Famous Birthdays In February - 10

1499  On February - 10 birth of thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582)  

1524  Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (d. 1580) was born on February - 10.  

1606  On February - 10 birth of christine Marie of France, regent of Savoy (d. 1663)  

1609  John Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier was born on February - 10.  

1637  Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry was born on February - 10.  

1670  On February - 10 birth of norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter  

1670  William Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World) was born on this day in history.  

1685  On February - 10 birth of aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara)  

1686  On February - 10 birth of johann F Gronovius, Dutch physician/botany  

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Melchior Molter, composer  

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1702  Jean-Pierre Guignon, composer was born on February - 10.  

1717  On this day in history birth of pierre de La Garde, composer  

1728  On this day in history birth of peter III Feodorovich, German/Russian czar of Russia (1761-62)  

1735  On February - 10 birth of johann Christoph Kuhnau, composer  

1741  Franz Adam Veichtner, composer was born on February - 10.  

1750  On February - 10 birth of stanislao Mattei, composer  

1775  On this day in history birth of charles Lamb, London England, critic/poet/essayist  

1783  Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter (d. 1873) was born on February - 10.  

1788  Johann Peter Pixis, composer was born on February - 10.  

1795  Ary Scheffer, Dutch painter/etcher/sculptor was born on this day in history.  

1807  On this day in history birth of abner Clark Harding, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874  

1818  Isham Green Harris, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1897 was born on February - 10.  

1819  Richard Storrs Willis, composer was born on February - 10.  

1821  On February - 10 birth of william Read Scurry, (Confederate Army Brig general, died in 1864)  

1824  On February - 10 birth of samuel Plimsoll, Bristol England, inventor (Plimsoll line for ships)  

1827  On this day in history birth of peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limburgs monastery founder  

1841  Walter Parratt, composer was born on February - 10.  

1846  Mildred Childe "Life" Lee, daughter of confederate gen Robert E Lee was born on February - 10.  

1846  Charles Beresford, British admiral and politician (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.  

1846  Ira Remsen, American chemist (d. 1927) was born on February - 10.  

1847  On this day in history birth of a N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman)  

1859  On this day in history birth of alexandre Millerand, French President (d. 1943)  

1862  W H "Gobo" Ashley, cricketer (7 wkts in 1 Test for S Africa 1889) was born on this day in history.  

1866  Bror Beckman, composer was born on this day in history.  

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1126  On February - 10 death of william IX, Duke of Aquitaine, poet (b. 1071)  

1134  Robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies on February - 10.  

1162  Boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies on this day in history.  

1242  Death of Emperor Shijō of Japan (b. 1231) on February - 10.  

1278  Death of Margaret II of Flanders (b. 1202) on this day in history.  

1482  On February - 10 luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81  

1495  On this day in history death of william Stanley, Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy  

1567  On this day in history death of lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered