Page 2: Historical Events In August - 10

1628  Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on this day in history.   

1652  On August - 10 peterus I Scheemaeckers, Flemish sculptor (tomb stones)   

1653  Sea battle at Heijde, English fleet beats Dutch on August - 10.   

1653  On this day in history maarten Harpertsz Tromp, [Bestevaer], lt-adm, dies in battle at 55   

1654  On this day in history bernard Nieuwentyt, Dutch physician/theologist   

1655  On August - 10 louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50   

1657  Cornelis Chastelein, Dutch colonial director on this day in history.   

1664  Austria/Turkey signs Peace of Vásvár on August - 10.   

1675  King Charles II lays foundation stone of Royal Observatory, Greenwich on August - 10.   

1678  Netherlands & France signs peace treaty in Nijmegen on August - 10.   

1680  Pueblo Indians rebel against Spaniards in Mexico on this day in history.   

1680  On August - 10 in N Mex, Popé leads rebellion of Pueblo Indians against Spaniads   

1699  On August - 10 christoph Gottlieb Schroter, composer   

1708  John Stinstra, baptist vicar on this day in history.   

1717  On August - 10 nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies   

1720  On August - 10 franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer   

1730  On this day in history sebastien de Brossard, composer, dies at 74   

1740  Samuel Arnold, composer on August - 10.   

1743  Earliest recorded prize fighting rules formulated on this day in history.   

1750  On August - 10 daniel Gottlob Turk, composer   

1759  Carlos III becomes king of Spain on August - 10.   

1759  On August - 10 ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46   

1762  On August - 10 santiago Ferrer, composer   

1774  On August - 10 1st Surinam newspaper (1st Wednesday Suriname) begins publishing   

1776  American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London on this day in history.   

1782  The birth of Charles James Napier, British general on this day in history.   

1782  On August - 10 charles Napier, London, soldier   

1787  Mozart completes his "Eine small Nachtmusik" on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history robert Gray's Columbia, completes first American around world voyage   

1790  Robert Gray's Columbia, completes 1st American around world voyage on August - 10.   

1792  Mobs in Paris attack the palace of Louis XVI on August - 10.   

1792  On August - 10 mobs in Paris attack palace of Louis XVI   

1793  On August - 10 heinrich August Neithardt, composer   

1794  Leopold Zunz, German scientist (Synagogical Poetry) on this day in history.   

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1267  On August - 10 birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)   

1296  On this day in history 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 August - 10.   

1489  Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) was born on August - 10.   

1520  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)   

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

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

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  On this day in history conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle   

1002  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on August - 10.   

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

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 this day in history.