Famous Birthdays
- Herman Strategier, Dutch organist, conductor, and composer (Rembrandt Cantata; Shadow Out of Time), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1988)
- Ivo Samkalden, Dutch Minister of Justice (PvdA), Mayor of Amsterdam (1967-77), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1967)
- Jorge Amado de Faria, Brazilian writer (O Pais do Carnaval), born near Itabuna, Brazil (d. 2001)
- Richard Reeves, American character actor (The Adventures of Superman; Date With an Angel), born in Queens, NYC, New York (d. 1967)
- Romain Maes, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France 1935), born in Zerkegem, Belgium (d. 1983)
Famous Weddings
Virginia Woolf
British "To the Lighthouse" author Virginia Woolf [nee Stephen] (30) weds political theorist Leonard Woolf (31) at the St Pancras (London) Register Office, until her deathsuicide in 1941
Died in 1912 1912 Highlights
About August 10, 1912
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 111 years, 8 months and 18 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Leo
