Famous Personalities Born In October - 10
Monday, 15 December 2025
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 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 On October - 10 birth of jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) 

1700 Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on October - 10. 

1713 Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on this day in history. 

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 Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens) was born on October - 10. 

1779 Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP was born on this day in history. 

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

1790 On this day in history birth of george Gerson, composer 

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 On October - 10 birth of giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901) 

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 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 Dandridge McRae, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on this day in history. 

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 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 October - 10. 

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

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 Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal was born on this day in history. 

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