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 this day in history.   

1569  On April - 10 birth of emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon   

1583  On this day in history birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law   

1633  On April - 10 birth of werner Fabricius, composer   

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

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   

1704  Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1713  On this day in history birth of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788)   

1737  Francois Giroust, composer was born on April - 10.   

1755  Samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy was born on April - 10.   

1762  On this day in history birth of giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834)   

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

1783  On this day in history birth of hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10)   

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

1796  James Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836) was born on April - 10.   

1797  Claude Ambroise Seurat, Troyes France, (World's skinniest man) was born on April - 10.   

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  Lewis Wallace, Major General (Union volunteers)/author (Ben Hur) was born on this day in history.   

1829  On April - 10 birth of william Booth, founder (Salvation Army)   

1833  On April - 10 birth of david McMurtrie Gregg, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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  On April - 10 birth of charles Swinnerton Heap, composer   

1847  On April - 10 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 this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history birth of tully Marshall, Nevada City CA   

1865  On this day in history birth of jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944)   

1867  George William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935) was born on April - 10.   

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0879  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on this day in history.   

0947  On this day in history hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies   

0948  Death of King Hugh of Italy on this day in history.   

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