Famous Personalities Born In October - 10
Tuesday, 06 January 2026
1344 Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on this day in history. 

1486 On October - 10 birth of charles III, Duke of Savoy 

1567 On this day in history birth of infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) 

1599 On October - 10 birth of jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) 

1678 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born on this day in history. 

1684 Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) was born on this day in history. 

1700 On October - 10 birth of lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) 

1713 On October - 10 birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer 

1731 Henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen) was born on this day in history. 

1738 On October - 10 birth of benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe) 

1757 Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens) was born on this day in history. 

1779 Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP was born on October - 10. 

1780 On this day in history birth of john Abercrombie, Scottish physician (d. 1844) 

1790 George Gerson, composer was born on October - 10. 

1794 William Whiting Boardman, American politician (d. 1871) was born on October - 10. 

1804 Albin Masek, composer was born on this day in history. 

1813 On October - 10 birth of giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901) 

1817 On October - 10 birth of christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI 

1819 On this day in history birth of zebulon York, Brig general (Confederate Army), died in 1900 

1823 Theodore Furchtegott Kirchner, composer was born on October - 10. 

1825 Paulus Kruger, Pres of South African Republic (1883), Boer leader was born on this day in history. 

1828 On October - 10 birth of samuel J. Randall, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890) 

1829 Dandridge McRae, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on this day in history. 

1830 On this day in history birth of isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68) 

1832 Theodore Shelton Bowers, Bvt Brig General (Union Army), died in 1866 was born on this day in history. 

1834 Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finland, writer/poet (Nummisuutarit) was born on this day in history. 

1847 On this day in history birth of gheorghe Dima, composer 

1854 Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer was born on October - 10. 

1861 Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922) was born on this day in history. 

1862 On this day in history birth of arthur De Greef, composer 

1863 On this day in history birth of louis Cyr, French Canadian strongman (d. 1912) 

1863 Helen Dunbar, American actress (d. 1933) was born on October - 10. 

1864 T. Frank Appleby, United States Congressman from New Jersey (d. 1924) was born on October - 10. 

1865 On October - 10 birth of raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal 

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