
- 1903 - Ward Moore, American novelist (d. 1978)
- 1902 - Norma Shearer, Canadian actress (d. 1983)
- 1902 - Curt Siodmak, German-born English novelist and screenwriter (d. 2000)
- 1902 - Arne Tiselius, Swedish chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971)
- 1900 - Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand politician and sprinter (d. 1994)
- 1898 - Jack Haley, American actor (d. 1979)
- 1897 - John W. Galbreath, American businessman (d. 1988)
- 1895 - Hammy Love, Australian cricketer (d. 1969)
- 1894 - V. V. Giri, 4th President of India (d. 1980)
- 1890 - Angus Lewis Macdonald, Canadian politician (d. 1954)
- 1889 - Charles Darrow, American creator of Monopoly (d. 1967)
- 1884 - Panait Istrati, Romanian writer (d. 1935)
- 1880 - Robert L. Thornton, American businessman, philanthropist, and Mayor of Dallas, Texas (d. 1964)
- 1878 - Alfred Döblin, German writer (d. 1957)
- 1877 - Frank Marshall, American chess player (d. 1944)
- 1874 - Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States (d. 1964)
- 1872 - Bill Johnson, American double-bassist (d. 1972)
- 1869 - Laurence Binyon, British poet (d. 1943)
- 1865 - Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer (d. 1936)
- 1860 - Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musicologist (d. 1936)
- 1856 - William Willett, English promoter of daylight saving time (d. 1915)
- 1845 - Abay Qunanbayuli, Kazakh poet (d. 1904)
- 1839 - Aleksandr Stoletov, Russian physicist (d. 1896)
- 1827 - Lovro Toman, Slovenian politician (d. 1870)
- 1823 - Hugh Stowell Brown, Manx preacher (d. 1886)
- 1821 - Jay Cooke, American financier (d. 1905)
- 1814 - Henri Nestlé, Swiss industrialist (d. 1890)
- 1810 - Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, founder of the Italian Liberal Party (d. 1861)
- 1809 - John Kirk Townsend, American naturalist (d. 1851)
- 1744 - Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles ("Fanfan"), French daughter of the courtesan Madame de Pompadour (d. 1754)
- 1737 - Anton Losenko, Russian painter (d. 1773)
- 1645 - Eusebio Kino, Italian Catholic missionary (d. 1711)
- 1602 - Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician (d. 1675)
- 1560 - Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (d. 1629)
- 1520 - Madeleine of Valois, French-born Queen consort of the Scots, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)
- 1489 - Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)
- 1397 - Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)
- 1360 - Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)
- 1296 - King John of Bohemia (d. 1346)
- 1267 - King James II of Aragon (d. 1327)