Famous Birthdays 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  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on this day in history.  

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on April - 10.  

1633  On this day in history birth of werner Fabricius, composer  

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

1656  René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 April - 10.  

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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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834)  

1778  On April - 10 birth of william Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic  

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  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 April - 10.  

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 April - 10.  

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  David McMurtrie Gregg, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history birth of jozef M T Orelio, baritone  

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

1864  On April - 10 birth of eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem)  

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

1865  Jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944) was born on April - 10.  

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  Death of King Hugh of Italy on April - 10.  

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

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

1533  Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61 on April - 10.  

1545  On this day in history death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer  

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