Events on 10 August 55
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Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.
Year 991
Battle of Maldon: The English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex.
Year 1270
Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum.
Year 1316
The Second Battle of Athenry takes place near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.
Year 1512
The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent.
Year 1519
Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second-in-command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines.
Year 1557
Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551-59.
Year 1628
The Swedish warship Vasa sinks in the Stockholm harbour after only about 20 minutes of her maiden voyage.
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Birthdays on 10 August 242
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Deaths on 10 August 96
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