On This Day for August 10 - Louis XVI of France imprisoned, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. August 10 [Two Sisters, Valencia, oil on canvas by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1909; in the Art Institute of Chicago.] FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1863 Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida [Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida]( Spanish painter whose style was a variant of [Impressionism]( and whose best works, painted in the open air, vividly portray the sunny seacoast of [Valencia]( this day in 1923. [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( [Execution of Louis XVI, 1793.] FEATURED EVENT 1792 Louis XVI of France imprisoned As the [French Revolution]( (1787–99) continued, the country's monarchy was effectively overthrown on this day in 1792 when King [Louis XVI]( and his wife, [Marie-Antoinette]( were imprisoned (they were eventually guillotined). [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2008: American singer-songwriter [Isaac Hayes]( pioneering figure in [soul music]( whose recordings influenced the development of such musical genres as [disco]( [rap]( and urban-contemporary—died at age 65. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg.] 1993: American jurist [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]( was sworn in as an associate justice of the [U.S. Supreme Court]( becoming the second woman to serve on the court. [France] 1914: [France]( declared war on [Austria-Hungary]( in [World War I](. [Smithsonian Institution] 1846: The [Smithsonian Institution]( was founded in Washington, D.C., by the U.S. Congress with funds bequeathed by English scientist [James Smithson](. 1815: [Ganioda'yo]( Seneca chief and founder of the [Longhouse Religion]( died in Onondaga, New York. [Howe, 5th Viscount] 1729: [William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe]( commander in chief of the British Army in North America (1776–78) who failed to destroy the Continental Army and stem the [American Revolution]( was born. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1962 Suzanne Collins American author and screenwriter 1960 Antonio Banderas Spanish actor 1951 Juan Manuel Santos president of Colombia 1909 Leo Fender American inventor and manufacturer 1874 Herbert Hoover president of United States 1729 William Howe British military commander [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2018 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](