Births on April 10

Kyösti Kallio

Born on April 10, 1873

Kyösti Kallio, Finnish farmer, banker, and politician, 4th President of Finland (d. 1940)

Kyösti Kallio (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkyø̯sti ˈkɑlːio]; 10 April 1873 – 19 December 1940) was a Finnish politician of the Agrarian League who served as the fourth president of Finland from 1937–1940. He was the first President of Finland to resign and the only president to die in office.

Kallio was a prominent leader of the Agrarian League, and served as Prime Minister four times and Speaker of the Parliament six times.

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Events on 1873

18 Feb

Vasil Levski
Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
22 Mar

Slavery in the Spanish New World colonies
The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
1 Jul

Canadian Confederation
Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
4 Aug

7th Cavalry Regiment
American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
20 Oct

Princeton University
Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers universities draft the first code of American football rules.

Births on April 10

Kyösti Kallio

Born on April 10, 1873

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Events on 1873

Vasil Levski

Slavery in the Spanish New World colonies

Canadian Confederation

7th Cavalry Regiment

Princeton University