Famous Birthdays 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 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  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1651  On this day in history 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 April - 10.   

1695  On this day in history birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian   

1704  Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1713  On April - 10 birth of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788)   

1737  Francois Giroust, composer was born on this day in history.   

1755  Samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy was born on April - 10.   

1762  On this day in history birth of giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834)   

1778  William Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1797  Claude Ambroise Seurat, Troyes France, (World's skinniest man) was born on this day in history.   

1806  Leonidas Polk, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

1808  Auguste Franchomme, composer was born on April - 10.   

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

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 April - 10.   

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  Forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 10.   

1857  Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker was born on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history birth of eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem)   

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.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 April - 10 gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies