Historical Events
Event of Interest
Adolf Hitler watches lynching of allied pilots
- Dutch submarine attacks Hertenbeest Island, NW Bali
Event of Interest
US General George S. Patton calls injured soldier "cowardly"
Famous Birthdays
- Jimmy Griffin, American pop singer, guitarist and songwriter, (Bread), and Academy Award winner ("For All We Know"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2005)
- Louis Brus, American chemist (2023 Nobel prize for Chemistry for discovery of quantum dots), born in Cleveland, Ohio [1]
- Michael Mantler, Austrian javant-garde jazz trumpeter and contemporary music composer, born in Vienna, Austria
- Ronnie Spector [Veronica Bennett], American pop singer (The Ronettes -"Be My Baby"), born in New York City (d. 2022) [1]
- Shafqat Rana, Pakistan cricket batsman (5 Tests, top score 95), born in Simla, Punjab, British India
Famous Deaths
- C. Bergsma, Dutch resistance fighter (Waalsdorpervlakte), dies
- J. Janzen, Dutch resistance fighter (Waalsdorpervlakte), dies
- J. Posthuma, Dutch resistance fighter (Waalsdorpervlakte), dies
Died in 1943 1943 Highlights
About August 10, 1943
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 80 years, 8 months and 10 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Leo
