Famous Birthdays In April - 10

1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on this day in history.  

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  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on April - 10.  

1651  On April - 10 birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)  

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 April - 10.  

1704  Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born on April - 10.  

1713  John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788) was born on April - 10.  

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1737  Francois Giroust, composer was born on this day in history.  

1755  On this day in history birth of samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy  

1762  Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.  

1778  William Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic was born on April - 10.  

1783  On this day in history birth of hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10)  

1794  Matthew Calbraith Perry, Commodore, opened Japan was born on this day in history.  

1796  On this day in history birth of james Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836)  

1797  On this day in history birth of claude Ambroise Seurat, Troyes France, (World's skinniest man)  

1806  On April - 10 birth of leonidas Polk, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

1808  On this day in history birth of auguste Franchomme, composer  

1823  Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on April - 10.  

1827  Lewis Wallace, Major General (Union volunteers)/author (Ben Hur) was born on April - 10.  

1829  On this day in history birth of william Booth, founder (Salvation Army)  

1833  On this day in history birth of david McMurtrie Gregg, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1833  On April - 10 birth of james Edward Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862  

1837  Forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867) was born on April - 10.  

1847  Charles Swinnerton Heap, composer was born on this day in history.  

1847  On April - 10 birth of joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World)  

1854  Jozef M T Orelio, baritone was born on this day in history.  

1857  Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker was born on April - 10.  

1864  Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem) was born on this day in history.  

1864  On April - 10 birth of tully Marshall, Nevada City CA  

1865  On April - 10 birth of jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944)  

1867  George William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

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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 April - 10.  

0948  On April - 10 death of king Hugh of Italy  

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

1362  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

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

1545  Death of Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on April - 10.  

1585  On April - 10 gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies