Famous Personalities Born In April - 10

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

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 April - 10.   

1695  On April - 10 birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian   

1704  Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born on April - 10.   

1713  John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788) was born on April - 10.   

1737  On this day in history birth of francois Giroust, composer   

1755  On this day in history birth of samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy   

1762  Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.   

1778  William Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic was born on this day in history.   

1783  Hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10) was born on April - 10.   

1794  Matthew Calbraith Perry, Commodore, opened Japan was born on April - 10.   

1796  On this day in history birth of james Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836)   

1797  On April - 10 birth of claude Ambroise Seurat, Troyes France, (World's skinniest man)   

1806  On April - 10 birth of leonidas Polk, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1808  Auguste Franchomme, composer was born on this day in history.   

1823  Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history birth of lewis Wallace, Major General (Union volunteers)/author (Ben Hur)   

1829  On this day in history birth of william Booth, founder (Salvation Army)   

1833  David McMurtrie Gregg, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on April - 10.   

1833  On this day in history birth of james Edward Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1837  Forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867) was born on April - 10.   

1847  Charles Swinnerton Heap, composer was born on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history birth of joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World)   

1854  On this day in history birth of jozef M T Orelio, baritone   

1857  Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker was born on this day in history.   

1864  Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem) was born on April - 10.   

1864  On April - 10 birth of tully Marshall, Nevada City CA   

1865  Jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history birth of george William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935)   

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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 this day in history.   

0948  On April - 10 death of king Hugh of Italy   

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1545  On April - 10 death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer   

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