Famous Birthdays In October - 10

1344  Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.  

1486  On October - 10 birth of charles III, Duke of Savoy  

1567  On this day in history birth of infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597)  

1599  On this day in history birth of jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)  

1678  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born on October - 10.  

1684  On October - 10 birth of jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)  

1700  On this day in history birth of lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)  

1713  On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer  

1731  On October - 10 birth of henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen)  

1738  On this day in history birth of benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe)  

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1757  On this day in history birth of erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens)  

1779  On this day in history birth of antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP  

1780  On this day in history birth of john Abercrombie, Scottish physician (d. 1844)  

1790  George Gerson, composer was born on October - 10.  

1794  William Whiting Boardman, American politician (d. 1871) was born on this day in history.  

1804  On this day in history birth of albin Masek, composer  

1813  Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901) was born on this day in history.  

1817  Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI was born on October - 10.  

1819  On this day in history birth of zebulon York, Brig general (Confederate Army), died in 1900  

1823  On October - 10 birth of theodore Furchtegott Kirchner, composer  

1825  On this day in history birth of paulus Kruger, Pres of South African Republic (1883), Boer leader  

1828  Samuel J. Randall, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.  

1829  Dandridge McRae, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on October - 10.  

1830  Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68) was born on October - 10.  

1832  Theodore Shelton Bowers, Bvt Brig General (Union Army), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.  

1834  On this day in history birth of aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finland, writer/poet (Nummisuutarit)  

1847  On this day in history birth of gheorghe Dima, composer  

1854  On this day in history birth of jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer  

1861  Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922) was born on October - 10.  

1862  Arthur De Greef, composer was born on October - 10.  

1863  Louis Cyr, French Canadian strongman (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.  

1863  On October - 10 birth of helen Dunbar, American actress (d. 1933)  

1864  On this day in history birth of t. Frank Appleby, United States Congressman from New Jersey (d. 1924)  

1865  On this day in history birth of raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal  

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0019  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on October - 10.  

0413  Death of Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57 on October - 10.  

0680  On this day in history death of hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded  

0732  Death of Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia on October - 10.  

0833  Death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786) on this day in history.  

1359  On this day in history death of king Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)  

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1651  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on this day in history.