Historical Events In August - 10

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

0258  On August - 10 saint Lawrence, martyr  

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

0654  St Eugene I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 10.  

0654  On this day in history pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I  

0794  Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history battle at Lech: German king Otto I beats Hungarians  

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

0991  On this day in history 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.  

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

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

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 August - 10.  

1500  Portuguese sea captain Diego Diaz is first European to sight Madagascar on August - 10.  

1511  On August - 10 portugese troops occupy parts of Malakka  

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

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

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

1560  On this day in history hieronymus Praetorius, composer  

1566  On August - 10 iconoclasm begins  

1567  On this day in history girolamo Giacobbi, composer  

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

1589  On this day in history pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer  

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

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  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  Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 10.  

1556  On this day in history birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer  

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on August - 10.  

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

0794  Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on this day in history.  

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

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  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.