Famous Personalities Born In October - 10
Thursday, 06 November 2025
1344 Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on October - 10. 

1486 Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on October - 10. 

1567 On October - 10 birth of infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) 

1599 Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) was born on this day in history. 

1678 On October - 10 birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) 

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

1700 On this day in history birth of lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) 

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

1731 On October - 10 birth of henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen) 

1738 Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe) was born on October - 10. 

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

1779 Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP was born on this day in history. 

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

1790 On this day in history birth of george Gerson, composer 

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 Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI was born on October - 10. 

1819 Zebulon York, Brig general (Confederate Army), died in 1900 was born on October - 10. 

1823 Theodore Furchtegott Kirchner, composer was born on this day in history. 

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

1828 Samuel J. Randall, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890) was born on this day in history. 

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

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 On this day in history birth of gheorghe Dima, composer 

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 this day in history birth of raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal 

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