Famous Deaths Happened In August - 10

0258  On August - 10 death of saint Lawrence, martyr   

0794  On this day in history fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30   

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 August - 10.   

1628  Death of Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned on August - 10.   

1637  On August - 10 death of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (b. 1582)   

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

1655  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1717  Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies on this day in history.   

1723  On August - 10 death of guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656)   

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

1759  Ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1784  On August - 10 death of allan Ramsay, Scottish painter and artist (b. 1713)   

1802  Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist, dies at 77 on August - 10.   

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

1821  On August - 10 salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52   

1839  Death of John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758) on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37   

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

1857  On this day in history death of john Wilson Croker, politician   

1859  Death of George Staunton, writer on August - 10.   

1861  On this day in history nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43   

1862  On this day in history death of shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829)   

1867  Ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867 on this day in history.   

1875  On August - 10 karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66   

1886  On August - 10 eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85   

1896  Otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

1902  On August - 10 george Vernon, cricketer (scored 11* & 3 in only England Test), dies   

1904  On August - 10 pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French foreign minister (Dreyfus), dies   

1905  On August - 10 death of kinjikitile "Bokero" Ngwale, E African prophet/rebel leader, hanged   

1911  Carl Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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1267  King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 10.   

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 this day in history.   

1520  Madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on August - 10.   

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