Famous Birthdays In April - 10

1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on this day in history.  

1512  On April - 10 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  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  On April - 10 birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)  

1695  On April - 10 birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian  

1704  Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born on April - 10.  

1713  On April - 10 birth of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788)  

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  Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834) was born on April - 10.  

1778  William Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic was born on this day in history.  

1783  On this day in history birth of hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10)  

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

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 April - 10.  

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  On this day in history 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 April - 10.  

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

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 April - 10 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 this day in history 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  Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies on this day in history.  

0948  Death of King Hugh of Italy on April - 10.  

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

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

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

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

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