Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/August 10

Births

• 1825 – John Conington (University and Magdalen), classical scholar
• 1831 – George Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen (Oriel), Chancellor of the Exchequer 1887–92
• 1869 – Laurence Binyon (Trinity), poet
• 1900 – Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (Magdalen), Governor-General of New Zealand 1967–72
• 1908 – William Wells (Balliol), barrister and Labour politician
• 1911 – A. N. Sherwin-White (St John's), historian of Ancient Rome
• 1935 – Patrick Wolrige-Gordon (New College), Conservative politician
• 1940 – Peter Atkins (Lincoln), chemistry professor
• 1947 – Anwar Ibrahim (St Antony's), Malaysian politician
• 1963 – Andrew Sullivan (Magdalen), journalist
• 1974 – Rachel Simmons (Lincoln), American author
• 1976 – Sam Gyimah (Somerville), Conservative politician

Deaths

• 1897 – William Walsham How (Wadham), Bishop of Wakefield 1889–97
• 1915 – Henry Moseley (Trinity), physicist
• 1916 – Arthur Ridley (Christ Church), cricketer
• 1926 – John Humphreys Davies (Lincoln), principal of University College of Wales, Aberystwyth 1919–26
• 1948 – Montague Summers (Trinity), clergyman and author
• 1980 – Gareth Evans (University and Christ Church), philosopher
• 1989 – H. Montgomery Hyde (Magdalen), barrister and Ulster Unionist politician
• 2008 – David Young (Balliol and Wycliffe Hall), Bishop of Ripon 1977–99

Other events

• 1636 – Edward Pococke gives the inaugural lecture for the new position of Laudian Professor of Arabic.
• 1993 – Prime Minister John Major opens the Harris Building at Oriel College.