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Argentine Air Force Day (Argentina)

Name: Argentine Air Force Day (Argentina)
Start: 2000-08-10
End: 2000-08-10
Location: Histories Today Editorial Team

On August 10, in the year 0, Argentine Air Force Day (Argentina). This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of August 10, a notable event in this corner of history.

An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's Day, is a holiday dedicated to honoring the armed forces, or one of their branches, of a sovereign state, including their personnel, history, achievements, and sacrifices. It's often patriotic or nationalistic in nature, carrying information value outside of the conventional boundaries of a military's subculture and into the wider civilian society. Many nations around the world observe this day. It is usually distinct from a Veterans or Memorial Day, as the former is dedicated to those who previously served and the latter is dedicated to those who perished in the fulfillment of their duties.

Key Facts

This event took place on August 10, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
Wikipedia source last updated on 18 June 2026.

On This Date in History

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Notable Deaths	2024	Aug 10	Peggy Moffitt, American model and actress (born 1937)
Notable Deaths	2022	Aug 10	Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor, musician and comedian (born 1945)
Notable Deaths	2021	Aug 10	Tony Esposito, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1943)
Historical Events	2020	Aug 10	Derecho in Iowa becomes the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history.
Historical Events	2019	Aug 10	Thirty-two are killed and one million are evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China. Earlier it…
Historical Events	2019	Aug 10	Philip Manshaus shoots his stepsister and attacks a mosque in the Bærum mosque shooting.
Notable Deaths	2019	Aug 10	Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and child sex trafficker (born 1953)
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Selected Events	2019	Aug 10	Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan…
Historical Events	2018	Aug 10	Horizon Air employee Richard Russell hijacks and performs an unauthorized takeoff on a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8…
Historical Events	2018	Aug 10	An anti-government rally turns into a riot when members of the Romanian Gendarmerie attack the 100,000 people…
Notable Deaths	2017	Aug 10	Ruth Pfau, German-Pakistani doctor and nun (born 1929)
Notable Deaths	2015	Aug 10	Buddy Baker, American race car driver and sportscaster (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2015	Aug 10	Endre Czeizel, Hungarian physician, geneticist, and academic (born 1935)
Notable Deaths	2015	Aug 10	Knut Osnes, Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2015	Aug 10	Eriek Verpale, Belgian author and poet (born 1952)
Historical Events	2014	Aug 10	Forty people are killed when Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crashes at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport.
Notable Deaths	2014	Aug 10	Jim Command, American baseball player and scout (born 1928)
Notable Deaths	2014	Aug 10	Dotty Lynch, American journalist and academic (born 1945)
Notable Deaths	2014	Aug 10	Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (born 1912)
Notable Deaths	2014	Aug 10	Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2013	Aug 10	William P. Clark Jr., American judge and politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor (born 1931)
Notable Deaths	2013	Aug 10	Jonathan Dawson, Australian historian and academic (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2013	Aug 10	Eydie Gormé, American singer and actress (born 1928)
Notable Deaths	2013	Aug 10	David C. Jones, American general (born 1921)
Notable Deaths	2013	Aug 10	Jody Payne, American singer and guitarist (born 1936)
Notable Deaths	2013	Aug 10	Amy Wallace, American author (born 1955)
Historical Events	2012	Aug 10	The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.
Notable Deaths	2012	Aug 10	Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (born 1963)
Notable Deaths	2012	Aug 10	Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (born 1916)
Notable Deaths	2012	Aug 10	Irving Fein, American producer and manager (born 1911)
Notable Deaths	2012	Aug 10	William W. Momyer, American general and pilot (born 1916)
Notable Deaths	2012	Aug 10	Carlo Rambaldi, Italian special effects artist (born 1925)
Notable Deaths	2011	Aug 10	Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1925)
Notable Deaths	2010	Aug 10	Markus Liebherr, German-Swiss businessman (born 1948)
Notable Deaths	2010	Aug 10	Adam Stansfield, English footballer (born 1978)
Notable Deaths	2010	Aug 10	David L. Wolper, American director and producer (born 1928)
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Notable Deaths	2008	Aug 10	Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (born 1942)
Notable Deaths	2007	Aug 10	Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1925)
Notable Deaths	2007	Aug 10	James E. Faust, American lawyer and religious leader (born 1920)
Notable Deaths	2007	Aug 10	Jean Rédélé, French race car driver and pilot, founded Alpine (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2007	Aug 10	Tony Wilson, English journalist, producer, and manager, co-founded Factory Records (born 1950)
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Notable Births	2005	Aug 10	Tidjane Salaün, French basketball player
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