On this day in Europe - 10 August
10 August 2026
On this day in 1792, King Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoinette are imprisoned during the French Revolution, ending France’s monarchy.
On this day in 1793, the Louvre opens in Paris. Housing masterpieces as the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo, it would become the world’s most-visited museum.
On this day in 1920, the Treaty of Sèvres between the Allied Powers and the Ottoman Empire dismantles the Ottoman Empire following its defeat in WWI.
On this day in 1793, the Louvre opens in Paris. Housing masterpieces as the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo, it would become the world’s most-visited museum.
On this day in 1920, the Treaty of Sèvres between the Allied Powers and the Ottoman Empire dismantles the Ottoman Empire following its defeat in WWI.