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Mehmed VI was the 36th and last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, ruling from 1918 to 1922.
August 10 in History
1920 — World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies
August 10 spans 63 recorded events across recorded history, from 654 to 2024. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.
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- 1913 Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war. Source
- 1905 Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Source
- 1835 P. T. Barnum begins his career as a showman and circus entrepreneur by exhibiting Joice Heth, an octogenerian African slave whom he claims was George Washington's nursemaid. Source
Did you know
The Ottoman Empire's dissolution in 1922 led to the establishment of modern-day Turkey.
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The Treaty of Sèvres was signed on August 10, 1920, at the Sèvres suburb of Paris, France.
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Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453, making it the new capital of the Ottoman Empire.
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The Ottoman dynasty ruled for over 620 years, from its inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922.
654
Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I.
Head of the Catholic Church from 654 to 657
955
Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.
Part of the Hungarian invasions of Europe, 955
991
Battle of Maldon: The English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex.
Battle near Maldon, Essex, in 991
1030
The Battle of Azaz ends with a humiliating retreat of the Byzantine emperor, Romanos III Argyros, against the Mirdasid rulers of Aleppo.
The retreat degenerates into a rout, in which Romanos himself barely escapes capture.
1258
Manfred, illegitimate son of Frederick II, is crowned king of Sicily.
Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250
1270
Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum.
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1270 to 1285
1316
The Second Battle of Athenry takes place near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.
1316 battle of the Bruce Campaign in Ireland
1346
Jaume Ferrer sets out from Mallorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River.
14th-century Majorcan sailor and explorer
1512
The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent.
1512 naval battle during the War of the League of Cambrai
1519
Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe.
The Basque second-in-command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines.
1557
Battle of St.
Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.
1585
The Treaty of Nonsuch signed by Elizabeth I of England and the Dutch Rebels.
1585 treaty between England and the Dutch rebels
1628
The Swedish warship Vasa sinks on her maiden voyage off Stockholm.
17th-century Swedish warship
1641
The Treaty of London between England and Scotland, ending the Bishops' Wars, is signed.
Treaty ending the Bishops' Wars between England and Scotland
1664
The Habsburg empire and the Ottoman empire sign the peace treaty of Vasvár, which results in peace until 1683.
Monarchy in Europe (1282–1918)
1680
The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.
Pueblo people expel Spanish colonists (1680)
1741
King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.
Maharaja of Travancore from 1729 to 1758
1755
Under the direction of Charles Lawrence, the British begin to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies and France.
British Army officer (1709–1760)
1792
French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
1789–1799 sociopolitical change in France
1808
Finnish War: Swedish forces led by General von Döbeln defeat Russian forces led by General Šepelev in the Battle of Kauhajoki.
1808–1809 war between Russia and Sweden
1835
P.
T. Barnum begins his career as a showman and circus entrepreneur by exhibiting Joice Heth, an octogenerian African slave whom he claims was George Washington's nursemaid.
1856
The Last Island hurricane strikes Louisiana, resulting in over 200 deaths.
Category 4 Atlantic hurricane
1861
American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
1864
After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War.
Political party in Uruguay
1901
The U.S.
Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
1904
Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
1904–1905 conflict in East Asia
1905
Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
City in New Hampshire, United States
1913
Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
Bulgaria's invasion of its neighbours (1913)
1937
Spanish Civil War: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is dissolved by the Second Spanish Republic.
1936–1939 civil war in Spain
1944
World War II: The Battle of Guam in the Pacific comes to an effective end.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
1944
World War II: The Battle of Narva on the Eastern Front ends with a defensive German victory.
Battle of World War II in Estonia
1945
The Japanese government announced that a message had been sent to the Allies accepting the terms of the Potsdam Declaration provided that it "does not comprise any demand that prejudices the prerogatives of the Emperor as sovereign ruler."
Allied call for the surrender of all of the armed forces of Japan during World War II
1948
Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as The Candid Microphone.
American hidden camera reality television series (1948–2014)
1949
An amendment to the National Security Act of 1947 enhances the authority of the United States Secretary of Defense over the Army, Navy and Air Force, and replaces the National Military Establishment with the Department of Defense.
United States law restructuring its armed forces
1953
First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.
1946–1954 French colonial war in Indochina
1954
At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
Town of Massena, New York
1961
Vietnam War: The U.S.
Army begins Operation Ranch Hand, spraying an estimated 20 million US gallons (76,000 m3) of defoliants and herbicides over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of food and vegetation cover.
1966
The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.
Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1969
A day after murdering actress Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
American actress and model (1943–1969)
1971
The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
American baseball research organization
1977
In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.
City in the United States
1978
Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident.
This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
1981
Murder of Adam Walsh: The head of John Walsh's son is found.
This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
1988
Japanese American internment: U.S.
President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.
1990
1993
Two earthquakes affect New Zealand.
A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island.
1995
Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing.
Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.
1997
Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.
1997 aviation accident
1998
HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
Heir apparent to the Bruneian throne (born 1974)
1999
One person is killed and five people are injured in the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.
Mass shooting in California, U.S.
2001
The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths.
Incident during the Angolan Civil War
2001
Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-105 to the International Space Station, carrying the astronauts of Expedition 3 to replace the crew of Expedition 2.
1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
2003
The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.
Public transit line serving the cities of Naha and Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
2009
Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.
Municipality in Trenčín Region, Slovakia
2012
The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.
2012 killing of striking miners by police in Wonderkop, North West, South Africa
2014
Forty people are killed when Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crashes at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport.
2014 aviation accident in Iran
2018
Horizon Air employee Richard Russell hijacks and performs an unauthorized takeoff on a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 plane at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in Washington, flying it for more than an hour before crashing the plane and killing himself on Ketron Island in Puget Sound.
Regional airline in the western United States
2018
An anti-government rally turns into a riot when members of the Romanian Gendarmerie attack the 100,000 people protesting in front of the Victoria Palace, leading to 452 recorded injuries.
The authorities alleged that the crowd was infiltrated by hooligans who began attacking law enforcement agents.
2019
Thirty-two are killed and one million are evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China.
Earlier it had caused flooding in the Philippines.
2019
Philip Manshaus shoots his stepsister and attacks a mosque in the Bærum mosque shooting.
Murder and terrorist attack in Norway
2020
2024
Israel strikes Al-Tabaeen school in eastern Gaza City, killing at least 80 Palestinians.
Combined military forces of Israel