Historical Events In August - 10

1801  On August - 10 robert Woodward Barnwell, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882  

1802  Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1806  Johann Michael Haydn, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1808  On this day in history carl Friedrich Weitzmann, composer  

1809  On this day in history ecuador declares independence from Spain  

1809  On August - 10 ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day)  

1810  On August - 10 camilio Benso di Cavour, Turin Italy, PM  

1814  On August - 10 jacob Edvard Gille, composer  

1821  On August - 10 missouri admitted as 24th US state  

1821  Salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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1822  Antioch Syria, hit by Earthquake; about 20,000 die on August - 10.  

1823  Charles Keene, Hornsey, artist on August - 10.  

1827  On this day in history race riots in Cincinnati (1,000 blacks leave for Canada)  

1831  On August - 10 former slave Nat Turner led violent insurrection against slavery  

1831  Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery on this day in history.  

1833  On this day in history chicago incorporates as a village of about 200  

1835  Mob of whites & oxen pulled black school to a swamp out of Canaan NH on this day in history.  

1835  Gyula Beliczay, composer on August - 10.  

1836  On August - 10 jose Teodor Vilar, composer  

1840  The 'Star of the East' first known balloon to fly in Canada on this day in history.  

1841  On August - 10 hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37  

1843  Jakob F Fries, German philosopher, dies on August - 10.  

1845  On August - 10 kunanbajew, writer  

1846  Congress charters the "nation's attic," the Smithsonian Institution on August - 10.  

1846  Smithsonian Institution founded in the United States on this day in history.  

1846  On August - 10 congress charters "nation's attic," Smithsonian Institution  

1854  J Scott Lidgett, London, theologist on this day in history.  

1856  Hurricane washes away 300 in Louisiana on this day in history.  

1856  On August - 10 hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana  

1856  On August - 10 paul Geisler, composer  

1857  John Wilson Croker, politician on this day in history.  

1859  George Staunton, writer on this day in history.  

1861  Battle of Wilson's Creek MO (Springfield, Oak Hills)-Gen Lyon killed on this day in history.  

1861  Almroth Wright, Yorkshire England, bacteriologist on August - 10.  

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1267  King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) was born on August - 10.  

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  On this day in history birth of albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)  

1489  On August - 10 birth of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)  

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 this day in history.  

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  Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle on August - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

1628  On this day in history death of hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned