August 10th (1979) was a Friday. It's the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 143 days left to the end of the year.
Famous Birthdays on August 10 in 1979
» Dinusha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
» Joanna García, American actress
» Ted Geoghegan, American author, screenwriter, and producer
» Brandon Lyon, American baseball player
» Rémy Martin (rugby union) named Rémy Martin, French rugby player
» Yannick Schroeder, French race car driver
August 10th Famous Deaths for 1979
» Dick Foran, American actor and singer (b. 1910)
» Walter Gerlach, German physicist and academic (b. 1889)
August 10th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints called Feast Day:
» Saint Bessus known as Bessus
» Saint Blane named Blane (Catholic Church called Roman Catholic Church)
» Geraint of Dumnonia
» Lawrence of Rome
» Our Lady of Good Success Parañaque, Philippines or Our Lady of Good Success of Parañaque, Patroness of Parañaque, Philippines
» August 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Ecuador or Declaration of Independence of Quito, proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809. Independence finally occurred on May 24, 1822 at the Battle of Pichincha. (Ecuador)