1500s / 16th century history on the 10th of August
1519 : Ferdinand Magellan’s 5 ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque 2nd in command Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the expedition after Magellan’s death in the Philippines.
1600s / 17th century history on the 10th of August
1675 : Royal Greenwich Observatory foundation stone was laid, in London, England.
1700s / 18th century history on the 10th of August
1793 : The Musée du LOUVRE was officially opened in Paris, France. Also known as The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum, it is the world’s most visited museum. It contains some of the world’s best known art works, the Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci, and the Venus de Milo ancien Greek statue. official website : Louvre.fr
1800s / 19th century history on the 10th of August
1821 : Missouri was admitted as the 24th U.S. state. Missouri official website : mo.gov | visit Missouri : visitMO.com
1846 : The Smithsonian Institution was chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donated $500,000.
1874 : Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, was born in West Branch, Iowa, USA (died in 1964 aged 90).
1900s / 20th century history on the 10th of August
1928 : Eddie Fisher, the American singer and actor, was born Edwin Fisher, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (died in 2010 aged 82).
1932 : A 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) chondrite-type meteorite broke into approximately 7 pieces, and landed near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
1932 : Rin Tin Tin, the American acting dog died aged 14 (born in France in 1918). Rin Tin Tin was a male German Shepherd rescued from a World War I battlefield, by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who named him Rinty.
1948 : Candid Camera made its television debut after being a radio show for a year as Candid Microphone.
1959 : Rosanna Arquette, the American actress was born in New York City, USA.
1960 : Antonio Banderas, the Spanish actor was born José Antonio Domínguez Bandera, in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.
1961 : Jon Farriss, the Australian drummer in iNXS, was born in Perth, Western Australia. He was best known as the drummer and founding member of iNXS. official website : inxs.com
1961 : Agent Orange was used for the first time in the Vietnam War, by the U.S. Army.
1981 : The head of John Walsh’s murdered son Adam was found. This inspired the creation of America’s Most Wanted television series.
1990 : The Magellan space probe reached Venus.
1997 : Kylie Jenner, the American personality, was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. official website : KylieCosmetics.com
1998 : HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah was proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
2000s / 21st century history on the 10th of August
2003 : The highest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom was 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) in Kent, England. It was the first time the United Kingdom had recorded a temperature over 100 °F (38 °C).
2003 : Yuri Malenchenko became the 1st person to marry in space.
2008 : Isaac Hayes, the American singer-songwriter and actor, died from a stroke, aged 65 (born in 1942).
2009 : Twenty people were killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia’s history.
2013 : The World Championships in Athletics took place in Moscow, Russia.
2019 : Jeffrey Epstein, the American convicted sex offender died in prison, aged 66 (born in 1953).
2020 : Powerful derecho hit Iowa, and caused the most costly thunderstorm disaster in USA history.
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