Page 5: Historical Events In April - 10

1916  On this day in history 1st professional golf tournament held   

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

1917  On this day in history 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 this day in history emiliano Zapata, Mexican leader, murdered at 39   

1920  On April - 10 moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90   

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 April - 10.   

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

1924  On this day in history kenneth Noland, American painter   

1925  On April - 10 f Scott Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby"   

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

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

1929  Dusan Radic, composer on this day in history.   

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

1930  Synthetic rubber first produced on April - 10.   

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

1930  Lord Morton, of Shauna, senator (College of Justice, Scotland) on this day in history.   

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

1932  Paul von Hindenburg elected 1st German president (Hitler is 2nd) on April - 10.   

1932  Adrian Henri, poet/president (Liverpool Academy of Arts) on April - 10.   

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

1933  Philip Corner, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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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 this day in history.   

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on April - 10.   

1633  On this day in history birth of werner Fabricius, composer   

1651  On April - 10 birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)   

1656  On April - 10 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  On April - 10 louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies   

0947  On April - 10 hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies   

0948  Death of King Hugh of Italy on April - 10.   

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

1362  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on April - 10.   

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 April - 10.   

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