Historical Events In April - 10

1882  On this day in history simon F H J Berkelbach Van der Sprenkel, theologist (Fear & Religion)   

1884  On this day in history uS Senate accepts Belgian administration of Congo   

1885  On April - 10 john H Scholten, theologist (Free Want), dies at 73   

1886  Val Paul on this day in history.   

1887  On April - 10 president Abraham Lincoln's re-buried with his wife in Springfield Il   

1887  Bernardo A Houssay, Argentine physiologist (Nobel 1947) on April - 10.   

1891  On April - 10 tim McCoy, Saginaw MI   

1892  Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist (Rassenkunde) on April - 10.   

1894  Ben Nicholson, English painter/sculptor (Circle) on April - 10.   

1896  Greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens on this day in history.   

1896  Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50) on this day in history.   

1896  On April - 10 edith Day, Minneapolis MN   

1900  On April - 10 capetown South Africa Samuel Benfield Steele 1849-1919 arrives in South Africa commanding Lord Strathcona's Horse.   

1900  Jean Duvieusart, premier (Belgium 1950) on this day in history.   

1903  Clare Boothe Luce, US ambassador (to Vatican) on this day in history.   

1905  Jan H van Roijen, diplomat/Netherland foreign minister on this day in history.   

1906  On April - 10 fud Livingston, composer   

1907  On April - 10 pete Desjardins, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1908  Aidan Crawley, CEO (London Weekend TV) on April - 10.   

1909  Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, dies at 72 on April - 10.   

1910  On April - 10 abu-Bakr Khairat, composer   

1911  Maurice Schumann, French statesman/writer (La Voix du couvre-feu) on this day in history.   

1911  Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer, dies at 35 on April - 10.   

1912  On April - 10 j Palisa discovers asteroid #730 Athanasia   

1912  RMS Titanic sets sail for its first &last voyage on this day in history.   

1912  On April - 10 southampton England White Star liner Titanic leaves Southamption at noon for Cherbourg France   

1912  On this day in history the liner 'Titanic' leaves Southampton on its first (and only) voyage   

1912  On April - 10 rMS Titanic sets sail for its 1st & last voyage   

1912  On this day in history clarke Hinkle, NFL fullback (Green Bay Packers)   

1913  On April - 10 pres Woodrow Wilson throws out 1st ball, Senators beat Yankees 2-1   

1913  On April - 10 stefan Heym, German/US author (Crusaders, Family Benda)   

1914  E A V "Foffie" Williams, cricketer (WI all-rounder 1939-48) on this day in history.   

1915  Harry Morgan, Detroit Mich, actor (December Bride, M*A*S*H, Dragnet) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history the first professional golf tournament held   

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1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on April - 10.   

1512  On this day in history birth of james V, king of Scotland (1513-42)   

1569  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on this day in history.   

1633  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on April - 10.   

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

1656  René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

1695  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on April - 10.   

0879  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on this day in history.   

0947  On April - 10 hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies   

0948  On April - 10 death of king Hugh of Italy   

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on this day in history.   

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

1533  On this day in history frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61   

1545  On this day in history death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer   

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