Historical Events In August - 10

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

0258  On August - 10 saint Lawrence, martyr   

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 August - 10 st Eugene I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0654  On August - 10 pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I   

0794  On August - 10 fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30   

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 August - 10.   

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

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

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

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

1296  John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg on this day in history.   

1304  On August - 10 -11] Battle at Zierik Sea: Dutch & French fleet beat Flemish fleet   

1316  On August - 10 second Battle of Athenry   

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

1497  John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia" on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1512  Battle at Brest: English fleet beats France on August - 10.   

1519  On August - 10 magellan's 5 ship set sail to circumnavigate the Earth   

1519  On August - 10 magellan's 5 ship set sail to circumnavigate Earth   

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history battle at St Quentin: Lamoraal of Egmont & Philibert beat France   

1560  On this day in history hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

1566  On this day in history iconoclasm begins   

1567  On August - 10 girolamo Giacobbi, composer   

1585  On August - 10 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  County Maine appended on John Mason/Fernandino Gorges on this day in history.   

1627  On this day in history cardinal Richelieu begins siege of La Rochelle   

1628  On this day in history wasa sinks at Stockholm, 50 killed   

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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  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 August - 10.   

1520  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)   

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

1560  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

0258  On August - 10 death of saint Lawrence, martyr   

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  Death of Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 10.   

1535  On this day in history 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