Famous Personalities Born In April - 10
Thursday, 12 February 2026
1389 Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on this day in history. 

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

1569 On April - 10 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 Werner Fabricius, composer was born on this day in history. 

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 April - 10. 

1704 On April - 10 birth of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) 

1713 On this day in history birth of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788) 

1737 On April - 10 birth of francois Giroust, composer 

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

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

1778 On April - 10 birth of william Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic 

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 James Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836) was born on this day in history. 

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 On this day in history birth of auguste Franchomme, composer 

1823 On this day in history birth of thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brig General (Confederate Army) 

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

1829 William Booth, founder (Salvation Army) was born on April - 10. 

1833 David McMurtrie Gregg, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history. 

1833 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of charles Swinnerton Heap, composer 

1847 On this day in history birth of joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World) 

1854 On this day in history birth of jozef M T Orelio, baritone 

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

1864 On April - 10 birth of eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem) 

1864 Tully Marshall, Nevada City CA was born on this day in history. 

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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