Page 5: Historical Events In April - 10

1916  On April - 10 1st professional golf tournament held   

1917  On April - 10 munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers   

1917  Pvt. John George Pattison (Cdn. 50th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on April - 10.   

1917  Robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist (Nobel 1965) on April - 10.   

1919  On this day in history mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.   

1919  On this day in history emiliano Zapata, Mexican leader, murdered at 39   

1920  Moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90 on April - 10.   

1921  Chuck Connors, Bkln NY, actor (Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa) on April - 10.   

1923  Hitler demands "hatred & more hatred" in Berlin on April - 10.   

1923  On this day in history floyd M Simmons, actor/decathlete (Olympic-bronze-1948, 52)   

1924  On this day in history tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play   

1924  Kenneth Noland, American painter on April - 10.   

1925  On April - 10 f Scott Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby"   

1925  Czarina re-christened Stalingrad (now Volgograd) on April - 10.   

1926  On this day in history "Alvin" Junior Samples, Cummings Ga, country singer (Hee Haw)   

1927  Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American scientist, Nobel laureate on April - 10.   

1927  On this day in history ivo Bligh, cricketer (8th Earl of Darnley, 4 Tests 1882-83), dies   

1929  The birth of Max Von Sydow, Swedish born actor on this day in history.   

1929  Dusan Radic, composer on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history edmond Thieffry, Belgium, WW I pilot, dies at 36   

1930  Synthetic rubber first produced on April - 10.   

1930  On April - 10 george Headley scores 223 v England at Kingston   

1930  On April - 10 lord Morton, of Shauna, senator (College of Justice, Scotland)   

1931  On April - 10 marcel van Maele, Belgian poet   

1932  On this day in history paul von Hindenburg elected first German president (Hitler is 2nd)   

1932  On April - 10 the birth of Omar Sharif, Egyptian born actor   

1932  Paul von Hindenburg elected 1st German president (Hitler is 2nd) on April - 10.   

1932  Adrian Henri, poet/president (Liverpool Academy of Arts) on April - 10.   

1932  Andre Baillon, Belgian/French author (& sabots), dies at 56 on April - 10.   

1933  Philip Corner, composer on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1   

1935  Vaughan Williams' 4th Symphony premieres in London on April - 10.   

1936  On this day in history 200" mirror blank arrives in Pasadena   

1937  On this day in history algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77   

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1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on April - 10.   

1512  James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on this day in history.   

1569  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on April - 10.   

1583  On April - 10 birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law   

1633  On April - 10 birth of werner Fabricius, composer   

1651  On this day in history birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)   

1656  René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on April - 10.   

1695  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on April - 10.   

0879  Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies on April - 10.   

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  Machteld, countess of Holland, dies on April - 10.   

1533  On April - 10 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