Historical Events In April - 10

1916  1st professional golf tournament held on April - 10.   

1917  Munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history pvt. John George Pattison (Cdn. 50th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France   

1917  On this day in history robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist (Nobel 1965)   

1919  Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos on April - 10.   

1919  On this day in history emiliano Zapata, Mexican leader, murdered at 39   

1920  Moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history chuck Connors, Bkln NY, actor (Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa)   

1923  Hitler demands "hatred & more hatred" in Berlin on April - 10.   

1923  Floyd M Simmons, actor/decathlete (Olympic-bronze-1948, 52) on April - 10.   

1924  Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play on this day in history.   

1924  On April - 10 kenneth Noland, American painter   

1925  On this day in history f Scott Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby"   

1925  On this day in history czarina re-christened Stalingrad (now Volgograd)   

1926  "Alvin" Junior Samples, Cummings Ga, country singer (Hee Haw) on April - 10.   

1927  Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American scientist, Nobel laureate on April - 10.   

1927  Ivo Bligh, cricketer (8th Earl of Darnley, 4 Tests 1882-83), dies on this day in history.   

1929  On April - 10 the birth of Max Von Sydow, Swedish born actor   

1929  Dusan Radic, composer on this day in history.   

1929  On April - 10 edmond Thieffry, Belgium, WW I pilot, dies at 36   

1930  On April - 10 synthetic rubber first produced   

1930  On April - 10 george Headley scores 223 v England at Kingston   

1930  Lord Morton, of Shauna, senator (College of Justice, Scotland) on April - 10.   

1931  On this day in history marcel van Maele, Belgian poet   

1932  On April - 10 paul von Hindenburg elected first German president (Hitler is 2nd)   

1932  The birth of Omar Sharif, Egyptian born actor on April - 10.   

1932  Paul von Hindenburg elected 1st German president (Hitler is 2nd) on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history adrian Henri, poet/president (Liverpool Academy of Arts)   

1932  Andre Baillon, Belgian/French author (& sabots), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1933  On April - 10 philip Corner, composer   

1934  On April - 10 stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1   

1935  Vaughan Williams' 4th Symphony premieres in London on this day in history.   

1936  On April - 10 200" mirror blank arrives in Pasadena   

1937  On this day in history algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77   

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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 this day in history.   

1569  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

1583  On April - 10 birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law   

1633  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on April - 10.   

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on April - 10.   

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

0879  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on this day in history.   

0947  On April - 10 hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies   

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  On this day in history frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61   

1545  Death of Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on April - 10.   

1585  Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies on April - 10.