Famous Deaths Happened In August - 10

0258  Death of Saint Lawrence, martyr on this day in history.   

0794  Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

0955  Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle on August - 10.   

1002  On August - 10 al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies   

1250  On this day in history death of erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered   

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

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

1628  On August - 10 death of hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned   

1637  Death of Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (b. 1582) on August - 10.   

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

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

1717  Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46   

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

1839  Death of John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758) on August - 10.   

1841  On this day in history hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37   

1843  Jakob F Fries, German philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1857  Death of John Wilson Croker, politician on this day in history.   

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

1861  Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on August - 10.   

1862  Death of Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829) on August - 10.   

1867  Ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867 on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66   

1886  Eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies   

1902  On August - 10 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  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 this day in history.   

1296  On August - 10 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  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.