Famous Personalities Born In October - 10
Friday, 31 October 2025
							1344  On this day in history birth of mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362)  
 
 
 
						
							1486  On October - 10 birth of charles III, Duke of Savoy  
 
 
 
						
							1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.  
 
 
 
						
							1599  Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) was born on this day in history.  
 
 
 
						
							1678  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born on this day in history.  
 
 
 
						
							1684  Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) was born on this day in history.  
 
 
 
						
							1700  On October - 10 birth of lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)  
 
 
 
						
							1713  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on October - 10.  
 
 
 
						
							1731  On this day in history birth of henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen)  
 
 
 
						
							1738  On October - 10 birth of benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe)  
 
 
 
						
							1757  On this day in history birth of erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens)  
 
 
 
						
							1779  Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP was born on October - 10.  
 
 
 
						
							1780  On October - 10 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  Albin Masek, composer was born on this day in history.  
 
 
 
						
							1813  On October - 10 birth of giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901)  
 
 
 
						
							1817  On October - 10 birth of christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI  
 
 
 
						
							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  Paulus Kruger, Pres of South African Republic (1883), Boer leader was born on this day in history.  
 
 
 
						
							1828  On October - 10 birth of samuel J. Randall, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890)  
 
 
 
						
							1829  On this day in history birth of dandridge McRae, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899  
 
 
 
						
							1830  Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68) was born on this day in history.  
 
 
 
						
							1832  On October - 10 birth of theodore Shelton Bowers, Bvt Brig General (Union Army), died in 1866  
 
 
 
						
							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 October - 10 birth of jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer  
 
 
 
						
							1861  Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922) was born on October - 10.  
 
 
 
						
							1862  On this day in history birth of arthur De Greef, composer  
 
 
 
						
							1863  Louis Cyr, French Canadian strongman (d. 1912) was born on October - 10.  
 
 
 
						
							1863  Helen Dunbar, American actress (d. 1933) was born on October - 10.  
 
 
 
						
							1864  On October - 10 birth of t. Frank Appleby, United States Congressman from New Jersey (d. 1924)  
 
 
 
						
							1865  Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal was born on this day in history.  
 
 
 
						
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