Historical Events In August - 10

1801  Robert Woodward Barnwell, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882 on August - 10.  

1802  On August - 10 aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist, dies at 77  

1806  On this day in history johann Michael Haydn, composer, dies at 68  

1808  Carl Friedrich Weitzmann, composer on August - 10.  

1809  On this day in history ecuador declares independence from Spain  

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

1810  Camilio Benso di Cavour, Turin Italy, PM on this day in history.  

1814  On this day in history jacob Edvard Gille, composer  

1821  Missouri admitted as 24th US state on this day in history.  

1821  On this day in history salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52  

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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 August - 10 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  Chicago incorporates as a village of about 200 on August - 10.  

1835  On August - 10 mob of whites & oxen pulled black school to a swamp out of Canaan NH  

1835  On August - 10 gyula Beliczay, composer  

1836  Jose Teodor Vilar, composer on August - 10.  

1840  The 'Star of the East' first known balloon to fly in Canada on August - 10.  

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

1843  Jakob F Fries, German philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

1845  On this day in history kunanbajew, writer  

1846  Congress charters the "nation's attic," the Smithsonian Institution on this day in history.  

1846  Smithsonian Institution founded in the United States on August - 10.  

1846  On this day in history congress charters "nation's attic," Smithsonian Institution  

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

1856  On August - 10 hurricane washes away 300 in Louisiana  

1856  Hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana on August - 10.  

1856  On this day in history paul Geisler, composer  

1857  On August - 10 john Wilson Croker, politician  

1859  On August - 10 george Staunton, writer  

1861  Battle of Wilson's Creek MO (Springfield, Oak Hills)-Gen Lyon killed on August - 10.  

1861  Almroth Wright, Yorkshire England, bacteriologist on this day in history.  

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1267  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1397  On this day in history birth of albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)  

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 this day in history.  

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

0794  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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.