Famous Personalities Born In May - 10
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
1265 On this day in history birth of emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)
1536 On this day in history 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 Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank) was born on May - 10.
1727 Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76) was born on this day in history.
1730 On May - 10 birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)
1741 On this day in history birth of johann Michael Schmidt, composer
1746 Gaspard Monge, French mathematician (d. 1818) was born on May - 10.
1754 Asmus Jakob Carstens, painter was born on this day in history.
1760 Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, soldier/author/composer (Marseillaise) was born on this day in history.
1760 On this day in history birth of j P Hebel, writer
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 this day in history birth of robert Gray, Sea Captain (d. 1806)
1776 George Thomas Smart, composer was born on May - 10.
1780 On May - 10 birth of peter Lichtenthal, composer
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 May - 10.
1795 Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian was born on this day in history.
1800 Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer was born on this day in history.
1810 James Shields, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 was born on May - 10.
1813 On this day in history birth of montgomery Blair, Franklin County Ky, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford)
1822 August Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter was born on this day in history.
1823 John Sherman, MC (Union), died in 1900 was born on May - 10.
1824 On May - 10 birth of charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
1825 On May - 10 birth of rudolf Viole, composer
1830 On May - 10 birth of francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult)
1837 On May - 10 birth of pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana)
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 this day in history.
1840 On May - 10 birth of hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian revolutionist (d. 1868)