Page 5: 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 this day in history.   

1917  Pvt. John George Pattison (Cdn. 50th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on April - 10.   

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  Emiliano Zapata, Mexican leader, murdered at 39 on April - 10.   

1920  Moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90 on April - 10.   

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  Floyd M Simmons, actor/decathlete (Olympic-bronze-1948, 52) on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play   

1924  Kenneth Noland, American painter on April - 10.   

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

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

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

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

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

1929  The birth of Max Von Sydow, Swedish born actor on April - 10.   

1929  Dusan Radic, composer on this day in history.   

1929  On April - 10 edmond Thieffry, Belgium, WW I pilot, dies at 36   

1930  Synthetic rubber first produced on April - 10.   

1930  On April - 10 george Headley scores 223 v England at Kingston   

1930  On April - 10 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 April - 10.   

1932  The birth of Omar Sharif, Egyptian born actor on this day in history.   

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

1933  On April - 10 philip Corner, composer   

1934  Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 April - 10.   

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0947  Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies on April - 10.   

0948  On April - 10 death of king Hugh of Italy   

1008  On April - 10 notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies   

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 this day in history.