Historical Events In August - 10

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

0258  On this day in history saint Lawrence, martyr  

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

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

0654  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  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 August - 10.  

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

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

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

1511  On this day in history portugese troops occupy parts of Malakka  

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

1519  On this day in history magellan's 5 ship set sail to circumnavigate the Earth  

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

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

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

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer on August - 10.  

1566  Iconoclasm begins on August - 10.  

1567  On August - 10 girolamo Giacobbi, composer  

1585  English Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Neth on August - 10.  

1589  On August - 10 pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer  

1589  Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 on August - 10.  

1622  County Maine appended on John Mason/Fernandino Gorges on August - 10.  

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

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 August - 10.  

1397  Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 10.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1250  On this day in history 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 August - 10.  

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