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
William Howe
Charles Napier
Henri Nestlé
Edward L. Doheny
Hugo Eckener
Herbert HooverWeddings 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
Maarten Tromp
Thomas Elkins
Robert H. GoddardAugust in History
Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki
August 9, 1945
Did 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 AD
The Sinking of the Vasa
Swedish warship Vasa sinking in Stockholm harbor
August 10, 1628
Pony Express
San Francisco Pony Express to New York cover
August 10, 1861