Page 3: Historical Events In April - 10
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
1848 Godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69 on April - 10.
1849 Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (NYC) sold rights for $100 on this day in history.
1849 Safety pin patented in the United States on this day in history.
1849 On this day in history safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (NYC); sold rights for $100
1854 Jozef M T Orelio, baritone on this day in history.
1856 On April - 10 the Theta Chi Fraternity is founded at Norwich University.
1857 Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker on this day in history.
1858 The original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonne bell for the Tower of London is cast in Stockton-on-Tees by Warner's of Cripplegate. This however cracked during testing and was recasted into the 13.76 tonne bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry and is still in use to date on this day in history.
1862 On April - 10 william Harvey Lamb Wallace, US lawyer/brig-general, dies at 40
1863 Rebel Gen Earl Van Dorn attacks at Franklin, Tenn on this day in history.
1863 On April - 10 giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist, dies at 77
1864 On April - 10 austrian Archduke Maximilian becomes emperor of Mexico
1864 Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem) on April - 10.
1865 At Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen Order #9, his last on this day in history.
1866 On this day in history american Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) forms
1866 Campobello New Brunswick Irish American Fenians attack Campobello Island from Eastport, Maine; persuaded to leave by British warships, US agents on April - 10.
1868 On this day in history brits defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala
1868 On April - 10 1st performance of John Brahms' "Ein german Requiem"
1868 On April - 10 george Arliss, London England, actor (Devil, Green Goddess)
1869 On this day in history congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9
1871 On this day in history william Hammond Hall's maps &surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted
1871 On this day in history william Hammond Hall's maps & surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted
1872 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #120 Lachesis on this day in history.
1872 On April - 10 arbor day first celebrated in Nebraska, later changed to Apr 22
1872 On April - 10 1st National black convention meets in New Orleans
1874 On April - 10 the first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
1875 Regina Saskatchewan the Northwest Mounted Police ordered to build a post on the site of the city of Calgary on April - 10.
1877 On this day in history federal troops withdrawn from Columbia SC
1877 1st human cannonball act performed in London on this day in history.
1877 On this day in history alfred Kubin, writer
1878 Calif St Cable Car RR Co starts service on April - 10.
1880 J Palisa discovers asteroid #216 Kleopatra on April - 10.
1882 Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco &Hawaii) on this day in history.
1882 Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco & Hawaii) on April - 10.
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