This Day In European History
10th April
Events1525: The Teutonic Order uses their Prussian lands to create the Duchy of Prussia; their Grand Master, Albert von Hohenzollern, becomes the Duke.
1633: The first public sale of bananas in Britain.
1710: Copyright law starts in Britain.
1741: King Frederick the Great of Prussia defeats the forces of Austria's Archduchess Maria Theresa at Mollwitz, capturing Silesia.
1814: The Battle of Toulouse; British forces defeat the French under Marshall Soult.
1858: The bell 'Big Ben' is cast; it now rings in London.
Births
1512: King James V of Scotland.
1583: Hugo Grotius, Dutch pioneer of international law.
1647: John Wilmot, English poet.
1755: Samuel Hahnemann, German founder of homeopathy.
1762: Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist.
1829: William Booth, British Salvation Army founder.
1867: George William Russell, Irish poet.
1894: Ben Nicholson, English artist.
Deaths
1028: Fulbert of Chartres, French bishop and scholar.
1533: King Frederick I of Denmark-Norway.
1575: Anna Bijns, Dutch poet.
1585: Pope Gregory XIII, instigator of the Gregorian Calendar.
1599: Gabrielle D'Estree, mistress of King Henry IV of France.
1813: Joseph Lagrange, Italian-French mathematician.
