Famous Deaths In August - 10

0258  Death of Saint Lawrence, martyr on August - 10.   

0794  On August - 10 fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30   

0955  On this day in history conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle   

1002  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.   

1250  On August - 10 death of erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered   

1535  On this day in history death of ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)   

1589  Death of Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 on August - 10.   

1628  Death of Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history death of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (b. 1582)   

1653  On August - 10 maarten Harpertsz Tromp, [Bestevaer], lt-adm, dies in battle at 55   

1655  On this day in history louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50   

1717  Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies on August - 10.   

1723  On August - 10 death of guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656)   

1730  On this day in history sebastien de Brossard, composer, dies at 74   

1759  On this day in history ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46   

1784  On this day in history death of allan Ramsay, Scottish painter and artist (b. 1713)   

1802  On August - 10 aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist, dies at 77   

1806  Johann Michael Haydn, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1821  Salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52 on August - 10.   

1839  On this day in history death of john St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758)   

1841  Hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37 on August - 10.   

1843  Jakob F Fries, German philosopher, dies on August - 10.   

1857  On this day in history death of john Wilson Croker, politician   

1859  Death of George Staunton, writer on this day in history.   

1861  Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on August - 10.   

1862  Death of Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829) on August - 10.   

1867  On August - 10 ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867   

1875  Karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66 on August - 10.   

1886  Eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85 on August - 10.   

1896  On this day in history otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies   

1902  On August - 10 george Vernon, cricketer (scored 11* & 3 in only England Test), dies   

1904  On August - 10 pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French foreign minister (Dreyfus), dies   

1905  On August - 10 death of kinjikitile "Bokero" Ngwale, E African prophet/rebel leader, hanged   

1911  Carl Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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1267  On this day in history birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)   

1296  John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg was born on August - 10.   

1360  Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) was born on this day in history.   

1397  Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439) was born on this day in history.   

1489  Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) was born on August - 10.   

1520  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)   

1556  On this day in history birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer   

1560  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer