Historical Events In August - 10

0070  On this day in history "2nd Temple" of Jews is set aflame (approx)   

0258  On August - 10 saint Lawrence, martyr   

0610  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0654  On this day in history pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I   

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

0843  Treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German & Charles the Bare divide France on August - 10.   

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

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  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.   

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

1296  On August - 10 john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg   

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

1316  On August - 10 second Battle of Athenry   

1461  Alfonso ed Espina, bishop of Osma urges for an Inquistion in Spain on August - 10.   

1497  John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia" on August - 10.   

1500  Portuguese sea captain Diego Diaz is first European to sight Madagascar on August - 10.   

1511  On August - 10 portugese troops occupy parts of Malakka   

1512  On August - 10 battle at Brest: English fleet beats France   

1519  Magellan's 5 ship set sail to circumnavigate the Earth on this day in history.   

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

1556  On August - 10 philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer   

1557  On this day in history battle at St Quentin: Lamoraal of Egmont & Philibert beat France   

1560  On August - 10 hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

1566  Iconoclasm begins on this day in history.   

1567  On August - 10 girolamo Giacobbi, composer   

1585  English Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Neth on August - 10.   

1589  Pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer on August - 10.   

1589  Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 on August - 10.   

1622  On this day in history county Maine appended on John Mason/Fernandino Gorges   

1627  Cardinal Richelieu begins siege of La Rochelle on this day in history.   

1628  Wasa sinks at Stockholm, 50 killed on August - 10.   

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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 August - 10.   

1360  On August - 10 birth of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)   

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  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)   

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

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

0258  On August - 10 death of saint Lawrence, martyr   

0794  On August - 10 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  On this day in history al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies   

1250  Death of Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered on this day in history.   

1535  Death of Ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509) on August - 10.   

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