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 August - 10.   

0955  On August - 10 conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle   

1002  On August - 10 al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies   

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

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  Death of Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history 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  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50 on August - 10.   

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

1759  Ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46 on August - 10.   

1784  Death of Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter and artist (b. 1713) on this day in history.   

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  On August - 10 salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52   

1839  On August - 10 death of john St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758)   

1841  On August - 10 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  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  Ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867 on this day in history.   

1875  On August - 10 karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66   

1886  On August - 10 eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85   

1896  Otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history george Vernon, cricketer (scored 11* & 3 in only England Test), dies   

1904  On this day in history pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French foreign minister (Dreyfus), dies   

1905  Death of Kinjikitile "Bokero" Ngwale, E African prophet/rebel leader, hanged on August - 10.   

1911  Carl Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 70 on August - 10.   

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1267  On this day in history birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)   

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 August - 10.   

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

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

1520  On August - 10 birth of madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)   

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

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