Hisdates•ComPage 3: Historical Events In April - 10
Saturday, 25 October 2025
1848 On this day in history godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69 
1849 On April - 10 safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (NYC) sold rights for $100
1849 On April - 10 safety pin patented in the United States
1849 Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (NYC); sold rights for $100 on this day in history.
1854 Jozef M T Orelio, baritone on April - 10.
1856 The Theta Chi Fraternity is founded at Norwich University on this day in history.
1857 On this day in history henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker
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 this day in history william Harvey Lamb Wallace, US lawyer/brig-general, dies at 40
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 April - 10 austrian Archduke Maximilian becomes emperor of Mexico
1864 On this day in history eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem)
1865 On this day in history at Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen Order #9, his last
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 this day in history.
1868 Brits defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala on April - 10.
1868 On April - 10 1st performance of John Brahms' "Ein german Requiem"
1868 George Arliss, London England, actor (Devil, Green Goddess) on this day in history.
1869 On April - 10 congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9
1871 On April - 10 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 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 The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska on April - 10.
1875 On this day in history regina Saskatchewan the Northwest Mounted Police ordered to build a post on the site of the city of Calgary.
1877 Federal troops withdrawn from Columbia SC on April - 10.
1877 1st human cannonball act performed in London on April - 10.
1877 Alfred Kubin, writer on April - 10.
1878 Calif St Cable Car RR Co starts service on April - 10.
1880 On April - 10 j Palisa discovers asteroid #216 Kleopatra
1882 Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco &Hawaii) on April - 10.
1882 Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco & Hawaii) on April - 10.
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