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

0654  St Eugene I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 10.   

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 August - 10.   

0843  Treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German & Charles the Bare divide France on this day in history.   

0955  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 on August - 10.   

0955  Battle at Lech: German king Otto I beats Hungarians on August - 10.   

0955  On this day in history 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  On August - 10 al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies   

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

1296  On this day in history john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg   

1304  On August - 10 -11] Battle at Zierik Sea: Dutch & French fleet beat Flemish fleet   

1316  On this day in history second Battle of Athenry   

1461  On this day in history alfonso ed Espina, bishop of Osma urges for an Inquistion in Spain   

1497  On August - 10 john Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia"   

1500  On August - 10 portuguese sea captain Diego Diaz is first European to sight Madagascar   

1511  On this day in history portugese troops occupy parts of Malakka   

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

1519  Magellan's 5 ship set sail to circumnavigate the Earth on August - 10.   

1519  On this day in history magellan's 5 ship set sail to circumnavigate Earth   

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer on this day in history.   

1557  On August - 10 battle at St Quentin: Lamoraal of Egmont & Philibert beat France   

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer on this day in history.   

1566  Iconoclasm begins on August - 10.   

1567  Girolamo Giacobbi, composer on August - 10.   

1585  English Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Neth on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer   

1589  Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 on this day in history.   

1622  County Maine appended on John Mason/Fernandino Gorges on August - 10.   

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

1628  On August - 10 wasa sinks at Stockholm, 50 killed   

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1267  On this day in history birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)   

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

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  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.   

0258  Death of Saint Lawrence, martyr on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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