Famous Birthdays In December - 10

1394  On December - 10 birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)  

1452  On December - 10 birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)  

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on December - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)  

1751  George Shaw, English botanist and zoologist (d. 1813) was born on December - 10.  

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  Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf was born on December - 10.  

1794  On December - 10 birth of james Wolfe Ripley, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1870  

1804  On this day in history 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  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  Errico Petrella, composer was born on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history birth of zachariah Chandler, US, merchant/politician (found Republican Party)  

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

1821  Nekrassow, writer was born on this day in history.  

1821  Nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Russkije Zjenjshiny) was born on this day in history.  

1822  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Kuhe, composer  

1824  On this day in history birth of george MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie)  

1827  On December - 10 birth of eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and brewer (d. 1913)  

1830  Emily Dickinson, Amherst Mass, poet (Collected Poems) was born on this day in history.  

1831  Alexander Conze, German archaeologist was born on this day in history.  

1851  On this day in history 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 December - 10.  

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0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on December - 10.  

0969  On December - 10 death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered  

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on December - 10.  

1198  On this day in history death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)  

1490  On this day in history antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90  

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on December - 10.  

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.  

1572  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on this day in history.