Famous Personalities Born 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  On April - 10 birth of werner Fabricius, composer   

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history birth of francois Giroust, composer   

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  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  On April - 10 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  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  On this day in history birth of thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1827  On this day in history birth of lewis Wallace, Major General (Union volunteers)/author (Ben Hur)   

1829  William Booth, founder (Salvation Army) was born on this day in history.   

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

1847  Charles Swinnerton Heap, composer was born on April - 10.   

1847  On April - 10 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  On April - 10 birth of henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker   

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

1864  On this day in history birth of tully Marshall, Nevada City CA   

1865  Jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

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

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on April - 10.   

1362  On this day in history machteld, countess of Holland, dies   

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

1545  On April - 10 death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer   

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