Famous Birthdays In April - 10
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1389 On April - 10 birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)
1512 James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on April - 10.
1569 Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on this day in history.
1583 On April - 10 birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law
1633 On this day in history birth of werner Fabricius, composer
1651 On this day in history birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)
1656 On this day in history birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)
1695 Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on April - 10.
1704 On this day in history birth of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)
1713 John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788) was born on April - 10.
1737 Francois Giroust, composer was born on this day in history.
1755 On April - 10 birth of samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy
1762 Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.
1778 William Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic was born on April - 10.
1783 Hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10) was born on this day in history.
1794 Matthew Calbraith Perry, Commodore, opened Japan was born on this day in history.
1796 On April - 10 birth of james Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836)
1797 On April - 10 birth of claude Ambroise Seurat, Troyes France, (World's skinniest man)
1806 On April - 10 birth of leonidas Polk, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864
1808 Auguste Franchomme, composer was born on April - 10.
1823 Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1827 On April - 10 birth of lewis Wallace, Major General (Union volunteers)/author (Ben Hur)
1829 William Booth, founder (Salvation Army) was born on April - 10.
1833 David McMurtrie Gregg, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1833 On April - 10 birth of james Edward Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
1837 Forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867) was born on April - 10.
1847 On this day in history birth of charles Swinnerton Heap, composer
1847 Joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World) was born on April - 10.
1854 Jozef M T Orelio, baritone was born on April - 10.
1857 Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker was born on April - 10.
1864 On this day in history birth of eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem)
1864 Tully Marshall, Nevada City CA was born on April - 10.
1865 On April - 10 birth of jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944)
1867 On this day in history birth of george William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935)