Birthday facts

Born on August 10.

Everyone born on August 10 is a Leo — ruled by the Sun, generous, and would like that noted. The stone is peridot, the flower gladiolus, and the day is shared with Suzanne Collins and Kylie Jenner.

Sun sign

Leo ♌︎

the Lion · ruled by the Sun · generous, and would like that noted

Birthstone

Peridot

August

Birth flower

Gladiolus

& poppy

Your book

Born on August 10? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Leo, July 23 to August 22.

The Lion, ruled by the Sun itself, and the books do not pretend otherwise: this is the sign of the centre of the room. A fire sign, credited with warmth, generosity and a need to be seen that its people would call a gift for being seen. The tradition gives Leo courage and a big heart and a weakness for applause, and notes that it tends to earn the applause, which is the annoying part.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on August 10.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1962

Suzanne Collins

American author and screenwriter

1997

Kylie Jenner

American television personality and businesswoman

1971

Roy Keane

Irish footballer and manager

1971

Justin Theroux

American actor

1874

Herbert Hoover

31st President of the United States

1966

Hossam Hassan

Egyptian footballer and manager

1960

Antonio Banderas

Spanish actor and producer

1994

Bernardo Silva

Portuguese footballer

On this day

What August 10 has seen.

955Hungarian invasions of Europe: Forces under Otto the Great were victorious at the Battle of Lechfeld near present-day Augsburg, Germany, holding off the incursions of the Magyars into Central Europe.

1270Yekuno Amlak deposed the last Zagwe king and seized the imperial throne of Ethiopia, beginning the reign of the Solomonic dynasty, which would last for more than 700 years.

2007Amid large protests against the impending demolition of the Queen's Pier, the Hong Kong High Court dismissed legal attempts to preserve the landmark.

2019Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York.

The calendar

When August 10 falls.

A Monday in 2026, a Tuesday in 2027, a Thursday in 2028, a Friday in 2029, and a Saturday in 2030.