Famous Personalities Born In May - 10
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1265 Emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317) was born on this day in history.
1536 On May - 10 birth of thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall
1604 Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.
1697 On this day in history birth of jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer
1705 On May - 10 birth of gallus Zeiler, composer
1724 Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank) was born on May - 10.
1727 On May - 10 birth of anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76)
1730 George Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on May - 10.
1741 Johann Michael Schmidt, composer was born on May - 10.
1746 On this day in history birth of gaspard Monge, French mathematician (d. 1818)
1754 Asmus Jakob Carstens, painter was born on May - 10.
1760 On this day in history birth of claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, soldier/author/composer (Marseillaise)
1760 J P Hebel, writer was born on May - 10.
1769 On May - 10 birth of jean Lannes, duc de Montebello, Marshal of France
1770 On May - 10 birth of louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal (defeated Prussians)
1775 Robert Gray, Sea Captain (d. 1806) was born on May - 10.
1776 On May - 10 birth of george Thomas Smart, composer
1780 Peter Lichtenthal, composer was born on this day in history.
1783 Niccola Benvenuti, composer was born on this day in history.
1788 Augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist was born on this day in history.
1788 On May - 10 birth of catherine Pavlovna of Russia, German queen (d. 1819)
1795 On this day in history birth of jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian
1800 On this day in history birth of nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer
1810 On this day in history birth of james Shields, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
1813 Montgomery Blair, Franklin County Ky, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford) was born on this day in history.
1822 On this day in history birth of august Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter
1823 On May - 10 birth of john Sherman, MC (Union), died in 1900
1824 On this day in history birth of charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
1825 Rudolf Viole, composer was born on this day in history.
1830 On this day in history birth of francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult)
1837 Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana) was born on this day in history.
1838 James, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman was born on May - 10.
1838 John Wilkes Booth, American stage actor and assassin (President Lincoln) was born on this day in history.
1840 Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian revolutionist (d. 1868) was born on this day in history.