Famous Deaths In August - 10

0258  Death of Saint Lawrence, martyr on this day in history.  

0794  On August - 10 fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30  

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  Death of Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 10.  

1535  Death of Ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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.  

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1655  On this day in history louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50  

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

1784  On this day in history 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  Johann Michael Haydn, composer, dies at 68 on August - 10.  

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 this day in history hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37  

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  On this day in history 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  Eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85 on August - 10.  

1896  On August - 10 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 this day in history.  

1911  Carl Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

1296  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)  

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

1520  Madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537) was born on this day in history.  

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on August - 10.  

1560  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer