deaths
August 10, 1913
Johannes Linnankoski, Finnish author (born 1869)
Johannes Linnankoski
Johannes Linnankoski was a Finnish author and playwright, who mainly influenced writing in the Golden Age of Finnish Art. His most famous work is the romance novel, The Song of the Blood-Red Flower (1905). His primary themes were guilt, punishment, and redemption as moral questions.
August 10
August 10 is the 222nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 143 days remain until the end of the year.