Historical Events In August - 10

0070  "2nd Temple" of Jews is set aflame (approx).   

0258  Saint Lawrence, martyr   

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

0654  In this year, St Eugene I starts his reign as Catholic Pope.   

0654  Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I.   

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

0843  Treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German and Charles the Bare divide France   

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.   

0955  Battle at Lech: German king Otto I beats Hungarians.   

0955  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   

1267  King james ii of aragon: King james ii of aragon (d. 1327)   

1296  John the blind: King of bohemia/count of luxembourg   

1360  Francesco zabarella: Italian jurist   

1397  Albert ii of germany: Holy roman emperor   

1489  Jacob sturm von sturmeck: German statesman and reformer   

1520  Madeleine de valois: Wife of james v of scotland   

1556  Philipp nicolai: Germany, theologist/poet/composer   

1560  Hieronymus praetorius: Composer   

0258  Saint lawrence: Martyr   

0794  Fastrada: 3rd wife of french king charles the great,   

0955  Conrad the red: Duke of lotharingen,   

1002  Al-mansur: Arabic general strategist/regent of cordoba,   

1250  Erik iv plovpenning: King of denmark, murdered   

1535  Ippolito de' medici: Ruler of florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)   

1589  Maarten schenck nideggen: Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49   

1628  Hans jonsson: Swedish fleet commander, drowned