August 10

What happened on this day:

1793 The Louvre opens to the public as a museum.

1519 Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Seville to travel around the world.
1944 The American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam in WWII.
1990 The Magellan space probe reaches the planet Venus.
2005 After playing 49 straight hours of the video game Starcraft, Lee Seung Seop dies from exhaustion.

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Famous Birthdays:

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1874 Herbert Hoover : 31st US President

1959 Rosanna Arquette : Movie Actress
1960 Antonio Banderas : Movie Actor
1967 Riddick Bowe : Pro Boxer
1972 Angie Harmon : Movie Actress
1990 Lucas Till : Movie Actor from Hannah Montana Movie