Historical Events In April - 10

1882  On April - 10 simon F H J Berkelbach Van der Sprenkel, theologist (Fear & Religion)  

1884  US Senate accepts Belgian administration of Congo on April - 10.  

1885  John H Scholten, theologist (Free Want), dies at 73 on April - 10.  

1886  On this day in history val Paul  

1887  On this day in history 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 this day in history tim McCoy, Saginaw MI  

1892  Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist (Rassenkunde) on this day in history.  

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 April - 10.  

1896  On this day in history edith Day, Minneapolis MN  

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

1900  On April - 10 jean Duvieusart, premier (Belgium 1950)  

1903  On this day in history clare Boothe Luce, US ambassador (to Vatican)  

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

1906  Fud Livingston, composer on this day in history.  

1907  Pete Desjardins, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1928) on this day in history.  

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

1909  On April - 10 algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, dies at 72  

1910  Abu-Bakr Khairat, composer on this day in history.  

1911  Maurice Schumann, French statesman/writer (La Voix du couvre-feu) on April - 10.  

1911  On this day in history mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer, dies at 35  

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

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

1912  Southampton England White Star liner Titanic leaves Southamption at noon for Cherbourg France on this day in history.  

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

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

1912  On April - 10 clarke Hinkle, NFL fullback (Green Bay Packers)  

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

1913  Stefan Heym, German/US author (Crusaders, Family Benda) on April - 10.  

1914  On April - 10 e A V "Foffie" Williams, cricketer (WI all-rounder 1939-48)  

1915  Harry Morgan, Detroit Mich, actor (December Bride, M*A*S*H, Dragnet) on April - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

1512  James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on this day in history.  

1569  On this day in history 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 April - 10.  

1651  On April - 10 birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)  

1656  On this day in history birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)  

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

0948  On this day in history death of king Hugh of Italy  

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

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

1533  On April - 10 frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61  

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

1585  On this day in history gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies