Famous Deaths In August - 10

0258  On August - 10 death of saint Lawrence, martyr   

0794  On this day in history 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 August - 10.   

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

1535  On August - 10 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1655  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

1759  Ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history johann Michael Haydn, composer, dies at 68   

1821  Salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

1841  On August - 10 hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37   

1843  On this day in history jakob F Fries, German philosopher, dies   

1857  Death of John Wilson Croker, politician on August - 10.   

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

1861  On August - 10 nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43   

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

1867  On this day in history ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867   

1875  Karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85   

1896  On August - 10 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 this day in history.   

1905  Death of Kinjikitile "Bokero" Ngwale, E African prophet/rebel leader, hanged on August - 10.   

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

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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 August - 10.   

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  Madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

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

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