Historical Events In August - 10

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

0258  Saint Lawrence, martyr on August - 10.   

0610  In Islam, the traditional date of the Laylat al-Qadr, when Muhammad began to receive the Qur'an on August - 10.   

0654  On August - 10 st Eugene I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0654  Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I on this day in history.   

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

0843  Treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German & Charles the Bare divide France on August - 10.   

0955  On August - 10 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   

0955  On August - 10 battle at Lech: German king Otto I beats Hungarians   

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 this day in history.   

1002  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.   

1250  Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 10.   

1296  On August - 10 john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg   

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

1316  On August - 10 second Battle of Athenry   

1461  On August - 10 alfonso ed Espina, bishop of Osma urges for an Inquistion in Spain   

1497  On this day in history john Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia"   

1500  Portuguese sea captain Diego Diaz is first European to sight Madagascar on this day in history.   

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

1512  On August - 10 battle at Brest: English fleet beats France   

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

1519  Magellan's 5 ship set sail to circumnavigate Earth on this day in history.   

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer on August - 10.   

1557  Battle at St Quentin: Lamoraal of Egmont & Philibert beat France on August - 10.   

1560  On August - 10 hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

1566  On this day in history iconoclasm begins   

1567  Girolamo Giacobbi, composer on this day in history.   

1585  On August - 10 english Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Neth   

1589  Pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer on this day in history.   

1589  Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 on this day in history.   

1622  County Maine appended on John Mason/Fernandino Gorges on this day in history.   

1627  Cardinal Richelieu begins siege of La Rochelle on this day in history.   

1628  On August - 10 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0794  On August - 10 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 this day in history.   

1250  Death of Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered on this day in history.   

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.