Who Was Born Today – April 10 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on April 10 | ||
1583 | Hugo Grotius, Dutch statesman and scholar. | |
1794 | Matthew C. Perry, American naval officer, opened Japan to trade with the west. | |
1827 | Lew Wallace, Civil War general, lawyer, diplomat and author of Ben Hur. | |
1867 | A.E. (George William Russell), Irish poet and mystic. | |
1880 | Frances Perkins, U.S. labor secretary, first female cabinet member. | |
1903 | Clare Boothe Luce, reporter, U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. | |
1917 | Robert B. Woodward, synthetic chemist. | |
1934 | David Halberstam, New York Times correspondent, author, Pulitzer Prize winner in 1964. | |
1932 | Omar Sharif (Michael Shalhoub), actor (Dr. Zhivago). | |
1941 | Paul Theroux, author (The Great Railway Bazaar). |