Famous Birthdays In January - 10

1840  On this day in history birth of louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925)   

1843  On this day in history birth of frank James, American outlaw (d. 1915)   

1850  On January - 10 birth of john Wellborn Root, American architect (d. 1891)   

1854  On January - 10 birth of peter Gast, composer   

1855  On this day in history birth of peter J Blok, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People)   

1858  Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929) was born on January - 10.   

1864  George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born on this day in history.   

1864  Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931) was born on January - 10.   

1865  Mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history birth of enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti, Austrian author (Jesse & Maria)   

1873  On this day in history birth of jack O'Neill, Irish-born baseball player (d. 1935)   

1873  George Orton, Canadian athlete (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

1876  Johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith was born on this day in history.   

1877  Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) was born on this day in history.   

1880  On January - 10 birth of eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Short Cause)   

1880  French van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp was born on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history birth of grock, [Adrien Wettach], Swiss clown/circus director   

1880  On January - 10 birth of manuel Azaña y Diaz, PM/pres of 2nd Spanish republic (1936-39)   

1882  Charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour) was born on January - 10.   

1883  On this day in history birth of aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj) [NS]   

1883  On this day in history birth of florence Reed, Phila, silent film actress (Dancing Girl)   

1883  Francis X Bushman, Norfolk VA, silent film actor (Ben Hur) was born on this day in history.   

1884  James Philip Dunn, composer was born on this day in history.   

1886  On January - 10 birth of jose Antonio de Donostia, composer   

1887  Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.   

1888  On January - 10 birth of emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks)   

1888  Grock, Switzerland, clown was born on this day in history.   

1890  Douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up) was born on January - 10.   

1890  On January - 10 birth of ernest Milton, SF CA, actor (Cat Girl, Fiddler's Three)   

1890  On this day in history birth of grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist (d. 1957)   

1891  On January - 10 birth of jos Speybrouck, Flemish painter   

1892  On January - 10 birth of dumas Malone, Miss, historian (Jefferson & His Time)   

1893  On this day in history birth of albert Jacka, Australian soldier, first Australian World War I Victoria Cross winner (d. 1932)   

1894  On this day in history birth of reginald Denham, London, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed)   

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0681  On this day in history agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies   

0866  Lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies on January - 10.   

0976  John I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1094  On January - 10 death of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029)   

1271  On January - 10 otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies   

1276  On January - 10 gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies   

1542  On January - 10 death of gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59   

1645  On January - 10 death of william Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71