Famous Birthdays In April - 10

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 this day in history.  

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  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 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 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 April - 10.  

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 April - 10.  

1794  Matthew Calbraith Perry, Commodore, opened Japan was born on April - 10.  

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

1797  Claude Ambroise Seurat, Troyes France, (World's skinniest man) was born on this day in history.  

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  On April - 10 birth of william Booth, founder (Salvation Army)  

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 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  On April - 10 birth of jozef M T Orelio, baritone  

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 this day in history.  

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

1867  On this day in history 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 April - 10 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 April - 10.  

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

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  On this day in history gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies