Famous Birthdays In October - 10

1344  Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on October - 10.  

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on this day in history.  

1567  On October - 10 birth of infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597)  

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

1713  On October - 10 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 this day in history.  

1779  On October - 10 birth of antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP  

1780  John Abercrombie, Scottish physician (d. 1844) was born on October - 10.  

1790  On October - 10 birth of george Gerson, composer  

1794  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1817  On this day in history birth of christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI  

1819  Zebulon York, Brig general (Confederate Army), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history birth of dandridge McRae, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899  

1830  On this day in history birth of isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68)  

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 this day in history.  

1847  On October - 10 birth of gheorghe Dima, composer  

1854  Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer was born on October - 10.  

1861  On this day in history birth of fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922)  

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

1863  Louis Cyr, French Canadian strongman (d. 1912) was born on October - 10.  

1863  Helen Dunbar, American actress (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.  

1864  T. Frank Appleby, United States Congressman from New Jersey (d. 1924) was born on October - 10.  

1865  Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal was born on October - 10.  

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0019  On this day in history julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33  

0413  On October - 10 death of nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57  

0680  Death of Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on October - 10.  

0732  On October - 10 death of abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia  

0833  On October - 10 death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786)  

1359  Death of King Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295) on October - 10.  

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.