Born on August 10
August 10 birthdays & history
If you were born on August 10, you share a birthday with Herbert Hoover, Antonio Banderas and Kylie Jenner. August 10 babies are Leo, with peridot as their birthstone and the gladiolus as their birth flower. August 10 is the 223rd day of the year in leap years (222nd in other years).
Famous people born on August 10
- 1874Herbert Hoover, American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States
- 1960Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor and producer
- 1997Kylie Jenner, American television personality and businesswoman
- 1912Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet
- 1973Javier Zanetti, Argentinian footballer
- 1913Wolfgang Paul, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1962Suzanne Collins, American author and screenwriter
- 1902Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress
- 1845Abai Qunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher
- 1902Arne Tiselius, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
What happened on August 10
- 654Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I.
- 1258Manfred, illegitimate son of Frederick II, is crowned king of Sicily.
- 1346Jaume Ferrer sets out from Mallorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River.
- 1793The Louvre in Paris, today the world's most-visited museum, opened with an exhibition of 537 paintings and 184 objets d'art.
- 1844From measurements of its motion, German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel deduced that Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, had an unseen companion.
- 1948Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as The Candid Microphone.
- 1954At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
- 1971The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
- 1990The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.
- 1998HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
- 2001Space 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.
- 2003The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.
Also observed on August 10
- Argentine Air Force Day (Argentina)
- International Biodiesel Day
- National Veterans Day (Indonesia)
- World Lion Day
- National Day (Singapore)
Questions, answered
What star sign is August 10?
People born on August 10 are Leo. Their birthstone is peridot and their birth flower is the gladiolus.
Which famous people were born on August 10?
Herbert Hoover (1874), Antonio Banderas (1960), Kylie Jenner (1997), Jorge Amado (1912), Javier Zanetti (1973), Wolfgang Paul (1913) were all born on August 10.
What happened on August 10 in history?
Among other things: in 1998, HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation; in 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; in 2003, The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.
Can I get a newspaper front page from August 10?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any August 10 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “August 10”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.