Famous Birthdays In January - 10

1840  Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

1843  On January - 10 birth of frank James, American outlaw (d. 1915)   

1850  On January - 10 birth of john Wellborn Root, American architect (d. 1891)   

1854  On this day in history birth of peter Gast, composer   

1855  Peter J Blok, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People) was born on January - 10.   

1858  Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.   

1864  On January - 10 birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]   

1864  Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931) was born on January - 10.   

1865  On January - 10 birth of mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928)   

1871  Enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti, Austrian author (Jesse & Maria) was born on January - 10.   

1873  On this day in history birth of jack O'Neill, Irish-born baseball player (d. 1935)   

1873  George Orton, Canadian athlete (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

1876  On January - 10 birth of johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith   

1877  Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) was born on this day in history.   

1880  Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Short Cause) was born on January - 10.   

1880  French van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp was born on January - 10.   

1880  Grock, [Adrien Wettach], Swiss clown/circus director was born on this day in history.   

1880  Manuel Azaña y Diaz, PM/pres of 2nd Spanish republic (1936-39) was born on January - 10.   

1882  Charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On January - 10 birth of aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj) [NS]   

1883  On January - 10 birth of florence Reed, Phila, silent film actress (Dancing Girl)   

1883  Francis X Bushman, Norfolk VA, silent film actor (Ben Hur) was born on this day in history.   

1884  James Philip Dunn, composer was born on this day in history.   

1886  Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer was born on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

1888  On this day in history birth of emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks)   

1888  Grock, Switzerland, clown was born on January - 10.   

1890  Douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up) was born on January - 10.   

1890  On this day in history birth of ernest Milton, SF CA, actor (Cat Girl, Fiddler's Three)   

1890  Grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist (d. 1957) was born on January - 10.   

1891  On this day in history birth of jos Speybrouck, Flemish painter   

1892  Dumas Malone, Miss, historian (Jefferson & His Time) was born on January - 10.   

1893  Albert Jacka, Australian soldier, first Australian World War I Victoria Cross winner (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.   

1894  Reginald Denham, London, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed) was born on this day in history.   

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0681  On January - 10 agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies   

0866  On January - 10 lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies   

0976  John I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51 on January - 10.   

1094  Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on January - 10.   

1271  On this day in history otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies   

1276  Gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies on January - 10.   

1542  On January - 10 death of gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59   

1645  On January - 10 death of william Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71