Historical Events In April - 10

0401  On this day in history theodosius II, the Younger, Eastern Roman emperor  

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

0847  On April - 10 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 this day in history.  

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

0948  King Hugh of Italy on April - 10.  

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

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

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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  France captures duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan on April - 10.  

1512  On April - 10 pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateranen  

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

1516  1st ghetto, Jews are compelled to live in specific area of Venice on April - 10.  

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

1545  On April - 10 costanzo Festa, Italian composer  

1552  Henri II of France occupies Metz on April - 10.  

1569  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon on April - 10.  

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law on this day in history.  

1585  On this day in history gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies  

1589  On this day in history spanish troops conquer Geertruidenberg  

1633  Werner Fabricius, composer on April - 10.  

1640  On April - 10 agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61  

1656  Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon on April - 10.  

1682  On April - 10 louisiana USA René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle 1643-1687 starts return trip up the Mississippi with Tonty, after claiming Louisiana for France.  

1694  On April - 10 duke Victor Amadeus of Savoye attacks Casale  

1695  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian on April - 10.  

1710  On April - 10 the first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain.  

1712  Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77 on this day in history.  

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  On April - 10 francois Giroust, composer  

1739  On this day in history dick Turpin executed in England for horse stealing  

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

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

1569  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on April - 10.  

1583  On this day in history birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law  

1633  On this day in history birth of werner Fabricius, composer  

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on April - 10.  

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  On April - 10 birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian  

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

0947  On this day in history hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies  

0948  On April - 10 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 this day in history death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer  

1585  On this day in history gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies