Page 5: Historical Events In April - 10

1916  On this day in history 1st professional golf tournament held   

1917  Munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers on April - 10.   

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  On this day in history moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90   

1921  On April - 10 chuck Connors, Bkln NY, actor (Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa)   

1923  On April - 10 hitler demands "hatred & more hatred" in Berlin   

1923  Floyd M Simmons, actor/decathlete (Olympic-bronze-1948, 52) on this day in history.   

1924  On April - 10 tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play   

1924  Kenneth Noland, American painter on April - 10.   

1925  F Scott Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby" on this day in history.   

1925  On April - 10 czarina re-christened Stalingrad (now Volgograd)   

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

1927  On April - 10 marshall Warren Nirenberg, American scientist, Nobel laureate   

1927  Ivo Bligh, cricketer (8th Earl of Darnley, 4 Tests 1882-83), dies on April - 10.   

1929  The birth of Max Von Sydow, Swedish born actor on April - 10.   

1929  On April - 10 dusan Radic, composer   

1929  Edmond Thieffry, Belgium, WW I pilot, dies at 36 on April - 10.   

1930  Synthetic rubber first produced on April - 10.   

1930  George Headley scores 223 v England at Kingston on this day in history.   

1930  Lord Morton, of Shauna, senator (College of Justice, Scotland) on this day in history.   

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

1932  Paul von Hindenburg elected first German president (Hitler is 2nd) on April - 10.   

1932  On this day in history the birth of Omar Sharif, Egyptian born actor   

1932  On this day in history paul von Hindenburg elected 1st German president (Hitler is 2nd)   

1932  Adrian Henri, poet/president (Liverpool Academy of Arts) on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history andre Baillon, Belgian/French author (& sabots), dies at 56   

1933  On this day in history philip Corner, composer   

1934  On this day in history stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1   

1935  On April - 10 vaughan Williams' 4th Symphony premieres in London   

1936  200" mirror blank arrives in Pasadena on April - 10.   

1937  On April - 10 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  On this day in history birth of emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon   

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on April - 10.   

1633  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on this day in history.   

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.   

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  Death of King Hugh of Italy on this day in history.   

1008  On April - 10 notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies   

1362  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on April - 10.   

1533  Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61 on April - 10.   

1545  Death of Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on this day in history.   

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