Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 10
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This is a list of selected August 10 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors.August 10: Independence Day in Ecuador; International Biodiesel Day
- 1792 – French Revolution: Insurrectionists in Paris stormed the Tuileries Palace (pictured), effectively ending the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814.
- 1809 – History of Ecuador: After nearly three centuries of Spanish rule, the first cry for independence was heard in Quito.
- 1846 – The Smithsonian Institution was chartered by the United States Congress.
- 1920 – Representatives of Sultan Mehmed VI signed the Treaty of Sèvres, recognizing the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I.
- 1990 – The Magellan space probe reached Venus, fifteen months after its launch.
