Famous Birthdays In October - 10

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  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 October - 10.  

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  Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

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

1731  On October - 10 birth of henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen)  

1738  Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe) was born on October - 10.  

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

1790  George Gerson, composer was born on this day in history.  

1794  William Whiting Boardman, American politician (d. 1871) was born on this day in history.  

1804  Albin Masek, composer was born on October - 10.  

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 October - 10.  

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 October - 10 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  On October - 10 birth of isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68)  

1832  Theodore Shelton Bowers, Bvt Brig General (Union Army), died in 1866 was born on October - 10.  

1834  On this day in history birth of aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finland, writer/poet (Nummisuutarit)  

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  On this day in history birth of helen Dunbar, American actress (d. 1933)  

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

1865  On October - 10 birth of raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal  

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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  Death of Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia on October - 10.  

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

1359  On October - 10 death of king Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)  

1616  On this day in history maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60  

1651  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on October - 10.