Famous Birthdays In October - 10

1344  On October - 10 birth of mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362)  

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on October - 10.  

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.  

1599  Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) was born on October - 10.  

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 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  Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe) was born on this day in history.  

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1757  On this day in history birth of erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens)  

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 this day in history birth of george Gerson, composer  

1794  On October - 10 birth of william Whiting Boardman, American politician (d. 1871)  

1804  On October - 10 birth of albin Masek, composer  

1813  Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901) was born on this day in history.  

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 October - 10.  

1825  Paulus Kruger, Pres of South African Republic (1883), Boer leader was born on October - 10.  

1828  Samuel J. Randall, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890) was born on October - 10.  

1829  Dandridge McRae, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on October - 10.  

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 October - 10.  

1847  Gheorghe Dima, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1861  On October - 10 birth of fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922)  

1862  Arthur De Greef, composer was born on this day in history.  

1863  Louis Cyr, French Canadian strongman (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Death of Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57 on October - 10.  

0680  On October - 10 death of hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded  

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 this day in history.  

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

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on October - 10.  

1651  On this day in history philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77