Famous Birthdays In October - 10

1344  On this day in history birth of mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362)   

1486  On this day in history birth of charles III, Duke of Savoy   

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

1599  On this day in history 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 October - 10.   

1684  Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) was born on October - 10.   

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

1713  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1738  On this day in history birth of benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe)   

1757  On October - 10 birth of erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens)   

1779  On this day in history birth of antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP   

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

1790  On October - 10 birth of george Gerson, composer   

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

1804  On October - 10 birth of albin Masek, composer   

1813  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901)   

1817  Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 10.   

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 October - 10.   

1830  On October - 10 birth of isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68)   

1832  On October - 10 birth of theodore Shelton Bowers, Bvt Brig General (Union Army), died in 1866   

1834  Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finland, writer/poet (Nummisuutarit) was born on October - 10.   

1847  Gheorghe Dima, composer was born on October - 10.   

1854  On October - 10 birth of jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer   

1861  On October - 10 birth of fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922)   

1862  On October - 10 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 this day in history.   

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

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0019  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on October - 10.   

0413  On October - 10 death of nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57   

0680  On October - 10 death of hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded   

0732  On this day in history death of abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia   

0833  Death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786) on October - 10.   

1359  Death of King Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295) on October - 10.   

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on October - 10.   

1651  On October - 10 philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77