Famous Deaths Happened In August - 10

0258  Saint lawrence: Martyr   

0794  Fastrada: 3rd wife of french king charles the great,   

0955  Conrad the red: Duke of lotharingen,   

1002  Al-mansur: Arabic general strategist/regent of cordoba,   

1250  Erik iv plovpenning: King of denmark, murdered   

1535  Ippolito de' medici: Ruler of florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)   

1589  Maarten schenck nideggen: Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49   

1628  Hans jonsson: Swedish fleet commander, drowned   

1637  Johann gerhard: German lutheran leader (b. 1582)   

1653  Maarten harpertsz tromp: [bestevaer], lt-adm,   

1655  Louis de vadder: Flemish painter,   

1717  Nicolaas witsen: Etcher/mayor (amsterdam),   

1723  Guillaume dubois: French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656)   

1730  Sebastien de brossard: Composer,   

1759  Ferdinand vi: The wise, king of spain,   

1784  Allan ramsay: Scottish painter and artist (b. 1713)   

1802  Aepinus: [franz ut hoch], german physician/physicist,   

1806  Johann michael haydn: Composer,   

1821  Salvatore vigano: Composer,   

1839  John st aubyn: British fossil collector (b. 1758)   

1841  Hippolyte monpou: Composer,   

1843  Jakob f fries: German philosopher,   

1857  John wilson croker: Politician   

1859  George staunton: Writer   

1861  Nathaniel lyon: Us union brig-gen,   

1862  Shusaku honinbo: Japanese go player (b. 1829)   

1867  Ira aldridge: Famed shakespearean actor (othello, shylock),   

1875  Karl (theodor) andree: German journalist (globus),   

1886  Eduard grell: Composer,   

1896  Otto lilienthal: German aircraft pioneer,   

1902  George vernon: Cricketer (scored 11* & 3 in only england test),   

1904  Pierre m waldeck-rousseau: French foreign minister (dreyfus),   

1905  Kinjikitile "bokero" ngwale: E african prophet/rebel leader, hanged   

1911  Carl christian lumbye: Composer,   

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1267  King james ii of aragon: King james ii of aragon (d. 1327)   

1296  John the blind: King of bohemia/count of luxembourg   

1360  Francesco zabarella: Italian jurist   

1397  Albert ii of germany: Holy roman emperor   

1489  Jacob sturm von sturmeck: German statesman and reformer   

1520  Madeleine de valois: Wife of james v of scotland   

1556  Philipp nicolai: Germany, theologist/poet/composer   

1560  Hieronymus praetorius: Composer