Famous Birthdays In April - 10

1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on April - 10.  

1512  On this day in history birth of james V, king of Scotland (1513-42)  

1569  On April - 10 birth of emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon  

1583  On this day in history birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law  

1633  On April - 10 birth of werner Fabricius, composer  

1651  On April - 10 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  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on this day in history.  

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

1713  John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788) was born on this day in history.  

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1737  Francois Giroust, composer was born on April - 10.  

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

1783  Hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10) was born on April - 10.  

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 April - 10.  

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

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

1827  Lewis Wallace, Major General (Union volunteers)/author (Ben Hur) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1833  James Edward Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.  

1837  Forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867) was born on this day in history.  

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

1847  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker  

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

1864  Tully Marshall, Nevada City CA was born on April - 10.  

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

1867  George William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935) was born on April - 10.  

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

0947  On April - 10 hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies  

0948  On April - 10 death of king Hugh of Italy  

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on this day in history.  

1362  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on April - 10.  

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

1545  On this day in history death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer  

1585  Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.