Famous Birthdays In April - 10

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)   

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0879  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on this day in history.   

0947  On this day in history hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies   

0948  On April - 10 death of king Hugh of Italy   

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on April - 10.   

1362  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1533  Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1545  On April - 10 death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer   

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