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 this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)  

1684  On October - 10 birth of jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)  

1700  On October - 10 birth of lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)  

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  On October - 10 birth of benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe)  

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1757  On October - 10 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 this day in history.  

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

1794  On this day in history birth of william Whiting Boardman, American politician (d. 1871)  

1804  Albin Masek, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Theodore Furchtegott Kirchner, composer was born on October - 10.  

1825  On October - 10 birth of paulus Kruger, Pres of South African Republic (1883), Boer leader  

1828  Samuel J. Randall, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1834  Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finland, writer/poet (Nummisuutarit) was born on October - 10.  

1847  Gheorghe Dima, composer was born on October - 10.  

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

1861  Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922) was born on October - 10.  

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

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  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

0413  On this day in history death of nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57  

0680  Death of Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on this day in history.  

0732  Death of Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia on this day in history.  

0833  On this day in history 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  On this day in history maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60  

1651  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on this day in history.