Famous Personalities Born In January - 10
Saturday, 18 October 2025
1480 Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530) was born on January - 10.
1502 On this day in history birth of hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)
1538 Louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.
1573 Simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.
1607 Isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.
1628 Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter) was born on this day in history.
1638 Niels Stensen, Danish astronomer was born on January - 10.
1638 Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.
1644 Louis Boufflers, marshall of France was born on January - 10.
1654 On January - 10 birth of joshua Barnes, English scholar (d. 1712)
1683 Gasparo Visconti, composer was born on January - 10.
1701 Johann Caspar Simon, composer was born on January - 10.
1702 Johannes Zick, German fresco painter (d. 1762) was born on this day in history.
1715 Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1775) was born on January - 10.
1738 Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys) was born on January - 10.
1747 Abraham L Breguet, French clock maker was born on this day in history.
1750 On this day in history birth of thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, British Lord Chancellor (d. 1823)
1760 On this day in history birth of johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer
1766 On January - 10 birth of louis Massonneau, composer
1768 On January - 10 birth of james Varicick, 1st AME Zion Bishop
1769 Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo) was born on January - 10.
1778 On January - 10 birth of carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (naming plants & animals)
1780 M Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist was born on this day in history.
1794 Georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754) was born on January - 10.
1797 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (d. 1848) was born on this day in history.
1810 Jeremiah S. Black, American statesman (d. 1883) was born on this day in history.
1812 On January - 10 birth of georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (d. 1881)
1814 Aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer) was born on January - 10.
1815 On this day in history birth of alexander Brydie Dyer, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1874
1815 Thomas Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.
1825 On this day in history birth of alexander Travis Hawthorn, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1899
1828 On January - 10 birth of herman Koeckemann, German Catholic prelate (d. 1892)
1834 John Acton, English historian/MP was born on this day in history.
1836 On January - 10 birth of charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1902)