Famous Deaths In August - 10

0258  Death of Saint Lawrence, martyr on August - 10.   

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

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

1535  On August - 10 death of ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)   

1589  On August - 10 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  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.   

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

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

1723  On this day in history death of guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656)   

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 10 salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52   

1839  On this day in history death of john St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758)   

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  On this day in history death of john Wilson Croker, politician   

1859  On August - 10 death of george Staunton, writer   

1861  Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1886  Eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85 on August - 10.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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1267  On August - 10 birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)   

1296  On this day in history birth of john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg   

1360  On August - 10 birth of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)   

1397  On August - 10 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  On August - 10 birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer   

1560  On August - 10 birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer