Historical Events In August - 10
Thursday, 28 March 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 August - 10.
1653 On this day in history maarten Harpertsz Tromp, [Bestevaer], lt-adm, dies in battle at 55
1654 Bernard Nieuwentyt, Dutch physician/theologist on this day in history.
1655 Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50 on August - 10.
1657 Cornelis Chastelein, Dutch colonial director on this day in history.
1664 On August - 10 austria/Turkey signs Peace of Vásvár
1675 On this day in history king Charles II lays foundation stone of Royal Observatory, Greenwich
1678 Netherlands & France signs peace treaty in Nijmegen on this day in history.
1680 Pueblo Indians rebel against Spaniards in Mexico on this day in history.
1680 On August - 10 in N Mex, Popé leads rebellion of Pueblo Indians against Spaniads
1699 On this day in history christoph Gottlieb Schroter, composer
1708 On August - 10 john Stinstra, baptist vicar
1717 Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies on August - 10.
1720 On August - 10 franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer
1730 On August - 10 sebastien de Brossard, composer, dies at 74
1740 Samuel Arnold, composer on this day in history.
1743 Earliest recorded prize fighting rules formulated on this day in history.
1750 On this day in history daniel Gottlob Turk, composer
1759 On August - 10 carlos III becomes king of Spain
1759 Ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46 on this day in history.
1762 Santiago Ferrer, composer on August - 10.
1774 On August - 10 1st Surinam newspaper (1st Wednesday Suriname) begins publishing
1776 American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London on August - 10.
1782 The birth of Charles James Napier, British general on August - 10.
1782 Charles Napier, London, soldier on August - 10.
1787 On this day in history mozart completes his "Eine small Nachtmusik"
1790 On August - 10 robert Gray's Columbia, completes first American around world voyage
1790 Robert Gray's Columbia, completes 1st American around world voyage on this day in history.
1792 Mobs in Paris attack the palace of Louis XVI on August - 10.
1792 Mobs in Paris attack palace of Louis XVI on this day in history.
1793 Heinrich August Neithardt, composer on August - 10.
1794 Leopold Zunz, German scientist (Synagogical Poetry) on August - 10.
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