Famous Deaths In August - 10

0258  On this day in history death of saint Lawrence, martyr  

0794  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on August - 10.  

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 August - 10.  

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1655  On August - 10 louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50  

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

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

1821  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  Carl Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 70 on August - 10.  

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1267  On this day in history birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)  

1296  John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg was born on August - 10.  

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  On this day in history 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  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on August - 10.