Historical Events In August - 10

0070  "2nd Temple" of Jews is set aflame (approx) on August - 10.  

0258  Saint Lawrence, martyr on August - 10.  

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

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

0654  Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I on August - 10.  

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

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  Second Battle of Athenry on this day in history.  

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 August - 10 portuguese sea captain Diego Diaz is first European to sight Madagascar  

1511  On August - 10 portugese troops occupy parts of Malakka  

1512  Battle at Brest: English fleet beats France on this day in history.  

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 August - 10 philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer  

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

1560  On this day in history hieronymus Praetorius, composer  

1566  Iconoclasm begins on this day in history.  

1567  On August - 10 girolamo Giacobbi, composer  

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

1589  On August - 10 pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer  

1589  On August - 10 maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49  

1622  On this day in history county Maine appended on John Mason/Fernandino Gorges  

1627  On August - 10 cardinal Richelieu begins siege of La Rochelle  

1628  Wasa sinks at Stockholm, 50 killed on this day in history.  

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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  Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) was born on this day in history.  

1520  On August - 10 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  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on August - 10.  

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

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

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

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 August - 10.  

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.