Famous Deaths Happened In August - 10

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

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

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  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 August - 10.   

1628  On August - 10 death of hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned   

1637  Death of Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (b. 1582) on this day in history.   

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

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

1730  Sebastien de Brossard, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1759  Ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46 on August - 10.   

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

1802  On this day in history 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  On August - 10 hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37   

1843  Jakob F Fries, German philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

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

1859  On this day in history death of george Staunton, writer   

1861  Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on this day in history.   

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

1867  Ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867 on this day in history.   

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  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  Pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French foreign minister (Dreyfus), dies on August - 10.   

1905  Death of Kinjikitile "Bokero" Ngwale, E African prophet/rebel leader, hanged on this day in history.   

1911  Carl Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 70 on August - 10.   

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1267  King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) was born on August - 10.   

1296  On August - 10 birth of john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg   

1360  On this day in history birth of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)   

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 this day in history.   

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  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on August - 10.