Famous Birthdays In December - 10

1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on December - 10.  

1452  Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531) was born on December - 10.  

1538  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)  

1588  On this day in history birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)  

1679  On this day in history birth of willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders  

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist was born on December - 10.  

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on December - 10.  

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on December - 10.  

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

1764  On this day in history birth of louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer  

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1765  [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot was born on December - 10.  

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  On December - 10 birth of carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician (d. 1851)  

1805  John E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church was born on December - 10.  

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

1805  Josef Skoda, Bohemian physician (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history 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  David Allen Russell, Army Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

1820  On December - 10 birth of princess Elizabeth of Clarence (d. 1821)  

1821  On December - 10 birth of nekrassow, writer  

1821  On this day in history birth of nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Russkije Zjenjshiny)  

1822  Thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878 was born on December - 10.  

1822  César Franck, Belgian composer and organist (d. 1890) was born on December - 10.  

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  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  On December - 10 birth of marios Varvoglis, Greek Composer (d. 1967)  

1868  Louis Victor Saar, composer was born on December - 10.  

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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 December - 10 michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies  

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on this day in history.  

1490  On December - 10 antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90  

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  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.