Famous Personalities Born In October - 10
Sunday, 17 August 2025
1344 Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.
1486 Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on this day in history.
1567 Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on October - 10.
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 October - 10.
1700 Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.
1713 On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer
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 Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens) was born on October - 10.
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 On October - 10 birth of william Whiting Boardman, American politician (d. 1871)
1804 On this day in history birth of albin Masek, composer
1813 Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901) was born on October - 10.
1817 Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI was born on this day in history.
1819 Zebulon York, Brig general (Confederate Army), died in 1900 was born on October - 10.
1823 On October - 10 birth of theodore Furchtegott Kirchner, composer
1825 Paulus Kruger, Pres of South African Republic (1883), Boer leader was born on October - 10.
1828 On this day in history 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 On October - 10 birth of isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68)
1832 On this day in history birth of theodore Shelton Bowers, Bvt Brig General (Union Army), died in 1866
1834 Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finland, writer/poet (Nummisuutarit) was born on October - 10.
1847 On October - 10 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 this day in history.
1862 On October - 10 birth of arthur De Greef, composer
1863 Louis Cyr, French Canadian strongman (d. 1912) was born on October - 10.
1863 On this day in history 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 October - 10 birth of raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal