On This Day in History for August 10
Events in History
- 612 BC Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire. Destruction of Nineveh.
- 70 Second Temple in Jerusalem set on fire by Roman army under Titus during the capture of the city (approx)
- 610 In Islam, the traditional date of the Laylat al-Qadr, when Muhammad began to receive the Qur'an
- 654 Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I
- 843 Treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German & Charles the Bald divide France
- 955 Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, King of the Germans defeats the Hungarian, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of Western Europe.
- 991 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.
- 1304 -11] Battle at Zierik Sea: Dutch & French fleet beat Flemish fleet
- More Events in History
Weddings in History
- 1848 Inventor Samuel Morse (57) weds Sarah Elizabeth Griswold in Utica, New York
- 1912 British literary figure (author of "To the Lighthouse") Virginia Woolf [nee Stephen] (30) weds political theorist Leonard Woolf (31)
- 1946 Author and founder of the Scientology cult L. Ron Hubbard (35) weds Sara Northrup Hollister
More Weddings & Divorces in History
August in History
Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki
August 9, 1945Did a Snake Kill Cleopatra?
Cleopatra, the legendary Queen of Egypt, is said to have died on this day, famously submitting to the bite of a poisonous snake. The story might even be true. . .
August 10, 30 ADThe Sinking of the Vasa
Swedish warship Vasa sinking in Stockholm harbor
August 10, 1628Pony Express
San Francisco Pony Express to New York cover
August 10, 1861