Famous Deaths In August - 10

0258  On August - 10 death of saint Lawrence, martyr  

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

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

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 this day in history death of ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)  

1589  Death of Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 on this day in history.  

1628  On this day in history death of hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned  

1637  On this day in history death of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (b. 1582)  

1653  Maarten Harpertsz Tromp, [Bestevaer], lt-adm, dies in battle at 55 on this day in history.  

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1655  On this day in history louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50  

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

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

1784  On this day in history death of allan Ramsay, Scottish painter and artist (b. 1713)  

1802  Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1806  Johann Michael Haydn, composer, dies at 68 on August - 10.  

1821  Salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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

1841  Hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37 on August - 10.  

1843  Jakob F Fries, German philosopher, dies on August - 10.  

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

1859  On August - 10 death of george Staunton, writer  

1861  On August - 10 nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43  

1862  Death of Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829) on this day in history.  

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

1896  Otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies on August - 10.  

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

1904  On August - 10 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 August - 10 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  On this day in history birth of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)  

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

1489  Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) was born on August - 10.  

1520  Madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537) was born on August - 10.  

1556  On this day in history birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer  

1560  On August - 10 birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer