Famous Birthdays In April - 10

1389  On April - 10 birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)  

1512  James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on this day in history.  

1569  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of werner Fabricius, composer  

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.  

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

1704  On this day in history birth of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)  

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

1737  On April - 10 birth of francois Giroust, composer  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1797  Claude Ambroise Seurat, Troyes France, (World's skinniest man) was born on April - 10.  

1806  Leonidas Polk, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

1808  On April - 10 birth of auguste Franchomme, composer  

1823  Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on April - 10.  

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  On this day in history birth of david McMurtrie Gregg, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1833  On April - 10 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  Joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World) was born on April - 10.  

1854  Jozef M T Orelio, baritone was born on this day in history.  

1857  Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker was born on this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history 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 April - 10 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 this day in history.  

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  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

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

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.