Famous Deaths 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 August - 10.  

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

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 August - 10.  

1589  Death of Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 on August - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1730  Sebastien de Brossard, composer, dies at 74 on August - 10.  

1759  On August - 10 ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46  

1784  Death of Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter and artist (b. 1713) on August - 10.  

1802  Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist, dies at 77 on August - 10.  

1806  On August - 10 johann Michael Haydn, composer, dies at 68  

1821  Salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52 on August - 10.  

1839  Death of John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758) on this day in history.  

1841  On August - 10 hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37  

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

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

1859  Death of George Staunton, writer on this day in history.  

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  On August - 10 ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867  

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 August - 10 otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies  

1902  George Vernon, cricketer (scored 11* & 3 in only England Test), dies on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French foreign minister (Dreyfus), dies  

1905  On August - 10 death of kinjikitile "Bokero" Ngwale, E African prophet/rebel leader, hanged  

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  John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg was born on August - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

1489  On August - 10 birth of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)  

1520  On this day in history 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