Famous Personalities Born In April - 10
Monday, 29 December 2025
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 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 On this day in history 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 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 Francois Giroust, composer was born on April - 10. 

1755 Samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy was born on this day in history. 

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 April - 10 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 this day in history birth of james Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836) 

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 Auguste Franchomme, composer was born on this day in history. 

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 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 April - 10. 

1833 On April - 10 birth of james Edward Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 

1837 On April - 10 birth of forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867) 

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 this day in history. 

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

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 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 On this day in history birth of george William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935) 

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