Historical Events In April - 10

1882  On this day in history simon F H J Berkelbach Van der Sprenkel, theologist (Fear & Religion)  

1884  US Senate accepts Belgian administration of Congo on April - 10.  

1885  John H Scholten, theologist (Free Want), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1886  On this day in history val Paul  

1887  On this day in history president Abraham Lincoln's re-buried with his wife in Springfield Il  

1887  Bernardo A Houssay, Argentine physiologist (Nobel 1947) on this day in history.  

1891  On April - 10 tim McCoy, Saginaw MI  

1892  On April - 10 egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist (Rassenkunde)  

1894  Ben Nicholson, English painter/sculptor (Circle) on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens  

1896  Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50) on April - 10.  

1896  Edith Day, Minneapolis MN on this day in history.  

1900  On this day in history capetown South Africa Samuel Benfield Steele 1849-1919 arrives in South Africa commanding Lord Strathcona's Horse.  

1900  On this day in history jean Duvieusart, premier (Belgium 1950)  

1903  Clare Boothe Luce, US ambassador (to Vatican) on April - 10.  

1905  On April - 10 jan H van Roijen, diplomat/Netherland foreign minister  

1906  On April - 10 fud Livingston, composer  

1907  On this day in history pete Desjardins, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1928)  

1908  Aidan Crawley, CEO (London Weekend TV) on April - 10.  

1909  Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1910  Abu-Bakr Khairat, composer on this day in history.  

1911  On April - 10 maurice Schumann, French statesman/writer (La Voix du couvre-feu)  

1911  Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer, dies at 35 on April - 10.  

1912  On April - 10 j Palisa discovers asteroid #730 Athanasia  

1912  On April - 10 rMS Titanic sets sail for its first &last voyage  

1912  Southampton England White Star liner Titanic leaves Southamption at noon for Cherbourg France on this day in history.  

1912  The liner 'Titanic' leaves Southampton on its first (and only) voyage on April - 10.  

1912  RMS Titanic sets sail for its 1st & last voyage on this day in history.  

1912  On this day in history clarke Hinkle, NFL fullback (Green Bay Packers)  

1913  Pres Woodrow Wilson throws out 1st ball, Senators beat Yankees 2-1 on April - 10.  

1913  On April - 10 stefan Heym, German/US author (Crusaders, Family Benda)  

1914  E A V "Foffie" Williams, cricketer (WI all-rounder 1939-48) on this day in history.  

1915  Harry Morgan, Detroit Mich, actor (December Bride, M*A*S*H, Dragnet) on this day in history.  

1916  On April - 10 the first professional golf tournament held  

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1389  On April - 10 birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)  

1512  On April - 10 birth of james V, king of Scotland (1513-42)  

1569  On this day in history birth of emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon  

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

1633  On April - 10 birth of werner Fabricius, composer  

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

1656  On this day in history birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)  

1695  On April - 10 birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian  

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

0947  Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies on this day in history.  

0948  On this day in history death of king Hugh of Italy  

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on April - 10.  

1362  On April - 10 machteld, countess of Holland, dies  

1533  Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

1585  On this day in history gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies