^{“The Plundering of the King’s Cellar,” from the storming of the Tuileries Palace, by J. Zoffany (Library of Congress ppmsc.04802)}

Today in History

• Ferdinand Magellan sets out from Seville to circumnavigate the world. Of the five ships in his fleet, one returned; of the crew of 270, 18 returned — not including Magellan (1519)
• The foundation stone of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, where the prime meridian is located, is placed (1675)
• London learns about the US Declaration of Independence (1776)
• French Revolution: A Parisian mob storms the Tuileries Palace, killing the royal guard and capturing King Louis XVI. In France, this day is often referred to simply as “10 August” (10 août) (1792)
• The Louvre Museum opens in Paris (1793)
• The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the US Congress, funded by the $500,000 estate ($13.5 million in 2016 dollars) of English chemist James Smithson (1846)
• World War II: The Battle of Guam ends (1944)
• Early reality show Candid Camera debuts on television (1948)
• The Manson family kill the LaBiancas, a day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others (1969)
• Serial killer “Son of Sam” (David Berkowitz) is arrested (1977)
• An accident that kills three members of the Ulrich family leads to the Ford Pinto litigation (1978)
• The head of murder victim Adam Walsh, son of John Walsh, is found. John Walsh’s crusade led to the creation of the television series America’s Most Wanted (1981)
• Ronald Reagan signs a bill providing reparations payments to Japanese Americans who were involuntarily relocated or interned by the US government during World War II (1988)
• The Magellan space probe reaches Venus (1990)

Birthdays

• Henri Nestlé, founded Nestlé (1814)
• Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin (1868)
• Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States (1874)
• Charles Darrow, game designer who created Monopoly (1889)
• Jack Haley, the Tin Man in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (1897)
• Norma Shearer, actress (1902)
• Curt Siodmak, horror and science fiction novelist and screenwriter (1902)
• Ward Moore, author of Bring the Jubilee (1903)
• Leo Fender, guitar designer (1909)
• Noah Beery, Jr., actor (1913)
• Wolfgang Paul, Nobel Prize in Physics (1913)
• Red Holzman, basketball coach (1920)
• Rhonda Fleming, actress (1923)
• Martha Hyer, actress (1924)
• Jimmy Dean, singer, actor, and sausage manufacturer (1928)
• Eddie Fisher, singer and actor 91928)
• Kate O’Mara, actress (1939)
• Betsey Johnson, fashion designer (1942)
• Ronnie Spector, singer-songwriter (1943)
• Ian Anderson, flute player for Jethro Tull (1947)
• Patti Austin, singer-songwriter (1950)
• Rosanna Arquette, actress (1959)
• Antonio Banderas, actor (1960)
• Angie Harman, actress and model (1972)
• Ryan Eggold, actor (1984)
• Kylie Jenner, reality show personality (1997)

Deaths

• Otto Lilienthal, aviation pioneer (1896)
• Rin Tin Tin, movie dog (1932)
• Robert H. Goddard, rocketry pioneer (1945)
• Isaac Hayes, singer-songwriter and voice artist (2008)
• David L. Wolper, television producer (2010)
• Eydie Gormé, singer (2013)

Holidays and Celebrations

• Air Force Day (Argentina)
• Constitution Day (Anguilla)
• International Biodiesel Day
• National Day (Ecuador)
• National Duran Duran Appreciation Day (Duran Duran fans)
• Skyscraper Appreciation Day
• Smithsonian Day
• World Lion Day

August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years). There are 143 days remaining until the end of the year.