Famous Birthdays In May - 10

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

1536  On May - 10 birth of thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall  

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

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

1705  Gallus Zeiler, composer was born on this day in history.  

1724  On May - 10 birth of johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank)  

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

1730  On May - 10 birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)  

1741  On May - 10 birth of johann Michael Schmidt, composer  

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

1754  On May - 10 birth of asmus Jakob Carstens, painter  

1760  Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, soldier/author/composer (Marseillaise) was born on this day in history.  

1760  J P Hebel, writer was born on May - 10.  

1769  On May - 10 birth of jean Lannes, duc de Montebello, Marshal of France  

1770  Louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal (defeated Prussians) was born on May - 10.  

1775  Robert Gray, Sea Captain (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.  

1776  On this day in history birth of george Thomas Smart, composer  

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

1783  On May - 10 birth of niccola Benvenuti, composer  

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

1788  Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, German queen (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 May - 10.  

1824  Charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on May - 10.  

1825  Rudolf Viole, composer was born on this day in history.  

1830  Francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult) was born on this day in history.  

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  John Wilkes Booth, American stage actor and assassin (President Lincoln) was born on May - 10.  

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

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0238  On this day in history death of gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered  

0995  Death of Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht on May - 10.  

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

1424  Death of Go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan on this day in history.  

1493  Death of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician on this day in history.  

1521  Death of Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) on May - 10.  

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

1569  On May - 10 death of juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer