Historical Events In April - 10

1848  On April - 10 godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69  

1849  Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (NYC) sold rights for $100 on this day in history.  

1849  On April - 10 safety pin patented in the United States  

1849  Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (NYC); sold rights for $100 on April - 10.  

1854  Jozef M T Orelio, baritone on this day in history.  

1856  The Theta Chi Fraternity is founded at Norwich University on April - 10.  

1857  On April - 10 henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker  

1858  On April - 10 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.  

1862  William Harvey Lamb Wallace, US lawyer/brig-general, dies at 40 on April - 10.  

1863  On April - 10 rebel Gen Earl Van Dorn attacks at Franklin, Tenn  

1863  On April - 10 giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist, dies at 77  

1864  On this day in history austrian Archduke Maximilian becomes emperor of Mexico  

1864  Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem) on this day in history.  

1865  At Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen Order #9, his last on April - 10.  

1866  On April - 10 american Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) forms  

1866  On April - 10 campobello New Brunswick Irish American Fenians attack Campobello Island from Eastport, Maine; persuaded to leave by British warships, US agents.  

1868  On April - 10 brits defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala  

1868  1st performance of John Brahms' "Ein german Requiem" on this day in history.  

1868  On April - 10 george Arliss, London England, actor (Devil, Green Goddess)  

1869  Congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9 on this day in history.  

1871  On April - 10 william Hammond Hall's maps &surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted  

1871  William Hammond Hall's maps & surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted on April - 10.  

1872  On April - 10 a Borrelly discovers asteroid #120 Lachesis  

1872  Arbor day first celebrated in Nebraska, later changed to Apr 22 on April - 10.  

1872  1st National black convention meets in New Orleans on this day in history.  

1874  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history federal troops withdrawn from Columbia SC  

1877  On April - 10 1st human cannonball act performed in London  

1877  On April - 10 alfred Kubin, writer  

1878  On April - 10 calif St Cable Car RR Co starts service  

1880  J Palisa discovers asteroid #216 Kleopatra on April - 10.  

1882  On April - 10 matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco &Hawaii)  

1882  On this day in history matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco & Hawaii)  

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1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on this day in history.  

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

1569  On this day in history birth of emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon  

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

1633  On April - 10 birth of werner Fabricius, composer  

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

1656  On April - 10 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  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1362  On April - 10 machteld, countess of Holland, dies  

1533  On April - 10 frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61  

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

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