August 10

Today in History
• 1346 - Majorcan explorer Jaume Ferrer sets sail to find the legendary "river of gold"
• 1500 - Portuguese sea captain Diego Diaz is first European to sight Madagascar
• 1622 - John Mason and Ferdinando Gorges receive a land patent of the Province of Maine
• 1628 - Swedish warship Vasa sinks in Stockholm, killing 30
• 1680 - Tewa medicine man, Popé, leads the Pueblo Rebellion against Spanish colonizers
• 1743 - Earliest recorded prize fighting rules formulated
• 1774 - 1st Surinam newspaper (1st Wednesday Suriname) begins publishing
• 1821 - Missouri admitted as 24th US state


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Abai Day
• Ascent of Saint Dominic
• Ecuador Independence Day
• Herbert Hoover Day
• National Connecticut Day
• National Lazy Day
• National Spoil Your Dog Day
• World Lion Day

Birthdays
• 1267 - King James II of Aragon
• 1397 - Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor
• 1520 - Madeleine of Valois, French princess who briefly became Queen of Scotland
• 1814 - Henri NestléHenri Nestlé, German-Swiss industrialist (founder of Nestlé)
• 1856 - William Willett, British inventor of Daylight Saving Time
• 1861 - Almroth Wright, English bacteriologist (one of 1st vaccines for typhoid)
• 1868 - Hugo EckenerHugo Eckener, German inventor and commander of the Graf Zeppelin
• 1874 - Herbert Clark Hoover, West Branch Iowa, R, 31st President, 1929-1933