Born on August 10

2 figures in our catalog were born on August 10, from the earliest to the most recent.

Portrait of Lê Hoàn

Lê Hoàn

941 — 1005

MilitaryPolitics

Founder of the Tiền Lê dynasty (980–1005), Lê Hoàn ruled Đại Cồ Việt for 25 years. A general under the Đinh dynasty who became regent and then emperor, he victoriously repelled the Song invasion in 981 and defended the country's independence.

Portrait of Camillo Cavour

Camillo Cavour

1810 — 1861

PoliticsEconomics

Piedmontese statesman (1810–1861), Cavour was the principal architect of Italian unification. As President of the Council of the Kingdom of Sardinia, he pursued a liberal policy and used diplomacy to win over France and isolate Austria.

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