Famous Deaths 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 August - 10.  

0955  On this day in history conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle  

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  On August - 10 death of ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)  

1589  On this day in history death of maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49  

1628  On this day in history 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 this day in history louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50  

1717  Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies on this day in history.  

1723  On this day in history death of guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656)  

1730  On August - 10 sebastien de Brossard, composer, dies at 74  

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  On this day in history aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist, dies at 77  

1806  On August - 10 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 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  On this day in history death of john Wilson Croker, politician  

1859  Death of George Staunton, writer on August - 10.  

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

1862  Death of Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829) on August - 10.  

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

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  Otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies on August - 10.  

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

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1267  King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) was born on this day in history.  

1296  John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg was born on this day in history.  

1360  Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) was born on this day in history.  

1397  Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439) was born on August - 10.  

1489  Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on August - 10.