History Today: Notable Events That Happened on August 10
August 10 in the Gregorian calendar marks the 223rd day of the year (or 224th in leap years). Several notable historical events occurred on August 10.
Domestic events taking place on August 10
August 10, 1898:Hanoi Vocational School (the predecessor of the current Hanoi University of Industry) was established according to the Decision of the Hanoi Chamber of Commerce. In 1931, it was renamed Hanoi Practical Industrial School.
August 10, 1920:Inauguration of the Pathé Cinema, the oldest cinema in Vietnam and the Indochina Federation.
August 10, 1952:President Ho Chi Minh signed Decree No. 107-SL awarding the title of Patriotic Emulation Hero, including: 4 Army Heroes: Nguyen Quoc Tri, Nguyen Thi Chien, La Van Cau, Cu Chinh Lan (posthumously awarded); 3 Labor Heroes: Ngo Gia Kham, Tran Dai Nghia, Hoang Hanh.
August 10, 1955:The Barracks Department under the General Department of Logistics was established, with the task of assisting the Ministry of National Defense and the General Department of Logistics in organizing and directing the work of ensuring barracks to serve the army in building regular and combat-ready camps.
August 10, 1961:The US military began using Agent Orange/dioxin in Vietnam.
International events taking place on August 10
August 10, 955:Emperor Otto I of the Holy Roman Empire defeated the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld in present-day Germany, ending 50 years of Magyar invasions to the west.
August 10, 1519:Five ships under the command of Fernão de Magalhães left Sevilla, Spain, to begin a voyage around the world.
August 10, 1673:During the performance of "The Imaginary Invalid" in which the main character, Molière (Molière Jean Baptiste Poquelin) was exhausted, collapsed and died. He devoted his whole life until the last minute to art and the desire for justice and beauty of mankind. He was born on January 15, 1622. His career is immortalized through masterpieces such as "Don Joǎng", "I hate life", "Táttút", "The Miser"...
August 10, 1793:The Louvre Museum officially opens in Paris, France.
August 10, 1904:Russo-Japanese War: Japanese and Russian navies engage in battle in the Yellow Sea.
August 10, 1990:NASA's Magellan spacecraft has arrived at Venus after a journey of more than 15 months, with the goal of mapping Venus' surface and measuring the planet's gravitational field.
