Historical Events In August - 10
Friday, 24 October 2025
0070 "2nd Temple" of Jews is set aflame (approx) on this day in history. 

0258 Saint Lawrence, martyr on this day in history. 

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 this day in history. 

0654 Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I on this day in history. 

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 On August - 10 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 On this day in history battle at Lech: German king Otto I beats Hungarians 

0955 Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle on this day in history. 

0991 On this day in history 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. 

1002 On this day in history al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies 

1250 On this day in history erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered 

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

1304 On this day in history -11] Battle at Zierik Sea: Dutch & French fleet beat Flemish fleet 

1316 Second Battle of Athenry on August - 10. 

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

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

1500 On this day in history 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 Magellan's 5 ship set sail to circumnavigate Earth on this day in history. 

1556 On this day in history philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer 

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

1560 Hieronymus Praetorius, composer on this day in history. 

1566 On this day in history iconoclasm begins 

1567 On August - 10 girolamo Giacobbi, composer 

1585 On August - 10 english Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Neth 

1589 Pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer on this day in history. 

1589 On August - 10 maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 

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

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

1628 Wasa sinks at Stockholm, 50 killed on this day in history. 

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