Famous Birthdays In April - 10

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

1512  James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on April - 10.  

1569  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on April - 10.  

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on April - 10.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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 April - 10 birth of samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy  

1762  On April - 10 birth of giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834)  

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

1783  Hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10) was born on this day in history.  

1794  On this day in history birth of matthew Calbraith Perry, Commodore, opened Japan  

1796  James Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836) was born on April - 10.  

1797  On April - 10 birth of claude Ambroise Seurat, Troyes France, (World's skinniest man)  

1806  Leonidas Polk, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

1808  Auguste Franchomme, composer was born on April - 10.  

1823  Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1827  On April - 10 birth of lewis Wallace, Major General (Union volunteers)/author (Ben Hur)  

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  James Edward Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.  

1837  On this day in history birth of forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867)  

1847  On April - 10 birth of charles Swinnerton Heap, composer  

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  On April - 10 birth of henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker  

1864  Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem) was born on April - 10.  

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

1865  On this day in history birth of jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944)  

1867  On April - 10 birth of george William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935)  

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0879  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on April - 10.  

0947  On this day in history hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies  

0948  Death of King Hugh of Italy on this day in history.  

1008  On this day in history notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies  

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

1533  On April - 10 frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61  

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

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