Famous Personalities Born In April - 10

1389  On this day in history birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)   

1512  James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 10.   

1633  On this day in history birth of werner Fabricius, composer   

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1656  René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on April - 10.   

1695  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1737  Francois Giroust, composer was born on April - 10.   

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 April - 10.   

1778  William Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic was born on April - 10.   

1783  On April - 10 birth of hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10)   

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  On April - 10 birth of leonidas Polk, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1808  On April - 10 birth of auguste Franchomme, composer   

1823  Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on April - 10.   

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 April - 10 birth of david McMurtrie Gregg, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1833  On this day in history birth of james Edward Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

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

1847  On April - 10 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  On April - 10 birth of henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker   

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

1864  Tully Marshall, Nevada City CA was born on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history birth of jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944)   

1867  George William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.   

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0879  On April - 10 louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies   

0947  Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies on this day in history.   

0948  Death of King Hugh of Italy on April - 10.   

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on this day in history.   

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  On April - 10 death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer   

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