Famous Personalities Born In April - 10
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
1389 Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on April - 10.
1512 James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on April - 10.
1569 On this day in history birth of emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon
1583 On this day in history birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law
1633 On this day in history birth of werner Fabricius, composer
1651 On April - 10 birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)
1656 René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.
1695 Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on this day in history.
1704 On April - 10 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 Samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy was born on this day in history.
1762 Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1796 James Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.
1797 On April - 10 birth of claude Ambroise Seurat, Troyes France, (World's skinniest man)
1806 Leonidas Polk, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.
1808 On April - 10 birth of auguste Franchomme, composer
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 On this day in history birth of david McMurtrie Gregg, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1833 James Edward Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on April - 10.
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 this day in history.
1854 Jozef M T Orelio, baritone was born on this day in history.
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 On April - 10 birth of tully Marshall, Nevada City CA
1865 On April - 10 birth of jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944)
1867 George William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935) was born on April - 10.