Historical Events In August - 10
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1628 Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on this day in history.
1652 Peterus I Scheemaeckers, Flemish sculptor (tomb stones) on this day in history.
1653 Sea battle at Heijde, English fleet beats Dutch on this day in history.
1653 Maarten Harpertsz Tromp, [Bestevaer], lt-adm, dies in battle at 55 on August - 10.
1654 On August - 10 bernard Nieuwentyt, Dutch physician/theologist
1655 Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50 on August - 10.
1657 On August - 10 cornelis Chastelein, Dutch colonial director
1664 On August - 10 austria/Turkey signs Peace of Vásvár
1675 On August - 10 king Charles II lays foundation stone of Royal Observatory, Greenwich
1678 On this day in history netherlands & France signs peace treaty in Nijmegen
1680 On August - 10 pueblo Indians rebel against Spaniards in Mexico
1680 In N Mex, Popé leads rebellion of Pueblo Indians against Spaniads on August - 10.
1699 Christoph Gottlieb Schroter, composer on August - 10.
1708 On this day in history john Stinstra, baptist vicar
1717 Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies on this day in history.
1720 On this day in history franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer
1730 On August - 10 sebastien de Brossard, composer, dies at 74
1740 On August - 10 samuel Arnold, composer
1743 Earliest recorded prize fighting rules formulated on this day in history.
1750 On this day in history daniel Gottlob Turk, composer
1759 Carlos III becomes king of Spain on August - 10.
1759 On August - 10 ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46
1762 On August - 10 santiago Ferrer, composer
1774 1st Surinam newspaper (1st Wednesday Suriname) begins publishing on this day in history.
1776 American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London on this day in history.
1782 The birth of Charles James Napier, British general on this day in history.
1782 On August - 10 charles Napier, London, soldier
1787 On August - 10 mozart completes his "Eine small Nachtmusik"
1790 On this day in history robert Gray's Columbia, completes first American around world voyage
1790 Robert Gray's Columbia, completes 1st American around world voyage on August - 10.
1792 On August - 10 mobs in Paris attack the palace of Louis XVI
1792 On this day in history mobs in Paris attack palace of Louis XVI
1793 On August - 10 heinrich August Neithardt, composer
1794 Leopold Zunz, German scientist (Synagogical Poetry) on August - 10.
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