Famous Personalities Born 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  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on April - 10.   

1583  On this day in history birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law   

1633  On April - 10 birth of werner Fabricius, composer   

1651  On this day in history birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)   

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 this day in history birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian   

1704  On April - 10 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 this day in history birth of francois Giroust, composer   

1755  On April - 10 birth of samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy   

1762  On this day in history birth of giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834)   

1778  William Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic was born on April - 10.   

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

1794  Matthew Calbraith Perry, Commodore, opened Japan was born on this day in history.   

1796  James Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836) was born on April - 10.   

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  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  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  On April - 10 birth of charles Swinnerton Heap, composer   

1847  On April - 10 birth of joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World)   

1854  On April - 10 birth of jozef M T Orelio, baritone   

1857  On April - 10 birth of henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker   

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  On April - 10 louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies   

0947  On April - 10 hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies   

0948  On April - 10 death of king Hugh of Italy   

1008  On April - 10 notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies   

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  Death of Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on April - 10.   

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