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

Created: 2020-08-10 10:04 Updated: 2020-08-10 10:04 Notebook: On this Day in History

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August 10

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Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida

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1792

Louis XVI of France imprisoned

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