Famous Personalities Born In October - 10
Thursday, 18 September 2025
1344 Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.
1486 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)
1684 On this day in history 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 Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on October - 10.
1731 Henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen) was born on this day in history.
1738 Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1794 William Whiting Boardman, American politician (d. 1871) was born on October - 10.
1804 On this day in history birth of albin Masek, composer
1813 On this day in history birth of giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901)
1817 On this day in history birth of christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI
1819 On October - 10 birth of zebulon York, Brig general (Confederate Army), died in 1900
1823 Theodore Furchtegott Kirchner, composer was born on this day in history.
1825 On October - 10 birth of paulus Kruger, Pres of South African Republic (1883), Boer leader
1828 On this day in history birth of samuel J. Randall, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890)
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 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 Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer was born on October - 10.
1861 Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922) was born on this day in history.
1862 Arthur De Greef, composer was born on this day in history.
1863 On this day in history birth of louis Cyr, French Canadian strongman (d. 1912)
1863 Helen Dunbar, American actress (d. 1933) was born on October - 10.
1864 T. Frank Appleby, United States Congressman from New Jersey (d. 1924) was born on October - 10.
1865 On this day in history birth of raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal