Famous Deaths Happened In August - 10

0258  On this day in history death of saint Lawrence, martyr   

0794  Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1535  On this day in history 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  Death of Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on August - 10.   

1637  On August - 10 death of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (b. 1582)   

1653  On this day in history maarten Harpertsz Tromp, [Bestevaer], lt-adm, dies in battle at 55   

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

1717  On August - 10 nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies   

1723  On August - 10 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  Death of Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter and artist (b. 1713) on this day in history.   

1802  Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist, dies at 77 on August - 10.   

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 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  On August - 10 death of john Wilson Croker, politician   

1859  Death of George Staunton, writer on this day in history.   

1861  Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on this day in history.   

1862  Death of Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829) on this day in history.   

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

1896  On August - 10 otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies   

1902  George Vernon, cricketer (scored 11* & 3 in only England Test), dies on August - 10.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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1267  On August - 10 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 this day in history.   

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

1489  On August - 10 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 August - 10.   

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

1560  On August - 10 birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer