Famous Birthdays In December - 10

1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on December - 10.   

1452  Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531) was born on December - 10.   

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on December - 10.   

1588  On this day in history birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)   

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on this day in history.   

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist was born on December - 10.   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on this day in history.   

1750  On December - 10 birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)   

1751  George Shaw, English botanist and zoologist (d. 1813) was born on this day in history.   

1764  On this day in history birth of louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer   

1765  [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot was born on December - 10.   

1787  Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf was born on December - 10.   

1794  On December - 10 birth of james Wolfe Ripley, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1870   

1804  Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician (d. 1851) was born on this day in history.   

1805  John E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church was born on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history birth of william Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist publisher (The Liberator)   

1805  Josef Skoda, Bohemian physician (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.   

1813  On December - 10 birth of errico Petrella, composer   

1813  On December - 10 birth of zachariah Chandler, US, merchant/politician (found Republican Party)   

1815  Ada Lovelace, English mathematician (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.   

1820  David Allen Russell, Army Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

1820  Princess Elizabeth of Clarence (d. 1821) was born on December - 10.   

1821  On December - 10 birth of nekrassow, writer   

1821  On this day in history birth of nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Russkije Zjenjshiny)   

1822  On December - 10 birth of thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878   

1822  On this day in history birth of césar Franck, Belgian composer and organist (d. 1890)   

1823  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Kuhe, composer   

1824  George MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie) was born on this day in history.   

1827  On December - 10 birth of eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and brewer (d. 1913)   

1830  Emily Dickinson, Amherst Mass, poet (Collected Poems) was born on this day in history.   

1831  Alexander Conze, German archaeologist was born on December - 10.   

1851  On this day in history birth of melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries   

1855  On this day in history birth of marios Varvoglis, Greek Composer (d. 1967)   

1868  Louis Victor Saar, composer was born on this day in history.   

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0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.   

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on December - 10.   

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1198  On this day in history death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)   

1490  On December - 10 antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

1508  On December - 10 death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)   

1524  On December - 10 death of henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death   

1572  On this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72