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 this day in history in Islam, the traditional date of the Laylat al-Qadr, when Muhammad began to receive the Qur'an.   

0654  On this day in history st Eugene I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0654  Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I on August - 10.   

0794  Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 10.   

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  Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 10.   

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

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

1316  Second Battle of Athenry on this day in history.   

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 this day in history portugese troops occupy parts of Malakka   

1512  On this day in history battle at Brest: English fleet beats France   

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

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

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

1557  Battle at St Quentin: Lamoraal of Egmont & Philibert beat France on August - 10.   

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer on August - 10.   

1566  Iconoclasm begins on August - 10.   

1567  On this day in history girolamo Giacobbi, composer   

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

1589  Pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer on August - 10.   

1589  On this day in history maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49   

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

1627  On this day in history cardinal Richelieu begins siege of La Rochelle   

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

1360  Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417) was born on August - 10.   

1397  Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439) was born on August - 10.   

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  On August - 10 birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

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

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

0955  On August - 10 conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle   

1002  On August - 10 al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies   

1250  Death of Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 10.   

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 August - 10.   

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