Famous Deaths Happened In August - 10
Monday, 22 December 2025
0258 Death of Saint Lawrence, martyr on this day in history. 

0794 Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on August - 10. 

0955 Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle on August - 10. 

1002 On this day in history al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies 

1250 On August - 10 death of erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered 

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 On this day in history 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 August - 10 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 this day in history. 

1759 On August - 10 ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46 

1784 On August - 10 death of allan Ramsay, Scottish painter and artist (b. 1713) 

1802 Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist, dies at 77 on this day in history. 

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 August - 10. 

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

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

1857 On August - 10 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 August - 10. 

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

1896 On this day in history otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies 

1902 George Vernon, cricketer (scored 11* & 3 in only England Test), dies on this day in history. 

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 August - 10. 

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

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