Events & Holidays In April - 10
Thursday, 08 January 2026
National Sibling Day (United States of America)
National Sibling Day (United States of America)
1389 On this day in history birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) 

1512 On this day in history 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 Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on this day in history. 

1633 On this day in history birth of werner Fabricius, composer 

1651 On this day in history birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) 

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 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 this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 
