Famous Birthdays In December - 10

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  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)  

1750  On December - 10 birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)  

1751  On December - 10 birth of george Shaw, English botanist and zoologist (d. 1813)  

1764  On December - 10 birth of louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer  

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1765  [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot was born on this day in history.  

1787  On December - 10 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 December - 10.  

1804  Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician (d. 1851) was born on December - 10.  

1805  John E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church was born on this day in history.  

1805  On December - 10 birth of william Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist publisher (The Liberator)  

1805  Josef Skoda, Bohemian physician (d. 1881) was born on December - 10.  

1813  On this day in history birth of errico Petrella, composer  

1813  Zachariah Chandler, US, merchant/politician (found Republican Party) was born on this day in history.  

1815  Ada Lovelace, English mathematician (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.  

1820  David Allen Russell, Army Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1864 was born on December - 10.  

1820  Princess Elizabeth of Clarence (d. 1821) was born on December - 10.  

1821  On this day in history birth of nekrassow, writer  

1821  Nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Russkije Zjenjshiny) was born on December - 10.  

1822  On this day in history birth of thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878  

1822  On December - 10 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 December - 10.  

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  Alexander Conze, German archaeologist was born on December - 10.  

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 December - 10.  

1868  On this day in history birth of louis Victor Saar, composer  

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0949  On this day in history death of herman I, Duke of Swabia  

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on December - 10.  

1041  On this day in history michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies  

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on December - 10.  

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on this day in history.  

1508  On December - 10 death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)  

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on December - 10.  

1572  On December - 10 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72