Famous Birthdays on August 10 : Today’s Famous Birthday List

August 10 is the 222nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 143 days remain until the end of the year. The term ‘the 10th of August’ is widely used by historians as a shorthand for the Storming of the Tuileries Palace on the August 10, 1792, the effective end of the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814.

Holidays and observances

1. Argentine Air Force Day (Argentina)

2. Christian feast day:

3. Bessus

4. Blane (Roman Catholic Church)

5. Geraint of Dumnonia

6. Lawrence of Rome

7. Nicola Saggio

8. Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso de Parañaque, Patroness of Parañaque, Philippines

9. August 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

10. Declaration of Independence of Quito, proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809. Independence was finally attained on May 24, 1822, at the Battle of Pichincha. (Ecuador)

11. International Biodiesel Day

12. National Veterans Day (Indonesia)