Famous Deaths Happened In August - 10

0258  On August - 10 death of saint Lawrence, martyr   

0794  Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

0955  On August - 10 conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle   

1002  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on August - 10.   

1250  Death of Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered on this day in history.   

1535  Death of Ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509) on August - 10.   

1589  Death of Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 on this day in history.   

1628  Death of Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on August - 10.   

1637  On August - 10 death of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (b. 1582)   

1653  Maarten Harpertsz Tromp, [Bestevaer], lt-adm, dies in battle at 55 on August - 10.   

1655  On August - 10 louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50   

1717  On this day in history nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies   

1723  On this day in history death of guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656)   

1730  Sebastien de Brossard, composer, dies at 74 on August - 10.   

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

1784  Death of Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter and artist (b. 1713) on this day in history.   

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

1806  On August - 10 johann Michael Haydn, composer, dies at 68   

1821  On August - 10 salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52   

1839  Death of John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758) on this day in history.   

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

1843  On August - 10 jakob F Fries, German philosopher, dies   

1857  Death of John Wilson Croker, politician on this day in history.   

1859  Death of George Staunton, writer on August - 10.   

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

1862  On August - 10 death of shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829)   

1867  Ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867 on August - 10.   

1875  On this day in history karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66   

1886  Eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1896  Otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies on August - 10.   

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

1904  Pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French foreign minister (Dreyfus), dies on this day in history.   

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

1911  On this day in history carl Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 70   

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1267  On August - 10 birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)   

1296  John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 10.   

1489  On this day in history birth of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)   

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

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.