3rd » 2010 Karachi riots or Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (United States dollar known as US$200 million) in damage.
5th » The 2010 Copiapó mining accident Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately convert 2,300 ft m abbr=on below the ground.
5th » Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team 2010 Badakhshan massacre known as are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan.
8th » 2010 China floods: 2010 Gansu mudslide known as A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
13th » The MV Sun Sea incident e.g MV 'Sun Sea' docks in CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada, carrying 492 Sri Lankan Tamil people named Sri Lankan Tamils.
14th » The first-ever Youth Olympic Games are held in Singapore.
19th » Iraq War known as Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.
23rd » Manila hostage crisis, in which eight hostages were killed.
24th » In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are 2010 San Fernando massacre called killed by Los Zetas and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities.
Famous Deaths for August 2010
1st » Lolita Lebrón, Puerto Rican activist (b. 1919)
1st » Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby player and cricketer (b. 1910)
3rd » Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)