Famous Deaths Happened 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  Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1002  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.   

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

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  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   

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

1717  Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies on August - 10.   

1723  Death of Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656) on August - 10.   

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  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 this day in history 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  Hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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

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

1859  On this day in history death of george Staunton, writer   

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  Ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867 on August - 10.   

1875  Karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 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  King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 10.   

1397  Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439) was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 10 birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer   

1560  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer