Historical Events In April - 10

0401  Theodosius II, the Younger, Eastern Roman emperor on April - 10.  

0837  On April - 10 comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AUs of Earth  

0847  On this day in history st Leo IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0879  France's Louis II (the Stammerer) dies at Compiègne at age 32 after an ineffectual reign of 18 months on April - 10.  

0879  Louis III, crowned King of France on this day in history.  

0879  On April - 10 louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies  

0947  On April - 10 hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies  

0948  On April - 10 king Hugh of Italy  

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on April - 10.  

1362  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1407  the lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded with the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma on this day in history.  

1500  On this day in history france captures duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan  

1512  Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateranen on April - 10.  

1512  On April - 10 james V, king of Scotland (1513-42)  

1516  1st ghetto, Jews are compelled to live in specific area of Venice on this day in history.  

1533  Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1545  Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on this day in history.  

1552  On April - 10 henri II of France occupies Metz  

1569  On April - 10 emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon  

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law on April - 10.  

1585  Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies on April - 10.  

1589  Spanish troops conquer Geertruidenberg on April - 10.  

1633  Werner Fabricius, composer on this day in history.  

1640  On this day in history agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61  

1656  Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon on April - 10.  

1682  On this day in history louisiana USA René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle 1643-1687 starts return trip up the Mississippi with Tonty, after claiming Louisiana for France.  

1694  Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoye attacks Casale on April - 10.  

1695  On this day in history balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian  

1710  The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain on April - 10.  

1712  Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77 on April - 10.  

1723  On April - 10 claude F Tserclaes, South Neth earl of Tilly, dies at 74  

1731  Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1737  Francois Giroust, composer on April - 10.  

1739  Dick Turpin executed in England for horse stealing on April - 10.  

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1389  On this day in history birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)  

1512  James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on April - 10.  

1569  On April - 10 birth of emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon  

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on April - 10.  

1633  On April - 10 birth of werner Fabricius, composer  

1651  On April - 10 birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)  

1656  On this day in history birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)  

1695  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on this day in history.  

0879  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on this day in history.  

0947  Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies on this day in history.  

0948  On this day in history death of king Hugh of Italy  

1008  On April - 10 notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies  

1362  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on April - 10.  

1533  On this day in history frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61  

1545  On April - 10 death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer  

1585  Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies on April - 10.