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What Happened In August 1910 In History

Historical Events for August, 1910

  • 20th » The Great Fire of 1910 (also commonly referred to as the "Big Blowup" or the "Big Burn") occurs in northeast Washington (state) Washington, northern Idaho (the panhandle), and western Montana, burning approximately convert 3 e6acre km2.
  • 22nd » Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II.
  • 29th » The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the Korea under Japanese rule called period of Japanese rule in Korea.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1910

  • 1st » James Henry Govier, English painter and illustrator (d. 1974)
  • 1st » Mohammad Nissar, Indian cricketer (d. 1963)
  • 1st » Walter Scharf, American composer (d. 2003)
  • 2nd » Roger MacDougall, Scottish director, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
  • 4th » Anita Page, American actress and singer (d. 2008)
  • 4th » William Schuman, American composer and educator (d. 1992)
  • 4th » Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (d. 2011)
  • 5th » Bruno Coquatrix, French songwriter and manager (d. 1979)
  • 5th » Herminio Masantonio, Argentinian footballer (d. 1956)
  • 6th » Charles Crichton, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
  • 7th » Freddie Slack, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1965)
  • 8th » Jimmy Murphy (footballer) called Jimmy Murphy, Welsh-English footballer and manager (d. 1989)
  • 8th » Sylvia Sidney, American actress (d. 1999)
  • 12th » Yusof bin Ishak, Singaporean journalist and politician, 1st President of Singapore (d. 1970)
  • 12th » Jane Wyatt, American actress and singer (d. 2006)
  • 14th » Willy Ronis, French photographer (d. 2009)
  • 14th » Pierre Schaeffer, French composer and producer (d. 1995)
  • 15th » Signe Hasso, Swedish actress (d. 2002)
  • 18th » Herman Berlinski, Polish-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2001)
  • 20th » Eero Saarinen, Finnish-American architect, designed the Gateway Arch (d. 1961)
  • 23rd » Lonny Frey, American baseball player (d. 2009)
  • 23rd » Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer and manager (d. 1979)
  • 25th » George Cisar (baseball) known as George Cisar, American baseball player (d. 2010)
  • 25th » Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1993)
  • 25th » Dorothea Tanning, American painter, sculptor, and poet (d. 2012)
  • 26th » Mother Teresa, Macedonian-Indian nun and missionary, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
  • 28th » Tjalling Koopmans, Dutch-American mathematician and economist Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
  • 29th » Vivien Thomas, American surgeon and academic (d. 1985)

Famous Deaths for August 1910

  • 9th » Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)
  • 13th » Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse (b. 1820)
  • 26th » William James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)

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