Historical Events In April - 10

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

1884  On April - 10 uS Senate accepts Belgian administration of Congo  

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

1886  On this day in history val Paul  

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

1887  On April - 10 bernardo A Houssay, Argentine physiologist (Nobel 1947)  

1891  On April - 10 tim McCoy, Saginaw MI  

1892  On April - 10 egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist (Rassenkunde)  

1894  On this day in history ben Nicholson, English painter/sculptor (Circle)  

1896  On April - 10 greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens  

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1896  On April - 10 spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50)  

1896  On this day in history edith Day, Minneapolis MN  

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

1900  On this day in history jean Duvieusart, premier (Belgium 1950)  

1903  On April - 10 clare Boothe Luce, US ambassador (to Vatican)  

1905  On this day in history jan H van Roijen, diplomat/Netherland foreign minister  

1906  Fud Livingston, composer on April - 10.  

1907  Pete Desjardins, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1928) on April - 10.  

1908  Aidan Crawley, CEO (London Weekend TV) on this day in history.  

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

1910  Abu-Bakr Khairat, composer on April - 10.  

1911  On this day in history maurice Schumann, French statesman/writer (La Voix du couvre-feu)  

1911  On April - 10 mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer, dies at 35  

1912  J Palisa discovers asteroid #730 Athanasia on this day in history.  

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

1912  Southampton England White Star liner Titanic leaves Southamption at noon for Cherbourg France on April - 10.  

1912  The liner 'Titanic' leaves Southampton on its first (and only) voyage on April - 10.  

1912  On this day in history rMS Titanic sets sail for its 1st & last voyage  

1912  Clarke Hinkle, NFL fullback (Green Bay Packers) on this day in history.  

1913  On this day in history pres Woodrow Wilson throws out 1st ball, Senators beat Yankees 2-1  

1913  On this day in history 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 April - 10 the first professional golf tournament held  

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1389  On this day in history birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)  

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

1569  On April - 10 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  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.  

1656  René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on April - 10.  

1695  On this day in history birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian  

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

0947  Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies on this day in history.  

0948  Death of King Hugh of Italy on this day in history.  

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

1362  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on April - 10.  

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

1545  On April - 10 death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer  

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