Page 3: Historical Events In April - 10
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1848 On April - 10 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 Safety pin patented in the United States on April - 10.
1849 Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (NYC); sold rights for $100 on April - 10.
1854 On April - 10 jozef M T Orelio, baritone
1856 The Theta Chi Fraternity is founded at Norwich University on April - 10.
1857 On April - 10 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 April - 10.
1862 William Harvey Lamb Wallace, US lawyer/brig-general, dies at 40 on this day in history.
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 April - 10 at Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen Order #9, his last
1866 On April - 10 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 Brits defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala on April - 10.
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 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 April - 10.
1871 On April - 10 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 this day in history 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 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 April - 10 federal troops withdrawn from Columbia SC
1877 1st human cannonball act performed in London on April - 10.
1877 Alfred Kubin, writer on this day in history.
1878 On this day in history calif St Cable Car RR Co starts service
1880 On this day in history j Palisa discovers asteroid #216 Kleopatra
1882 Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco &Hawaii) on this day in history.
1882 On April - 10 matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco & Hawaii)
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