Hisdates•ComPage 3: Historical Events In April - 10
Friday, 07 November 2025
1848 On April - 10 godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69 
1849 On this day in history safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (NYC) sold rights for $100
1849 On this day in history 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 On April - 10 the Theta Chi Fraternity is founded at Norwich University.
1857 On this day in history henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker
1858 On this day in history 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 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 Giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist, dies at 77 on April - 10.
1864 On April - 10 austrian Archduke Maximilian becomes emperor of Mexico
1864 Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem) on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history at Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen Order #9, his last
1866 American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) forms on April - 10.
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 On this day in history brits defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala
1868 On this day in history 1st performance of John Brahms' "Ein german Requiem"
1868 On this day in history george Arliss, London England, actor (Devil, Green Goddess)
1869 Congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9 on April - 10.
1871 William Hammond Hall's maps &surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1872 On this day in history 1st National black convention meets in New Orleans
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 April - 10.
1877 On April - 10 federal troops withdrawn from Columbia SC
1877 1st human cannonball act performed in London on April - 10.
1877 On April - 10 alfred Kubin, writer
1878 Calif St Cable Car RR Co starts service on this day in history.
1880 J Palisa discovers asteroid #216 Kleopatra on April - 10.
1882 Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco &Hawaii) on April - 10.
1882 On this day in history matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco & Hawaii)
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