10 August
Notable Births
Sophia Wilson
b. 2000
American soccer player (born 2000)
Jüri Vips
b. 2000
Estonian racing driver (born 2000)
Ja Morant
b. 1999
American basketball player (born 1999)
Ritomo Miyata
b. 1999
Japanese racing driver (born 1999)
Nick Suzuki
b. 1999
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1999)
Kylie Jenner
b. 1997
American media personality and socialite (born 1997)
Luca Marini
b. 1997
Italian motorcycle racer
Dalvin Cook
b. 1995
American football player (born 1995)
Bernardo Silva
b. 1994
Portuguese footballer (born 1994)
Andre Drummond
b. 1993
American basketball player (born 1993)
Archie Bradley (baseball)
b. 1992
American baseball pitcher (born 1992)
Michelle Khare
b. 1992
American YouTuber (born 1992)
Oliver Rowland
b. 1992
British racing driver (born 1992)
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
b. 1991
Icelandic footballer
Marcus Foligno
b. 1991
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1991)
Cruze Ah-Nau
b. 1990
Australian rugby union player
Lee Sung-kyung
b. 1990
South Korean actress and model (born 1990)
Doyle Brunson
b. 1933
American poker player (1933–2023)
Alfred Döblin
b. 1878
German novelist, essayist, and doctor (1878–1957)
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
b. 1810
First Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy from March to June in 1861
Notable Deaths
Anas Al-Sharif
d. 2025
Palestinian journalist (1996–2025)
Rachael Lillis
d. 2024
American voice actress (1969–2024)
Peggy Moffitt
d. 2024
American model and actress (1937–2024)
Vesa-Matti Loiri
d. 2022
Finnish actor and musician (1945–2022)
Tony Esposito
d. 2021
Canadian-American ice hockey player (1943–2021)
Jeffrey Epstein
d. 2019
American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019)
Ruth Pfau
d. 2017
German-Pakistani physician and nun
Buddy Baker
d. 2015
American racing driver (1941–2015)
Endre Czeizel
d. 2015
Hungarian physician, geneticist and professor (1935–2015)
Eriek Verpale
d. 2015
Belgian writer
Jim Command
d. 2014
American baseball player (1928-2014)
Kathleen Ollerenshaw
d. 2014
English mathematician
Bob Wiesler
d. 2014
American baseball player (1930-2014)
William P. Clark Jr.
d. 2013
American judge and public servant (1931–2013)
Eydie Gormé
d. 2013
American pop singer (1928–2013)
David C. Jones
d. 2013
9th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Philippe Bugalski
d. 2012
French rally driver (1963–2012)
Ioan Dicezare
d. 2012
Irving Fein
d. 2012
American film producer
William W. Momyer
d. 2012
United States Air Force general (1916–2012)
On This Day in History
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2024
Israel strikes Al-Tabaeen school in eastern Gaza City, killing at least 80 Palestinians.
Israel Defense Forces
2020
Derecho in Iowa becomes the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history.
2020 Midwest derecho
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.
Typhoon Lekima
2019
Philip Manshaus shoots his stepsister and attacks a mosque in the Bærum mosque shooting.
2019 Bærum murder and mosque attack
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.
Horizon Air
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.
2017–2019 Romanian protests
2014
Forty people are killed when Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crashes at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport.
Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915
2012
The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.
Marikana massacre
2009
Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.
Handlová
2003
The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.
Okinawa Urban Monorail
2001
The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths.
2001 Angola train attack
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.
Space Shuttle program
1999
One person is killed and five people are injured in the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.
1999 Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting
1998
HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
Al-Muhtadee Billah
1997
Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.
Formosa Airlines Flight 7601
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.
Oklahoma City bombing
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.
List of earthquakes in New Zealand
1990
The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.
Magellan (spacecraft)
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.
Internment of Japanese Americans
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.
Murder of Adam Walsh