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

1002  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on August - 10.  

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  Death of Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (b. 1582) on this day in history.  

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

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1655  On August - 10 louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50  

1717  On this day in history nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies  

1723  Death of Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656) on this day in history.  

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

1759  Ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1784  Death of Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter and artist (b. 1713) on August - 10.  

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 this day in history salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52  

1839  On this day in history death of john St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758)  

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

1843  On this day in history 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 August - 10 nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43  

1862  On this day in history death of shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829)  

1867  On August - 10 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  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 this day in history.  

1904  On August - 10 pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French foreign minister (Dreyfus), dies  

1905  On this day in history death of kinjikitile "Bokero" Ngwale, E African prophet/rebel leader, hanged  

1911  On August - 10 carl Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 70  

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1267  King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) was born on August - 10.  

1296  On August - 10 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  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 August - 10.  

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.