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 this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist (Nobel 1965)   

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

1919  On April - 10 emiliano Zapata, Mexican leader, murdered at 39   

1920  On April - 10 moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90   

1921  Chuck Connors, Bkln NY, actor (Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history hitler demands "hatred & more hatred" in Berlin   

1923  Floyd M Simmons, actor/decathlete (Olympic-bronze-1948, 52) on this day in history.   

1924  On April - 10 tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play   

1924  Kenneth Noland, American painter on this day in history.   

1925  F Scott Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby" on April - 10.   

1925  Czarina re-christened Stalingrad (now Volgograd) on this day in history.   

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

1927  On this day in history marshall Warren Nirenberg, American scientist, Nobel laureate   

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

1929  On this day in history the birth of Max Von Sydow, Swedish born actor   

1929  Dusan Radic, composer on this day in history.   

1929  Edmond Thieffry, Belgium, WW I pilot, dies at 36 on April - 10.   

1930  On this day in history synthetic rubber first produced   

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

1930  On this day in history lord Morton, of Shauna, senator (College of Justice, Scotland)   

1931  On this day in history marcel van Maele, Belgian poet   

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

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

1932  On this day in history paul von Hindenburg elected 1st German president (Hitler is 2nd)   

1932  On this day in history adrian Henri, poet/president (Liverpool Academy of Arts)   

1932  On this day in history andre Baillon, Belgian/French author (& sabots), dies at 56   

1933  Philip Corner, composer on April - 10.   

1934  Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1 on April - 10.   

1935  On April - 10 vaughan Williams' 4th Symphony premieres in London   

1936  200" mirror blank arrives in Pasadena on this day in history.   

1937  On April - 10 algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77   

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1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on this day in history.   

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

1633  On April - 10 birth of werner Fabricius, composer   

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on April - 10.   

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  On April - 10 louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies   

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

0948  On April - 10 death of king Hugh of Italy   

1008  Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies on April - 10.   

1362  On this day in history machteld, countess of Holland, dies   

1533  Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61 on April - 10.   

1545  On April - 10 death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer   

1585  On April - 10 gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies