Historical Events In April - 10
Monday, 19 April 2021
1848 Godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1849 On April - 10 safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (NYC) sold rights for $100
1849 Safety pin patented in the United States on this day in history.
1849 On April - 10 safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (NYC); sold rights for $100
1854 Jozef M T Orelio, baritone on April - 10.
1856 On this day in history the Theta Chi Fraternity is founded at Norwich University.
1857 On April - 10 henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker
1858 On this day in history the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonne bell for the Tower of London is cast in Stockton-on-Tees by Warner's of Cripplegate. This however cracked during testing and was recasted into the 13.76 tonne bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry and is still in use to date.
1862 On this day in history william Harvey Lamb Wallace, US lawyer/brig-general, dies at 40
1863 Rebel Gen Earl Van Dorn attacks at Franklin, Tenn on this day in history.
1863 Giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist, dies at 77 on April - 10.
1864 Austrian Archduke Maximilian becomes emperor of Mexico on this day in history.
1864 On this day in history eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem)
1865 On this day in history at Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen Order #9, his last
1866 American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) forms on this day in history.
1866 On April - 10 campobello New Brunswick Irish American Fenians attack Campobello Island from Eastport, Maine; persuaded to leave by British warships, US agents.
1868 Brits defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala on this day in history.
1868 On this day in history 1st performance of John Brahms' "Ein german Requiem"
1868 George Arliss, London England, actor (Devil, Green Goddess) on this day in history.
1869 On this day in history congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9
1871 William Hammond Hall's maps &surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted on April - 10.
1871 On April - 10 william Hammond Hall's maps & surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted
1872 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #120 Lachesis on this day in history.
1872 Arbor day first celebrated in Nebraska, later changed to Apr 22 on April - 10.
1872 1st National black convention meets in New Orleans on April - 10.
1874 On April - 10 the first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
1875 Regina Saskatchewan the Northwest Mounted Police ordered to build a post on the site of the city of Calgary on this day in history.
1877 On April - 10 federal troops withdrawn from Columbia SC
1877 1st human cannonball act performed in London on this day in history.
1877 On this day in history alfred Kubin, writer
1878 Calif St Cable Car RR Co starts service on April - 10.
1880 J Palisa discovers asteroid #216 Kleopatra on this day in history.
1882 Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco &Hawaii) on this day in history.
1882 On this day in history matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco & Hawaii)
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