Historical Events In August - 10

0070  "2nd Temple" of Jews is set aflame (approx) on August - 10.   

0258  Saint Lawrence, martyr on August - 10.   

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

0843  On this day in history treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German & 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 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 this day in history.   

0991  On August - 10 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  Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history second Battle of Athenry   

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

1497  On August - 10 john Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia"   

1500  On August - 10 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 August - 10.   

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 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  On this day in history hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

1566  On August - 10 iconoclasm begins   

1567  On August - 10 girolamo Giacobbi, composer   

1585  On this day in history english Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Neth   

1589  Pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer on August - 10.   

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

1622  County Maine appended on John Mason/Fernandino Gorges on this day in history.   

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

1628  On this day in history wasa sinks at Stockholm, 50 killed   

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1267  On August - 10 birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)   

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

1360  On this day in history birth of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)   

1397  On August - 10 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 August - 10.   

1520  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)   

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

1560  On August - 10 birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

0258  On this day in history death of saint Lawrence, martyr   

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

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

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

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

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