Famous Birthdays In May - 10

1265  Emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317) was born on this day in history.   

1536  Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall was born on May - 10.   

1604  On May - 10 birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)   

1697  On May - 10 birth of jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer   

1705  On May - 10 birth of gallus Zeiler, composer   

1724  Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank) was born on May - 10.   

1727  On this day in history birth of anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76)   

1730  George Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.   

1741  Johann Michael Schmidt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1746  Gaspard Monge, French mathematician (d. 1818) was born on May - 10.   

1754  On this day in history birth of asmus Jakob Carstens, painter   

1760  On May - 10 birth of claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, soldier/author/composer (Marseillaise)   

1760  J P Hebel, writer was born on this day in history.   

1769  Jean Lannes, duc de Montebello, Marshal of France was born on May - 10.   

1770  On May - 10 birth of louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal (defeated Prussians)   

1775  On May - 10 birth of robert Gray, Sea Captain (d. 1806)   

1776  George Thomas Smart, composer was born on May - 10.   

1780  Peter Lichtenthal, composer was born on this day in history.   

1783  Niccola Benvenuti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1788  Augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist was born on this day in history.   

1788  On May - 10 birth of catherine Pavlovna of Russia, German queen (d. 1819)   

1795  Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian was born on May - 10.   

1800  On this day in history birth of nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer   

1810  On May - 10 birth of james Shields, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1879   

1813  On May - 10 birth of montgomery Blair, Franklin County Ky, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford)   

1822  On May - 10 birth of august Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter   

1823  John Sherman, MC (Union), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history birth of charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1825  Rudolf Viole, composer was born on May - 10.   

1830  Francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult) was born on May - 10.   

1837  On this day in history birth of pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana)   

1838  James, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman was born on this day in history.   

1838  John Wilkes Booth, American stage actor and assassin (President Lincoln) was born on this day in history.   

1840  Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian revolutionist (d. 1868) was born on this day in history.   

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0238  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on May - 10.   

0995  On May - 10 death of boudouin, bishop of Utrecht   

1290  On May - 10 death of duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271)   

1424  On this day in history death of go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan   

1493  Death of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician on May - 10.   

1521  On this day in history death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)   

1566  On this day in history leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65   

1569  On this day in history death of juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer