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Historical Events on August 10

25 significant historical events occurred on August 10. August 10 is a date with historical significance due to various military conflicts and diplomatic agreements. Nine notable events have occurred on this day. It was marked by the 1904 Battle of the Yellow Sea during the Russo-Japanese War and the 1944 Battle of Guam in World War II. Additionally, it is the signing date for major peace treaties, such as the 1913 Treaty of Bucharest, which ended the Second Balkan War, and the 1920 Treaty of Sèvres, concluding Ottoman involvement in World War I.

Total Events
25
Time Span
3782022
Categories
5
Top Category
war
13 events

29 famous birthdays on August 10

Including Wolfgang Paul, Alfred Döblin, Antanas Smetona

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
4th C.21st C.

4th Century

1 event
war

378 battle between Roman Empire and Goths

10th Century

2 events
war

Battle of the Reconquista (939 AD)

war

German war victory over Hungary in August, 955

15th Century

1 event
war

1473 battle between the Aq Qoyunlu and the Ottoman Empire

16th Century

1 event
war

Maarten Schenk van Nydeggen fails to take the city by surprise during the Eighty Years' War

17th Century

1 event
war

1621 naval battle in the Eighty Years' War

18th Century

2 events
war

Battle of the War of Austrian Succession (1746)

politics

Insurrection and its outcome in French Revolution

19th Century

2 events
war

1821 battle during the Greek War of Independence

war

1868 ambush in the Boshin War in Japan

20th Century

11 events
general

Purported Time Traveling occurence

war

1904 major naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War

war

Treaty of Bucharest — 1913 peace treaty in the Second Balkan War

war

Treaty of Sèvres — peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers at the end of World War I

war

1936 battle in the Spanish Civil War

general

Unsolved killing an eight-year-old schoolgirl in Birmingham, England, in 1975

general

1980 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1980

general

1986 Hungarian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1986

sports

1997 World Championships in Athletics — 1997 edition of the World Championships in Athletics

general

1997 Hungarian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997

general

1999 anti-Semitic attack in Los Angeles, United States

21st Century

4 events
disaster

Earthquake in South Asia

general

2012 massacre in Delhi. India

disaster

Fuel explosion in Tanzania in August 2019

general

2022 UEFA Super Cup — football match

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