Historical Events In August - 10

0070  "2nd Temple" of Jews is set aflame (approx) on this day in history.  

0258  Saint Lawrence, martyr on this day in history.  

0610  On this day in history in Islam, the traditional date of the Laylat al-Qadr, when Muhammad began to receive the Qur'an.  

0654  On this day in history st Eugene I begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0654  Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I on August - 10.  

0794  Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on August - 10.  

0843  On August - 10 treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German & Charles the Bare divide France  

0955  The Battle of the Lechfeld August 10 ends 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West Otto the Great of Saxony defeats the Magyars with an army recruited from all the duchies on this day in history.  

0955  Battle at Lech: German king Otto I beats Hungarians on this day in history.  

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

0991  Battle of Maldon: English, led by Bryhtnoth, confront a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon in Essex. The English are defeated and the story is immortalised in a well-known poem on August - 10.  

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

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

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

1304  On this day in history -11] Battle at Zierik Sea: Dutch & French fleet beat Flemish fleet  

1316  Second Battle of Athenry on this day in history.  

1461  On this day in history alfonso ed Espina, bishop of Osma urges for an Inquistion in Spain  

1497  On August - 10 john Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia"  

1500  On this day in history portuguese sea captain Diego Diaz is first European to sight Madagascar  

1511  Portugese troops occupy parts of Malakka on August - 10.  

1512  On this day in history battle at Brest: English fleet beats France  

1519  Magellan's 5 ship set sail to circumnavigate the Earth on August - 10.  

1519  Magellan's 5 ship set sail to circumnavigate Earth on August - 10.  

1556  On August - 10 philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer  

1557  On August - 10 battle at St Quentin: Lamoraal of Egmont & Philibert beat France  

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer on August - 10.  

1566  On August - 10 iconoclasm begins  

1567  Girolamo Giacobbi, composer on August - 10.  

1585  On this day in history english Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Neth  

1589  On August - 10 pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer  

1589  On this day in history maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49  

1622  On this day in history county Maine appended on John Mason/Fernandino Gorges  

1627  Cardinal Richelieu begins siege of La Rochelle on August - 10.  

1628  Wasa sinks at Stockholm, 50 killed 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 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer  

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

0794  On this day in history fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30  

0955  Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1002  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on August - 10.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1628  Death of Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on August - 10.