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 this day in history.   

0654  St Eugene I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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  Treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German & Charles the Bare divide France on this day in history.   

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

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

0991  On August - 10 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1316  On this day in history second Battle of Athenry   

1461  Alfonso ed Espina, bishop of Osma urges for an Inquistion in Spain on this day in history.   

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  Portugese troops occupy parts of Malakka on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer on this day in history.   

1566  Iconoclasm begins on August - 10.   

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 August - 10.   

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

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1267  King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) was born on this day in history.   

1296  John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg was born on August - 10.   

1360  Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) was born on this day in history.   

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

1489  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

0258  Death of Saint Lawrence, martyr on August - 10.   

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

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

1535  On August - 10 death of ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)   

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 this day in history.