Famous Birthdays In May - 10

1265  On this day in history birth of emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)  

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

1604  On this day in history birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)  

1697  Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer was born on this day in history.  

1705  On this day in history birth of gallus Zeiler, composer  

1724  Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank) was born on this day in history.  

1727  On May - 10 birth of anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76)  

1730  On this day in history birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)  

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

1746  On this day in history birth of gaspard Monge, French mathematician (d. 1818)  

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1754  On May - 10 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1780  On this day in history birth of peter Lichtenthal, composer  

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 this day in history birth of catherine Pavlovna of Russia, German queen (d. 1819)  

1795  Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian was born on this day in history.  

1800  Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer was born on May - 10.  

1810  James Shields, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 was born on May - 10.  

1813  Montgomery Blair, Franklin County Ky, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford) was born on May - 10.  

1822  On this day in history birth of august Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter  

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

1824  Charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on this day in history.  

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

1830  On May - 10 birth of francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult)  

1837  Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana) was born on this day in history.  

1838  James, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman was born on May - 10.  

1838  On this day in history birth of john Wilkes Booth, American stage actor and assassin (President Lincoln)  

1840  Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian revolutionist (d. 1868) was born on May - 10.  

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0238  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on this day in history.  

0995  Death of Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht on this day in history.  

1290  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on this day in history.  

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 May - 10 death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)  

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

1569  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on this day in history.