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unusual facts about 10 August




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16th Bombardment Group

The tactic of radar bombing by individual aircraft was used during attacks on the Mitsubishi-Hayama petroleum complex on the night of 1–2 August 1945; the Nippon Oil refinery and tank farm at Amagasaki on 9–10 August 1845 and the final target of the war for the 16th group the Nippon Oil refinery at Tsuchizaki on 15 August 1945.

Arun Shridhar Vaidya

General Arun Shridhar Vaidya, MVC(Bar), AVSM (27 January 1926 Alibag – 10 August 1986 Pune) was the 13th Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the Indian Army.

Baron Zouche

As the result of a quarrel over some lands with John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, he was seriously injured in Westminster Hall by the earl and his retainers, and died on 10 August 1270.

Basetsane Kumalo

Kumalo had a stint on Metro FM, when she hosted the Breakfast show on 10 August 2006.

Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

Berthold was tried in the Volksgerichtshof ("People's Court") by Roland Freisler on 10 August and was one of eight conspirators executed by strangulation, hanged in Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, later that day.

Celebration Theatre

Altar Boyz, Book by Kevin Del Aguila, Music and Lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker, Directed by Patrick Pearson - July 10 - August 23, 2009

Charles Anthony Corbett Wilson

He arrived in Victoria on 10 August 1851 abord the Troubadour, attracted to the gold diggings at Golden Point, and although ultimately unsuccessful in this venture, he left Ballarat and practised as a surveyor in Geelong, and subsequently went on to have one of the longest careers of any engineer in Victoria, and was responsible for a number of important engineering works.

Constable Care

The 2013 Constable Care Child Safety Awards Gala Presentation Ceremony will be held on 10 August 2013 in the Crown Perth Grand Ballroom.

Davy Chou

He interviewed actress Dy Saveth and filmmakers Ly Bun Yim, Yvon Hem (who died on 10 August 2012) and Ly You Sreang.

Edmund Knyvet

Knyvet's father was slain in a naval battle near Brest on 10 August 1512, and four months later Knyvet's mother died in childbirth between 13 and 21 December 1512.

Edward Garth-Turnour, 1st Earl Winterton

Edward Garth-Turnour, 1st Earl Winterton FRS (1734 – 10 August 1788) was a British politician.

Eugenia Elisabetta Ravasio

Mother Eugenia Elisabetta Ravasio (San Gervasio d’Adda, 4 September 1907 – 10 August 1990) was an Italian nun, visionary and mystic, from the Roman Catholic Church.

Gaetano Bavagnoli

On 10 August 1908 Bavagnoli conducted a performance of Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut for the opening of the Teatro Municipal in San Nicolás de los Arroyos.

Gavin Massey

Massey opened his scoring account in the second game of the 2013–14 season, providing the only goal in a win against Port Vale at the Community Stadium on 10 August 2013, turning in Jabo Ibehre's rebounded effort from a Chris Neal save.

Georges Nagelmackers

Georges Nagelmackers (24 June 1845 – 10 August 1905) was the founder of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the company known for the Orient Express trains.

Henri Gillain

Henri Gillain (1913 - 10 August 1999) was a Belgian teacher and comics enthusiast who on several occasions wrote scripts for Franco-Belgian comics publications in the segment known as Bande Dessinée.

Henry George Hughes

Henry George Hughes (10 August 1810 – 22 July 1872) was an Irish judge, politician, and third Baron of the Court of Exchequer.

Henry Lafont

He moved to No. 1 School of Army Co-operation at Old Sarum on 29 July and then went to Odiham on 10 August where he flew 15 hours on Tiger Moths and Hectors.He was posted to 6 OTU, Sutton Bridge on the 19 August, converting to Hurricanes and joined No. 245 Squadron at Aldergrove on 11 September.

Ioannis Potouridis

On 10 August 2012, he was loaned to the newly promoted Superleague Greece side Platanias.

Jean-Nicolas Lemmens

Jean-Nicolas Lemmens (also Joannes Nicolaas Lemmens or Joannes Nicolaus Lemmens) (Schimmert, 3 June 1850 - Cobán (Guatemala), 10 August 1897) was a Dutch Catholic priest and Bishop of Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada.

Julio Ramírez

Julio Cesar Ramírez (born 10 August 1977 in San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder.

Laurence York

York was appointed coadjutor to Matthew Pritchard, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District on 13 May 1741, and consecrated the Titular Bishop of Nebbi (Bishop of Nisibis in Mesopotamia) on 10 August 1741.

Lise Mackie

Lise Maree Mackie (born 10 August 1975 in Te Kuiti, New Zealand) is a New Zealand freestyle swimmer of the 1990s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics competing for Australia.

Louis Winslow Austin

Laura Alma Austin née Osborne was born 10 August 1875 at McGregor, Clayton Co., Iowa.

Louise-Magdeleine Horthemels

Active as a copperplate engraver by 1707, on 10 August 1713 Horthemels married another engraver, Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder.

Melbourne tram route 86

A cable tram line operated by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company opened on 10 August 1887, operating along Bourke Street, Gertrude Street, Smith Street and Queens Parade to the Merri Creek.

Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1961–1964

Labor candidate Alexander Knight won the resulting by-election on 10 August 1963.

Mohammad Jan bin Abdul Ghani

Y.A.M. Dato' Haji Mohammad Jan bin Abdul Ghani (born 10 August 1940 at Kampung Rokan, Johol), Dato' Johan Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Setiawan, is the 14th and current Undang of Luak Johol, one of the traditional states of Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia.

On the Last Day

On the Last Day's first North American tour was in the summer of 2006 (10 August – 12 September) with New Jersey's pop-punk band Crash Romeo.

Paanch Ghantey Mien Paanch Crore

The film was slated to release on 8 June 2012 along with Dibakar Banerjee's Shanghai, but it has now has postponed to 10 August 2012 Eid release along with Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger.

Philip Francis, Prince of Leyen

Maria Amalia Theodora Maria Antonia Charlotte Friederike Sophie Walpurgis (Blieskastel 2 September 1789 – Sulz 21 July 1870), married at Paris 10 August 1810 to count Louis Tascher de La Pagerie, a first cousin of the French Empress Josephine.

Radim Breite

Radim Breite (born 10 August 1989) is a Czech football midfielder who plays for FK Varnsdorf in the Czech Republic.

Rádio e Televisão de Portugal

Two new regional channels were created in 1972, for the Portuguese archipelagos of Madeira (opening on 6 August) and the Azores (10 August).

RAF Cheddington

858th Bombardment Squadron (VIII Air Force Composite Command) 19 June-10 August 1944 (B-24 Liberator)

Roger Luk

Roger Luk Koon-ho, BBS, JP (born 10 August 1951, Hong Kong) was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1992–95) and the Assistant General Manager of the Hang Seng Bank.

Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Another historical departure was that of Ferdinand Magellan on 10 August 1519, who with a fleet of five ships under his command left Seville and traveled down the Guadalquivir to Sanlúcar de Barrameda at its mouth, where they remained more than five weeks.

Sentarō Ōmori

He was director of the Special Attack Division from 13 September 1944–10 August 1945, supervising work with the Kaiten human-guided torpedoes.

Sir James Grant, 1st Baronet

Appointed King's Advocate, he was created a baronet, "of Dalvey, Elgin", in the baronetage of Nova Scotia on 10 August 1688, with remainder "to his heirs whatsoever".

Telegraph Island

In an episode of the fantasy television show Warehouse 13, "Around the Bend", aired on the Syfy Channel on 10 August 2010, a fictional military telegraph from the island is recognised by a character as causing "violent insanity".

The Loser

Bernhard and Gould never met in real life; however, Gould did play twice in Salzburg: the Bach D Minor Concerto with Mitropoulos on 10 August 1958, and a Sweelinck-Schoenberg-Mozart-Bach recital on 25 August 1959.

The Story of Billy

The pre-ordering of the album began on 10 August 2012 in Taiwan and included a limited edition Rubik's Cube with each pre-order purchase.

Titus Bramble

On 10 August 2006, Bramble scored another vital goal for Newcastle in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round with a header against Latvian side FK Ventspils.

Tudor navy

In 1512 Sir Edward Howard took over as Lord Admiral, and attacked on 10 August, with inconclusive results despite a memorable slugging match between the English Regent and the French Cordelière resulting in the destruction of both.

Vyacheslav Bykov

On 10 August 2006, Bykov was named as the new head coach of the Russian national hockey team taking over from Vladimir Krikunov.

William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

# Juliana (10 August 1546 – 31 August 1588), married 14 June 1575 to Count Albrecht VII of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester

#Lady Louisa Augusta Beatrice Montagu (Kimbolton Castle, 17 January 1856 – London, 3 March 1944), married London, 10 August 1876 Archibald Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford and had issue.

Wings Over Europe Tour

The tour proceeded largely without incident, but on 10 August in Gothenburg, Sweden, Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for possession of marijuana and fined US$1,200.

World War 1 Memorials and Cemeteries in Alsace

The French were by no means finished with, despite the 10 August failure, and a counter-attack followed on 19 August in the wealthy Mulhouse suburb of Dornach which forced the Germans to retreat to Ensisheim, 20 km to the north.

Youssouf Kamara

Youssouf Vassanogo Kamara, (born 10 August 1981 in Dabou) is an Ivorian footballer.