Historical Events In April - 10

1916  1st professional golf tournament held on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers   

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 April - 10 mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.   

1919  On April - 10 emiliano Zapata, Mexican leader, murdered at 39   

1920  Moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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  Floyd M Simmons, actor/decathlete (Olympic-bronze-1948, 52) on April - 10.   

1924  On April - 10 tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play   

1924  On this day in history kenneth Noland, American painter   

1925  On this day in history f Scott Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby"   

1925  Czarina re-christened Stalingrad (now Volgograd) on this day in history.   

1926  On April - 10 "Alvin" Junior Samples, Cummings Ga, country singer (Hee Haw)   

1927  On this day in history marshall Warren Nirenberg, American scientist, Nobel laureate   

1927  Ivo Bligh, cricketer (8th Earl of Darnley, 4 Tests 1882-83), dies on April - 10.   

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  On this day in history synthetic rubber first produced   

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

1930  Lord Morton, of Shauna, senator (College of Justice, Scotland) on April - 10.   

1931  Marcel van Maele, Belgian poet on April - 10.   

1932  Paul von Hindenburg elected first German president (Hitler is 2nd) on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history the birth of Omar Sharif, Egyptian born actor   

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

1932  On April - 10 adrian Henri, poet/president (Liverpool Academy of Arts)   

1932  On this day in history andre Baillon, Belgian/French author (& sabots), dies at 56   

1933  On April - 10 philip Corner, composer   

1934  Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1 on April - 10.   

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

1936  200" mirror blank arrives in Pasadena on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77   

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1389  On April - 10 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 April - 10.   

1583  On April - 10 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 this day in history.   

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

0879  On this day in history louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies   

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

0948  On April - 10 death of king Hugh of Italy   

1008  On this day in history notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies   

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 this day in history death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer   

1585  On April - 10 gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies