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

1917  On this day in history robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist (Nobel 1965)   

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

1919  Emiliano Zapata, Mexican leader, murdered at 39 on April - 10.   

1920  On April - 10 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 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  On this day in history f Scott Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby"   

1925  On this day in history czarina re-christened Stalingrad (now Volgograd)   

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

1930  Synthetic rubber first produced on April - 10.   

1930  George Headley scores 223 v England at Kingston on this day in history.   

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

1931  On this day in history marcel van Maele, Belgian poet   

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

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

1932  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 April - 10.   

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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 this day in history.   

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 April - 10.   

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

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  Death of King Hugh of Italy on April - 10.   

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

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

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