Page 5: 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  On April - 10 pvt. John George Pattison (Cdn. 50th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France   

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 this day in history chuck Connors, Bkln NY, actor (Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa)   

1923  Hitler demands "hatred & more hatred" in Berlin on April - 10.   

1923  On this day in history floyd M Simmons, actor/decathlete (Olympic-bronze-1948, 52)   

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

1924  On this day in history kenneth Noland, American painter   

1925  F Scott Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby" on April - 10.   

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

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

1927  Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American scientist, Nobel laureate on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history ivo Bligh, cricketer (8th Earl of Darnley, 4 Tests 1882-83), dies   

1929  The birth of Max Von Sydow, Swedish born actor on this day in history.   

1929  Dusan Radic, composer on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history edmond Thieffry, Belgium, WW I pilot, dies at 36   

1930  On April - 10 synthetic rubber first produced   

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  On April - 10 marcel van Maele, Belgian poet   

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

1932  On April - 10 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 April - 10 andre Baillon, Belgian/French author (& sabots), dies at 56   

1933  On April - 10 philip Corner, composer   

1934  On April - 10 stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1   

1935  Vaughan Williams' 4th Symphony premieres in London on April - 10.   

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

1937  On April - 10 algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77   

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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 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 April - 10.   

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

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 April - 10 birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian   

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

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 April - 10.   

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

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

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

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