Famous Deaths In August - 10

0258  Death of Saint Lawrence, martyr on August - 10.  

0794  On August - 10 fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30  

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 this day in history.  

1535  Death of Ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509) on this day in history.  

1589  On August - 10 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  Maarten Harpertsz Tromp, [Bestevaer], lt-adm, dies in battle at 55 on August - 10.  

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1655  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

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

1730  On this day in history sebastien de Brossard, composer, dies at 74  

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

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 this day in history johann Michael Haydn, composer, dies at 68  

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  Hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37 on August - 10.  

1843  On August - 10 jakob F Fries, German philosopher, dies  

1857  On August - 10 death of john Wilson Croker, politician  

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

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 August - 10.  

1875  Karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66 on August - 10.  

1886  Eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85 on August - 10.  

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  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 August - 10.  

1296  On this day in history birth of john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg  

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 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  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer