10 August in history
9 events that happened on 10 August, from 955 to 1945.
✦ Anniversary of the day
991 CE 1,035 years ago
Vikings defeat Ealdorman Byrhtnoth at the Battle of Maldon
Near Maldon, beside the River Blackwater in Essex, Vikings defeated the English under Byrhtnoth, ealdorman of Essex, who died in the battle. King Æthelred was then advised to buy the Vikings off, and they were paid 10,000 pounds to leave England.
1030 CE 996 years ago
The Mirdasids of Aleppo rout Emperor Romanos III at Azaz
Near the Syrian town of Azaz, the forces of the Mirdasid emir of Aleppo, Shibl al-Dawla Nasr, defeated the much larger Byzantine army of Emperor Romanos III Argyros. The retreat became a rout in which Romanos barely escaped capture.
1792 CE 234 years ago
Insurgents storm the Tuileries Palace in Paris
Armed Parisians and provincial volunteers attacked the Tuileries, killing hundreds of the Swiss Guards. Louis XVI was suspended and imprisoned, and the French monarchy fell weeks later.
1809 CE 217 years ago
Quito's patriots depose the Spanish authorities
Criollo leaders in Quito overthrew the royal president and formed a governing junta, one of the first such moves in Spanish South America. It was crushed, but Ecuador won independence in 1822.
1846 CE 180 years ago
Congress establishes the Smithsonian Institution
President Polk signed the act creating the Smithsonian, funded by the bequest of British chemist James Smithson. It grew into the world's largest museum, education and research complex.
Born on 10 August 8
Died on 10 August 5
Dates as the sources give them: in the Julian calendar before 1582, and in some countries for longer (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918). Only people whose day of birth or death the records agree on are listed.