Famous Birthdays In April - 10

1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on this day in history.   

1512  On this day in history birth of james V, king of Scotland (1513-42)   

1569  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on April - 10.   

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on this day in history.   

1633  On April - 10 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  On this day in history birth of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788)   

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 April - 10.   

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  On this day in history birth of matthew Calbraith Perry, Commodore, opened Japan   

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

1797  On April - 10 birth of claude Ambroise Seurat, Troyes France, (World's skinniest man)   

1806  On this day in history birth of leonidas Polk, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

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

1823  Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

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

1829  William Booth, founder (Salvation Army) was born on this day in history.   

1833  David McMurtrie Gregg, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1833  James Edward Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on April - 10.   

1837  On this day in history birth of forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867)   

1847  Charles Swinnerton Heap, composer was born on this day in history.   

1847  On April - 10 birth of joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World)   

1854  On this day in history birth of jozef M T Orelio, baritone   

1857  On April - 10 birth of henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker   

1864  On April - 10 birth of eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem)   

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 April - 10 birth of george William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935)   

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0879  On this day in history louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies   

0947  Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies on April - 10.   

0948  On this day in history death of king Hugh of Italy   

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

1362  On April - 10 machteld, countess of Holland, dies   

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

1545  Death of Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on this day in history.   

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