Famous Personalities Born In December - 10
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
1394 King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.
1452 On this day in history birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)
1538 On December - 10 birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)
1588 On December - 10 birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)
1679 Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on December - 10.
1691 On December - 10 birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist
1741 Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on this day in history.
1750 Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on December - 10.
1751 On this day in history birth of george Shaw, English botanist and zoologist (d. 1813)
1764 On December - 10 birth of louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer
1765 On December - 10 birth of [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot
1787 On this day in history birth of thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf
1794 James Wolfe Ripley, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1870 was born on this day in history.
1804 On December - 10 birth of carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician (d. 1851)
1805 On this day in history birth of john E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church
1805 William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist publisher (The Liberator) was born on December - 10.
1805 On December - 10 birth of josef Skoda, Bohemian physician (d. 1881)
1813 On December - 10 birth of errico Petrella, composer
1813 Zachariah Chandler, US, merchant/politician (found Republican Party) was born on December - 10.
1815 On December - 10 birth of ada Lovelace, English mathematician (d. 1852)
1820 On December - 10 birth of david Allen Russell, Army Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1864
1820 On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of Clarence (d. 1821)
1821 On this day in history birth of nekrassow, writer
1821 On this day in history birth of nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Russkije Zjenjshiny)
1822 On December - 10 birth of thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878
1822 On this day in history birth of césar Franck, Belgian composer and organist (d. 1890)
1823 Wilhelm Kuhe, composer was born on December - 10.
1824 George MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie) was born on this day in history.
1827 Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and brewer (d. 1913) was born on December - 10.
1830 Emily Dickinson, Amherst Mass, poet (Collected Poems) was born on December - 10.
1831 On December - 10 birth of alexander Conze, German archaeologist
1851 On December - 10 birth of melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries
1855 Marios Varvoglis, Greek Composer (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.
1868 Louis Victor Saar, composer was born on this day in history.