Historical Events In April - 10

1916  On April - 10 1st professional golf tournament held   

1917  Munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers on April - 10.   

1917  Pvt. John George Pattison (Cdn. 50th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on this day in history.   

1917  Robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist (Nobel 1965) on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.   

1919  On this day in history emiliano Zapata, Mexican leader, murdered at 39   

1920  On this day in history moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90   

1921  On April - 10 chuck Connors, Bkln NY, actor (Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa)   

1923  Hitler demands "hatred & more hatred" in Berlin on this day in history.   

1923  On April - 10 floyd M Simmons, actor/decathlete (Olympic-bronze-1948, 52)   

1924  Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play on April - 10.   

1924  On April - 10 kenneth Noland, American painter   

1925  F Scott Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby" on this day in history.   

1925  Czarina re-christened Stalingrad (now Volgograd) on April - 10.   

1926  On this day in history "Alvin" Junior Samples, Cummings Ga, country singer (Hee Haw)   

1927  On April - 10 marshall Warren Nirenberg, American scientist, Nobel laureate   

1927  On April - 10 ivo Bligh, cricketer (8th Earl of Darnley, 4 Tests 1882-83), dies   

1929  On this day in history the birth of Max Von Sydow, Swedish born actor   

1929  On April - 10 dusan Radic, composer   

1929  Edmond Thieffry, Belgium, WW I pilot, dies at 36 on April - 10.   

1930  Synthetic rubber first produced on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history george Headley scores 223 v England at Kingston   

1930  On this day in history lord Morton, of Shauna, senator (College of Justice, Scotland)   

1931  Marcel van Maele, Belgian poet on this day in history.   

1932  On April - 10 paul von Hindenburg elected first German president (Hitler is 2nd)   

1932  The birth of Omar Sharif, Egyptian born actor on April - 10.   

1932  On April - 10 paul von Hindenburg elected 1st German president (Hitler is 2nd)   

1932  Adrian Henri, poet/president (Liverpool Academy of Arts) on this day in history.   

1932  Andre Baillon, Belgian/French author (& sabots), dies at 56 on April - 10.   

1933  On April - 10 philip Corner, composer   

1934  On this day in history stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1   

1935  On April - 10 vaughan Williams' 4th Symphony premieres in London   

1936  On April - 10 200" mirror blank arrives in Pasadena   

1937  Algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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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  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  On this day in history birth of werner Fabricius, composer   

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 April - 10.   

1695  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on this day in history.   

0879  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on April - 10.   

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

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

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

1362  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

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

1545  Death of Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1585  Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.