Famous Birthdays In April - 10

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

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

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  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 this day in history birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)  

1695  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on this day in history.  

1704  Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.  

1713  On this day in history birth of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788)  

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1737  Francois Giroust, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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 April - 10 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  On April - 10 birth of leonidas Polk, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

1808  Auguste Franchomme, composer was born on April - 10.  

1823  On this day in history birth of thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1827  On April - 10 birth of lewis Wallace, Major General (Union volunteers)/author (Ben Hur)  

1829  William Booth, founder (Salvation Army) was born on April - 10.  

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  On April - 10 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 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  Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem) was born on this day in history.  

1864  On April - 10 birth of tully Marshall, Nevada City CA  

1865  On April - 10 birth of jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944)  

1867  George William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

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0879  On April - 10 louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies  

0947  On this day in history hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies  

0948  Death of King Hugh of Italy on this day in history.  

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

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

1533  On April - 10 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.