Famous Birthdays In April - 10

1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on April - 10.   

1512  On April - 10 birth of james V, king of Scotland (1513-42)   

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  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on April - 10.   

1656  On April - 10 birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)   

1695  On this day in history birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian   

1704  Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1713  On this day in history birth of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788)   

1737  On April - 10 birth of francois Giroust, composer   

1755  Samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy was born on this day in history.   

1762  On this day in history birth of giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834)   

1778  On April - 10 birth of william Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic   

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 April - 10.   

1796  James Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836) was born on April - 10.   

1797  Claude Ambroise Seurat, Troyes France, (World's skinniest man) was born on April - 10.   

1806  Leonidas Polk, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

1808  Auguste Franchomme, composer was born on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history birth of thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1827  Lewis Wallace, Major General (Union volunteers)/author (Ben Hur) was born on this day in history.   

1829  On April - 10 birth of william Booth, founder (Salvation Army)   

1833  David McMurtrie Gregg, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on April - 10.   

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 this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history birth of charles Swinnerton Heap, composer   

1847  On this day in history birth of joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World)   

1854  Jozef M T Orelio, baritone was born on April - 10.   

1857  Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker was born on April - 10.   

1864  Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem) was born on April - 10.   

1864  Tully Marshall, Nevada City CA was born on April - 10.   

1865  Jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944) was born on April - 10.   

1867  On this day in history birth of george William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935)   

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0879  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on April - 10.   

0947  On April - 10 hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies   

0948  On April - 10 death of king Hugh of Italy   

1008  On April - 10 notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies   

1362  On this day in history machteld, countess of Holland, dies   

1533  Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61 on April - 10.   

1545  Death of Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on April - 10.   

1585  On this day in history gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies