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May 10 is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 235 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1291 - Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost
• 1497 - Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. The Explorer and Cartographer Amerigo Vespucci ( March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1512) was the first person to demonstrate Cádiz ( Spanish:) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of the same name, a province which is one of eight The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia.
• 1503 - Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles there. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac Sea turtles ( Superfamily Chelonioidea) are Turtles found in all the world's oceans except the Arctic Ocean.
• 1534 - Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland. Jacques Cartier (December 31 1491&ndashSeptember 1 1557 was a French explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France Newfoundland — ˈn(jufənˌlænd (Terre-Neuve Talamh an Éisc — is a large island 15 km off the east coast of
• 1768 - John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Wilkes ( 17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) was an English radical, journalist and politician The North Briton was a radical Newspaper published in Eighteenth century London. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places This action provokes rioting in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1774 - Louis XVI becomes King of France. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1775 - American Revolutionary War: Fort Ticonderoga is taken by a small force led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Fort Ticonderoga is a large Eighteenth-century Fort built at a strategically important narrows in Lake Champlain where a short traverse gives access Ethan Allen (January 10 1738 – February 12 1789 was an early American revolutionary and guerrilla leader who fought against the Province of New York Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country Benedict Arnold V ( – June 14, 1801) was a General during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental
• 1775 - American Revolutionary War: Representatives from the 13 colonies of the United States meet in Philadelphia and raise the Continental Army to defend the new republic. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its They place it under command of George Washington of Virginia. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
• 1796 - First Coalition: Napoleon I of France wins a decisive victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The First Coalition ( 1792 – 1797) was the first major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain Revolutionary France. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Lodi ( pronounced) is a town in Lombardy, Italy, on the right bank of the River Adda. The Adda (Latin Abdua, or Addua) is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Austrians lose some 2,000 men.
• 1801 - First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday The First Barbary War (1801&ndash1805 also known as the Barbary Coast War or the Tripolitan War, was the first of two wars fought between the United The Barbary pirates, also sometimes called Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim Pirates and Privateers that operated from North Africa, from Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1824 - The National Gallery in London opens to the public. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
• 1837 - Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Panic of 1837 was a Panic in the United States built on a speculative fever The City of New York Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work.
• 1857 - Indian Mutiny: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of Sepoys of British East India Company 's army on the 10th of May 1857 in the town of Meerut, India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Sepoys revolt against their commanding officers at Meerut. A sepoy (ˈsipɔɪ (from Persian سپاهی Sipâhi meaning "soldier" was a native of India, a soldier allied to a European power usually the Meerut ( Hindi: मेरठ Urdu: میرٹھ is a city and a Municipal corporation in Meerut district in the Indian
• 1864 - American Civil War: Colonel Emory Upton leads a 10-regiment "Attack-in-depth" assault against the Confederate works at The Battle of Spotsylvania, which, though ultimately unsuccessful, would provide the idea for the massive assault against the Bloody Angle on May 12. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country Emory Upton ( August 27, 1839 &ndash March 15, 1881) was a United States Army General and military strategist prominent A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania, was the second battle in Lt Doyers Street in Chinatown, New York is called The Bloody Angle for its violent history Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Upton was wounded slightly but immediately is promoted to Brigadier general. Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General.
• 1865 - American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is captured by Union troops near Irwinville, Georgia. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three
• 1865 - American Civil War: Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill in Kentucky, who lingers until his death on June 6. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Quantrill's Raiders were a loosely organized force of pro- Confederate Bushwhackers who fought in the American Civil War under the leadership of William Clarke Quantrill ( July 31 1837 &ndash June 6 1865) was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
• 1869 - The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah (not Promontory Point, Utah) with the golden spike. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This article refers to a railroad built in the United States between Omaha and Sacramento completed in 1869 Promontory is a location in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, centered approximately at, at an Elevation of 1494 meters (4902 The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Promontory Point is a Locale in southern Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at, with an Elevation of 1285 meters A " golden spike " was the last ceremonial spike driven specifically to mark the completion of a railroad line
• 1872 - Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Victoria Claflin Woodhull ( September 23, 1838 &ndash June 9, 1927) was an American suffragist who was publicized The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• 1877 - Romania declares itself independent from Turkey, following the Senate adoption of Mihail Kogălniceanu's Declaration of Independence. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Mihail Kogălniceanu ( September 6, 1817 &ndash July 1, 1891) was a Moldavian born Romanian liberal statesman lawyer This act is recognized on March 26, 1881 after the end of the Romanian War of Independence. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878 The Romanian War of Independence was fought in 1877 against the Ottoman Empire.
• 1893 - The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Nix v. Hedden that a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit, under the Tariff Act of 1883. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Nix v Hedden, 149 US 304 ( 1893) was a case in which the United States Supreme Court addressed whether a Tomato was classified The tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum, syn Lycopersicon lycopersicum) is a herbaceous usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family
• 1908 - Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Mother's Day is a day honoring Mothers celebrated on various days in many places around the world Grafton is a city in and County seat of Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
• 1922 - The United States annexes the Kingman Reef. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Kingman Reef is a largely submerged uninhabited tropical Atoll located in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly half way between the Hawaiian Islands and
• 1924 - J. Edgar Hoover is appointed the Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation, and remains so until his death in 1972. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Postnominal initials Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1933 - Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Book burning (a category of biblioclasm or book destruction is the practice of destroying often ceremoniously, one or more copies of a book or other written material
• 1940 - World War II: The first German bombs of the war fall on England at Chilham and Petham, in Kent. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Chilham is a parish in the English county of Kent. Visited by tourists worldwide it is known for its beauty Petham is a small Village and Civil parish in the North Downs, five Miles south of Canterbury in Kent, South East England KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format
• 1940 - World War II: Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by
• 1940 - World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1940 - World War II: Invasion of Iceland by the United Kingdom. The invasion of Iceland, codenamed Operation Fork, was a British Military operation conducted by the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines
• 1941 - World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Strategic bombing is a Military strategy used in a Total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation-state by destroying its economic ability to wage war rather
• 1941 - World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland in order to try and negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Germany. Rudolf Walter Richard Hess ( Heß in German) (26 April 1894 &ndash 17 August 1987 was a prominent figure in Nazi Germany, acting as Adolf Hitler Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
• 1942 - World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shan State is an administrative division of Myanmar (Burma, which takes its name from the Shan people, one of several ethnic groups that inhabit the area The Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was fought primarily between British Commonwealth, Chinese and United
• 1954 - Bill Haley & His Comets release "Rock Around the Clock", the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the Billboard charts. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) This article is specifically about the rock and roll band See Bill Haley for biographical information regarding Haley himself For the movie named after the song see Rock Around the Clock (film. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry
• 1960 - The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Design history Background The USS Triton (SSRN-586 is considered part of the first generation of Nuclear-powered submarines to be commissioned EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001
• 1969 - Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill. The Battle of Hamburger Hill was a battle of the Vietnam War which was fought between the United States and South Vietnam and North Vietnamese forces
• 1970 - The Boston Bruins win their first Stanley Cup since 1941 when Bobby Orr makes an overtime winning goal followed by a leap in the air that would become one of the most famous photographs in hockey - ("The Goal"). Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr OC (born March 20 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey defenseman A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice.
• 1979 - The Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Federated States of Micronesia is an Island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea.
• 1981 - François Mitterrand takes office as the first Socialist President of France. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand ( 26 October 1916 8 January 1996 served as President of France from 1981 to 1995 elected as representative of the Socialist The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected
• 1982 - WABC stopped playing music on May 10, 1982 a date known as "the day the music died". Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The main reason was due to FM Radio having better sound.
• 1993 - In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills 188 workers, mostly young women. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The Kader Toy Factory fire was a fire on 10 May 1993 at a factory in Thailand.
• 1994 - Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries.
• 1996 - Excel Communications, Inc. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Excel Communications was founded in 1988 by Dallas entrepreneur Kenny Troutt as a long distance reseller in the US telecom sector at the birth of telecom deregulation becomes the youngest company ever to join the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), trading under the symbol (ECI). The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City.
• 1996 - A "rogue storm" near the summit of Mount Everest kills eight climbers, making this the deadliest day in the mountain's history. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in Among the dead are experienced climbers Rob Hall and Scott Fischer, both of whom were leading paid expeditions to the summit. Rob Hall ( January 14 1961 - May 11, 1996) New Zealander was a Mountaineer best known for being head Guide of Scott E Fischer ( December 24 1955 – May 11 1996) was an American climber and Guide, and the first American to summit
• 1997 - Pope John Paul II visits Lebanon. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Pope Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
• 2001 - In Ghana, a stampede at a football game kills over 120 spectators. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
• 2002 - F. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. B. I. agent Robert Hanssen is given a life sentence without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Moscow for $1. Robert Philip Hanssen (born April 18, 1944) is a former American FBI agent who spied for the Russian KGB against the United Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of 4 million in cash and diamonds. In Mineralogy, diamond is the allotrope of carbon where the carbon atoms are arranged in
• 2003 - The May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence takes place. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The May 2003 Tornado Outbreak Sequence in the United States was a series of tornado outbreaks that occurred from May 3 to May 11, 2003.
• 2005 - A hand grenade allegedly thrown by Vladimir Arutinian lands about 65 feet (20 metres) from U. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vladimir Arutyunian was born on 12 March 1978 in Tbilisi, Georgia to a family of Ethnic Armenians. S. President George W. Bush while he was giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Tbilisi (ˌtbiˈliːsi in Georgian: თბილისი is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between

Births

• 1265 - Emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. Emperor Fushimi (伏見天皇 Fushimi-tennō) ( May 10, 1265 &ndash October 8, 1317) was the 92nd emperor 1317)
• 1604 - Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. Jean (de Mairet (bap May 10, 1604 &ndash January 31, 1686) was a classical French Dramatist who wrote both tragedies 1686)
• 1641 - Dudley North, English economist (d. Sir Dudley North (May 10 1641 &ndash December 31 1691 English Economist, was the 4th son of Dudley 4th Lord North, who published besides other 1691)
• 1727 - Anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (d. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot Baron de Laune, often referred to as Turgot ( 10 May 1727 &ndash 18 March 1781) was a French 1781)
• 1746 - Gaspard Monge, French mathematician (d. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Gaspard Monge Comte de Péluse ( May 10, 1746 &ndash July 28, 1818) was a French Mathematician and inventor of 1818)
• 1760 - Johann Peter Hebel, German poet (d. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Johann Peter Hebel ( 10 May, 1760 – 22 September, 1826) was a German short story writer and dialectal poet most famous for 1826)
• 1760 - Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French composer (La Marseillaise) (d. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle ( May 10, 1760 in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura – June 26, 1836 in Choisy-le-Roi, " La Marseillaise " (la maʁsɛˡjɛz in English The Song of Marseille) is the National anthem of France. 1836)
• 1770 - Louis Nicolas Davout, French marshal (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Louis-Nicolas d'Avout ( May 10, 1770 &ndash June 1, 1823) better known as Davout, 1st Duc d' Auerstaedt 1823)
• 1775 - Antoine Charles Louis Lasalle, French cavalry general (d. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a General Antoine Charles Louis Collinet comte de Lasalle ( 10 May, 1775 &ndash 6 July, 1809) was a French cavalry General during the Revolutionary 1809)
• 1788 - Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist (d. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap 1827)
• 1788 - Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, German queen (d. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Grand Duchess Ekaterina Pavlovna of Russia (Екатерина Павловна Tsarskoe Selo, 10 May 1788 &ndash Stuttgart, 9 January 1819)
• 1813 - Montgomery Blair, American politician (d. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Montgomery Blair ( May 10, 1813 &ndash July 27, 1883) the son of Francis Preston Blair, elder brother of Francis Preston 1883)
• 1838 - John Wilkes Booth, American actor and assassin of Abraham Lincoln (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Abraham Lincoln assassination John Wilkes Booth (May 10 1838 – April 26 1865 was an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal 1865)
• 1840 - Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian revolutionist (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Dimitar Nikolov Asenov (Димитър Николов Асенов ( 10 May 1840 – 18 July 1868) better known as Hadzhi Dimitar 1868)
• 1841 - James Gordon Bennett Jr., American publisher (d. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link James Gordon Bennett Jr ( May 10, 1841 in &ndash May 14, 1918 in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France 1918)
• 1843 - Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Benito Pérez Galdós ( May 10, 1843 &ndash January 4, 1920) was a Spanish realist Novelist. 1920)
• 1847 - Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing ( May 10 1847 &ndash February 11 1923) was a German Mathematician who made important contributions 1923)
• 1866 - Léon Bakst, Russian artist (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Léon Samoilovitch Bakst ( May 10, 1866 - December 28, 1924) was a Russian painter and scene- and Costume designer 1924)
• 1868 - Ed Barrow, American baseball manager (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Edward Grant Barrow ( May 10, 1868 - December 15, 1953) was an American manager and executive in Major League Baseball 1953)
• 1872 - Marcel Mauss, French sociologist (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Marcel Mauss ( May 10, 1872 &ndash February 10, 1950) was a French Sociologist. 1950)
• 1874 - Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, senator, historian and orientalist (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Moses Schorr, Polish Mojżesz Schorr ( May 10, 1874, Przemyśl, Galicia - July 8, 1941, 5th NKVD 1941)
• 1876 - Ivan Cankar, Slovenian writer (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ivan Cankar (10 May 1876 – 11 December 1918 was a Slovene Writer, Playwright, Essayist, Poet and political activist. 1918)
• 1878 - Gustav Stresemann, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ( May 10, 1878 &ndash October 3, 1929) was a German liberal politician and statesman who served as Chancellor and Foreign Minister The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1929)
• 1879 - Symon Petlura, Ukrainian statesman (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Symon Vasylyovych Petliura (Симон Васильович Петлюра also known as Simon Petlyura; May 10, 1879 – May 25, 1926)
• 1886 - Karl Barth, Swiss Protestant theologian (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Karl Barth ( May 10, 1886 &ndash December 10, 1968) (pronounced "bart" a Swiss Reformed theologian was one 1968)
• 1886 - Olaf Stapledon, British author and philosopher (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Olaf Stapledon ( May 10, 1886 &ndash September 6, 1950) was a British philosopher and author of several influential works 1950)
• 1886 - Felix Manalo, Founder and 1st Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Félix Ysagun Manalo (born Félix Manalo Ysagun May 10, 1886 - April 12, 1963) was the first Executive Minister of the religious organization The Iglesia ni Cristo (ɪˈgleʃɐ ni ˈkɾisto Tagalog for Church of Christ; also known as INC, formerly called Iglesya ni Kristo or 1963)
• 1887 - Mir Ghotbeddin Mohammad Angha, 40th Sufi master of the Oveyssi order (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی‌گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف 1962)
• 1888 - Max Steiner, Austrian composer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the film composer For other persons with the same name see Max Steiner. 1971)
• 1889 - Mae Murray, American actress (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mae Murray ( May 10, 1889 – March 23, 1965) was an American Actress and Dancer, who became known as "The 1965)
• 1890 - Alfred Jodl, German general (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alfred Jodl (10 May 1890 – 16 October 1946 was a German military commander attaining the position of Chief of the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High 1946)
• 1897 - Einar Gerhardsen, Prime minister of Norway (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common (10 May 1897 &ndash 19 September 1987 was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party of Norway. 1987)
• 1898 - Ariel Durant, American historian (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ariel Durant, born Chaya Kaufman, ( May 10 1898 - October 25 1981) was the co-author of The Story of Civilization 1981)
• 1899 - Fred Astaire, American dancer and actor (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award 1987)
• 1899 - Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-born composer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (Дмитрий Зиновьевич Тёмкин Dmitrij Zinov'evič Tëmkin, sometimes translated as Dmitri Tiomkin) ( May 1979)
• 1902 - Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-born film director (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Anatole Litvak (Анатоль Литвак ( May 10, 1902 &ndash December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian -born international filmmaker 1974)
• 1902 - David O. Selznick, American film producer (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. David O Selznick, born David Selznick ( May 10, 1902 &ndash June 22, 1965) was one of the iconic Hollywood producers 1965)
• 1903 - Otto Bradfisch, Nazi leader (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Otto Bradfisch ( May 10, 1903 in Zweibrücken &ndash June 22, 1994 in Seeshaupt) was an Economist, a Jurist Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German 1994)
• 1905 - Markos Vamvakaris, Greek rebetiko musician and songwriter (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Markos Vamvakaris ( May 10, 1905 in Ano Chora in Syros - February 8, 1972) (Greek Μάρκος Βαμβακάρης was a Rebetiko, plural rebetika, ( Greek ρεμπέτικο and ρεμπέτικα respectively occasionally transliterated as Rembetiko 1972)
• 1909 - Maybelle Carter, American musician (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting "Mother Maybelle" Carter ( May 10, 1909 - October 23, 1978) was an American country Musician. 1978)
• 1911 - Bel Kaufman, American author
• 1915 - Denis Thatcher, British businessman and husband of Margaret Thatcher (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Bel Kaufman (born May 10, 1911) is a Russian American professor and author Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Major Sir Denis Thatcher 1st Baronet, MBE, TD (10 May 1915 &ndash 26 June 2003 was an English Businessman, and the husband of the Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 2003)
• 1916 - Milton Babbitt, American composer
• 1922 - Nancy Walker, American actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Milton Byron Babbitt (born May 10 1916 is an American Composer. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Nancy Walker ( May 10, 1922 – March 25, 1992) was an American Actress in stage screen and television 1992)
• 1923 - Heydar Aliyev, Ex-President and Leader of Azerbaijan Republic (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev (Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev Гейдар Алиев May 10, 1923 &ndash December 12, 2003) also spelled as 2003)
• 1926 - Hugo Banzer, Bolivian dictator (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugo Banzer Suárez ( May 10, 1926 &ndash May 5, 2002) was a politician military general and President of Bolivia. 2002)
• 1927 - Nayantara Sahgal, Indian author
• 1928 - Arnold Rüütel, Estonian president
• 1929 - Antonine Maillet, French Canadian novelist and playwright
• 1930 - Pat Summerall, American football player and broadcaster
• 1930 - Scott Muni, American radio DJ (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nayantara Sahgal (born 10 May 1927) is an Indian writer in English. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arnold Rüütel (ˈɑr̺nold̥ ˈr̺yːtɛl UPA: rüütel'' (born May 10, 1928) was the President of the Republic of Estonia from Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antonine Maillet, PC, CC, OQ, ONB, LLD, FRSC, (born May 10, 1929) is a Canadian Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Allen "Pat" Summerall (born May 10, 1930 in Lake City, Florida) is a former American football player and well-known Scott Muni (May 10 1930 – September 28 2004 was an American Disc jockey, who worked at the heyday of the AM Top 40 format and 2004)
• 1931 - Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter
• 1933 - Barbara Taylor Bradford, English writer
• 1934 - Cliff Wilson, Welsh snooker player (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ettore Scola (born May 10, 1931) is an Italian Screenwriter and Film director. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE (born May 10, 1933) is an English Novelist Her 1979 debut A Woman of Substance, Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cliff Wilson ( May 10, 1934 – 1994 was a Welsh professional Snooker player 1994)
• 1934 - Jeanine Basinger, American film scholar
• 1935 - Larry Williams, American singer and songwriter (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Jeanine Basinger (born 3 February 1936) is Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies and Founder and Curator of the Cinema Archives at Wesleyan University Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See Larry Williams (trader for the technical analyst and financial trader 1980)
• 1936 - Gary Owens, American actor and announcer
• 1937 - Tamara Press, Soviet athlete
• 1937 - Jim Hickman, American baseball player
• 1938 - Jean Becker, French director, screenwriter and actor
• 1938 - Marina Vlady, French actress
• 1940 - Wayne A. Downing, retired United States Army general
• 1942 - Youssouf Sambo Bâ, Burkinabé politician
• 1943 - David Clennon, American actor
• 1943 - Richard Darman, American economist
• 1944 - Jim Abrahams, American film director
• 1944 - Maureen Lipman, English actress
• 1944 - Marie-France Pisier, French actress
• 1946 - Donovan, Scottish musician
• 1946 - Graham Gouldman, British musician and songwriter (10cc)
• 1946 - Dave Mason, English musician (Traffic)
• 1947 - Caroline Cooney, American author
• 1947 - Jay Ferguson, American musician and composer
• 1947 - Thomas Tessier, American author
• 1952 - Kikki Danielsson, Swedish singer
• 1953 - John Diamond, English journalist (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Owens (born May 10, 1936) is an American Disc jockey and Voice actor. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tamara Natanovna Press (Тамара Натановна Пресс ( May 10, 1937 in Kharkiv, Ukraine) is a former Soviet James Lucius Hickman (born May 10, 1937 in Henning Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball player Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Becker (born May 10, 1938, in Paris, France) is a French Film director, Screenwriter and Actor. Marina Vlady (born Marina de Poliakoff-Baidaroff in Clichy in 10 May 1938) is a French actress. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wayne Allan Downing ( May 10, 1940 &ndash July 18, 2007) was a retired four-star United States Army general born in Peoria Illinois The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Youssouf Sambo Bâ (b May 10 1942 in Boborgou, Niger) is a Burkinabé politician and retired teacher Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Clennon (born May 10, 1943) is an American Actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Miles Drentell in the ABC series Richard Gordon Darman, known as Dick Darman ( May 10, 1943 - January 25, 2008) was an American Economist Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jim Abrahams (born 10 May 1944) is an American movie director and writer Maureen Diane Lipman CBE (born 10 May, 1946) is a British film Theatre and television actress, Columnist Marie-France Pisier is a French actress. She was born on May 10, 1944 in Dalat, Vietnam. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donovan ( Donovan Phillips Leitch, born 10 May 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Singer-songwriter and guitarist Graham Gouldman (born Graham Keith Gouldman, 10 May 1946, Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, England) is an David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1944) is an English Musician, singer songwriter, and Guitarist from Worcester Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Caroline B Cooney (born May 10, 1947) is an Author of suspense romance horror and mystery books for teenagers Jay Ferguson is an American Rock & roll Musician known for his work with Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, and his 1978 solo hit "Thunder Island" Thomas Tessier (born 10 May 1947) is an American Writer of horror Novels and Short stories. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 10 May 1952 in Osby, Sweden) is a Swedish country, Dansband and Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Diamond ( 10 May, 1953 - 2 March, 2001) was a British broadcaster and Journalist 2001)
• 1955 - Chris Berman, American sportscaster
• 1955 - Mark David Chapman, American assassin of John Lennon
• 1956 - Vladislav Listyev, Russian television anchor and journalist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Christopher ("Boomer" James Berman (born May 10, 1955 in Greenwich Connecticut) is an American sportscaster Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955 in Fort Worth Texas) is the man who murdered English musician and activist John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vlad(islav Nikolayevich Listyev (Влад(исла́в Никола́евич Листьев ( May 10, 1956 &ndash March 1, 1995) 1995)
• 1957 - Sid Vicious, English bassist (The Sex Pistols) (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) John Simon Ritchie (born May 10, 1957, died February 2, 1979) better known as Sid Vicious, was an English Punk The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 1979)
• 1958 - Rick Santorum, U. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard John Santorum (born May 10, 1958) is a former United States Senator from the Commonwealth of S. Senator
• 1958 - Yu Suzuki, Japanese creator of Virtua Fighter series
• 1958 - Gaétan Boucher, Canadian speed skater
• 1959 - Victoria Rowell, American actress
• 1959 - Danny Schayes, American basketball player
• 1960 - Bono, Irish singer (U2)
• 1961 - Danny Carey, American drummer (Tool, Pigmy Love Circus)
• 1961 - Johanna ter Steege, Dutch actress
• 1963 - Lisa Nowak, American astronaut
• 1965 - Linda Evangelista, Canadian supermodel
• 1966 - Jonathan Edwards, English athlete
• 1967 - Scott Brison, Canadian politician
• 1967 - Jon Ronson, British journalist and author
• 1967 - Nobuhiro Takeda, Japanese footballer and sportscaster
• 1967 - Young MC, American rapper
• 1968 - Erik Palladino, American actor
• 1968 - Ed Sanders, British actor and television personality
• 1968 - Al Murray, British comedian
• 1968 - Darren Matthews, English professional wrestler
• 1969 - Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer
• 1969 - John Scalzi, American writer
• 1970 - Perry Blake, Irish singer/songwriter
• 1970 - Dallas Roberts, American actor
• 1970 - David Weir, Scottish footballer
• 1971 - Adriano Giannini, Italian actor
• 1971 - Ådne Søndrål, Norwegian speed skater
• 1972 - Radosław Majdan, Polish footballer
• 1973 - Craig Mack, American rapper
• 1973 - Joshua Eagle, Australian tennis player
• 1973 - Aviv Geffen, Israeli singer/songwriter (Blackfield)
• 1974 - Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer
• 1975 - Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian race car driver
• 1975 - Adam Deadmarsh, American ice hockey player
• 1976 - Stuart Braithwaite, Scottish musician (Mogwai)
• 1976 - Rob Malda, American internet writer/editor (Slashdot)
• 1976 - Udo Mechels, Belgian singer
• 1976 - Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi, Greek javelin thrower
• 1977 - Henri Camara, Senegalese footballer
• 1977 - Nick Heidfeld, German Formula 1 driver
• 1977 - Denise Ho, Hong Kong singer
• 1978 - Kenan Thompson, American actor
• 1979 - Lee Hyori, South Korean singer
• 1981 - Humberto Suazo, Chilean footballer
• 1982 - Despina Caldis, Greek-Australian actress
• 1982 - Jeremy Gable, American playwright
• 1982 - Daniel Harris, Australian rules footballer
• 1983 - Gustav Fridolin, Swedish politician
• 1983 - Natalia Zabala, Miss Spain 2007
• 1984 - Edward Mujica. Yu Suzuki (鈴木 裕 ja-Latn ''Suzuki Yū'' born June 10 1958) is a Japanese Game designer and producer who has spent his entire Virtua Fighter is a 1993 Fighting game developed for the Sega Model 1 arcade platform by AM2, a development group For the founder and head of the Independent Financial Centre of the Americas, see Gaetan Bucher Gaétan Boucher (born 10 May Vicki "Victoria" Lynn Rowell (born May 10, 1959 Rowell knew very little about her father The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Leslie Schayes (born May 10 1959 in Syracuse New York) 6'11" and 235 pounds is a retired American professional Basketball player Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Edwin "Danny" Carey (born May 10, 1961 in Lawrence Kansas, U Tool is an American rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Pigmy Love Circus is a Los Angeles rock band that has existed since the late 1980s era of the Hollywood underground rock Johanna ter Steege (born May 10, 1961 in Wierden) is a Dutch actress. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lisa Marie Nowak (née Caputo) (born May 10, 1963) is a United States naval officer and a former NASA Astronaut. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Linda Evangelista (born May 10, 1965) is a Canadian model. Early life Evangelista was born to Italian parents Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jonathan David Edwards, CBE, (born May 10, 1966 in London) is a former British Triple jumper and widely regarded Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Scott A Brison, PC, MP (born 10 May 1967, Windsor Nova Scotia) is a Canadian Politician. Jon Ronson (born 10 May 1967) is a Cardiff -born journalist author Documentary filmmaker and radio presenter is a former Japanese football player He was a forward and known as a superb opportunistic goal-scorer making most of his quick thinking and canny positioning Marvin Young (born May 10 1967) better known by his stage name Young MC is an American rapper. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Erik Palladino (born May 10, 1968) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dr Ed Sanders is an English carpenter actor and television host Sanders was born on in Wimbledon London, England, and learned carpentry to help Alastair James Hay "Al" Murray (born 10 May 1968 is a British comedian best known for his stand-up Persona, " The Pub Landlord Darren Kenneth Matthews In WWF/E he is a former Intercontinental Champion, 4 time European Champion, a 5 time Hardcore Champion Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch Professional footballer At club level John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an author and online writer best known for his Hugo Award -nominated Science fiction novel Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Perry Blake (born May 10, 1970) is an Irish Singer and Songwriter, known for the delicate Downtempo, melancholic style Dallas Mark Roberts (born 10 May 1970) is an American stage and screen Actor. David Gillespie Weir (born May 10, 1970 in Falkirk) is a Scottish professional football player who currently plays for Rangers Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Adriano Giannini (born 1971 is an Italian Actor. He co-starred in 2002 with Madonna in the widely-panned film Swept Away, a remake Ådne Søndrål (born 10 May 1971 in Notodden, Norway) is a former speed skater. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Radosław Majdan (nicknamed Rada, He-Doda; born May 10, 1972, Szczecin) is a Polish Goalkeeper (currently of Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Craig Mack (born May 10, 1971 in The Bronx New York) is an American rapper notable for being the first artist to debut on Puff Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Joshua Morgan (born March 3, 1992 in Manchester, Queensland, United Kingdom) is a professional male tennis player from Aviv Geffen (אביב גפן born May 10 1973) is an Israeli rock musician Singer, Songwriter, producer, Blackfield is a music group a collaboration between Porcupine Tree founder and lead singer Steven Wilson and Israeli rock singer Aviv Geffen Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Sylvain Wiltord (born May 10, 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Marne) is a French football forward whose parents come from Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hélio Castroneves (born Hélio Castro Neves on May 10, 1975 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian Auto racing Adam Deadmarsh (born May 10, 1975 in Trail, British Columbia) is a former National Hockey League hockey player Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stuart Leslie Braithwaite (born 10 May, 1976) is a Scottish Guitarist, Bassist, Drummer, Singer and Songwriter Mogwai are a Scottish rock group from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed by Stuart Braithwaite and Dominic Aitchison in 1995 Rob Malda (born May 10, 1976) also known as CmdrTaco, is the founder of the website Slashdot. Slashdot, often abbreviated as /, is a technology-related news Website owned by SourceForge Inc Udo Mechels, born in Brussels on 10 may 1976, is a Belgian singer commonly known simply as Udo Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi ( Greek: Αγγελική Τσιολακούδη aŋɟeliˈci ts͡jolaˈkuði born 10 May 1976) is a Greek Javelin Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Henri Camara (born May 10, 1977 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese footballer with Wigan Athletic of the Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. A footballer is a person who plays in various games known as " Football " &ndash especially Association football, although the term is also used to refer Nick Lars Heidfeld, frequently referred to as Quick Nick, (born May 10 1977 in Mönchengladbach, West Germany) is a German Denise Ho Wan-See, also known as HOCC CC and Goo is a famous Hong Kong Cantopop Singer. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Kenan Thompson (born May 10 1978 is an American Actor and Comedian who is currently known for the titular role in Fat Albert, as a regular Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Lee Hyori (이효리 also romanized as Lee Hyolee and officially E Hyo-lee) (born May 10, 1979) is a popular South Korean South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo (born May 10, 1981 in San Antonio) is a Chilean football player who currently plays as a Despina Melissa Caldis (born May 10, 1982) in Greece, is an Australian Actress of Greek descent known for her role Greeks are the seventh-largest ethnic group in Australia, after those declaring their ancestry simply as "Australian" Jeremy Joseph Gable (born May 10, 1982) is an American Playwright living in Fullerton California. Daniel Harris (born 10 May 1982 is one of the consistent performers of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Gustav Fridolin ( May 10, 1983 &ndash was a Swedish Green Party Politician, member of the Riksdag 2002&ndash2006 Natalia Zabala Arroyo, May 10, 1979 is a beauty queen who represented Spain in Miss Universe 2007 and Miss World 2007 in Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Edward José Mujica (born May 10, 1984 in Valencia, Venezuela) is a Right-handed Relief pitcher for the Cleveland Venezuelan baseball player
• 1985 - Ryan Getzlaf, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 - Anej Lovrečič, Slovenian football (soccer) player
• 1989 - Lindsey Shaw, American actress
• 1993 - Charice Pempengco, Filipino singer
• 1993 - Mirai Shida, Japanese actress
• 2000 - Shyann McClure, American actress and model
• 2004 - Gosselin sextuplets

Deaths

• 1034 - Mieszko II of Poland (b. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Ryan Getzlaf (born May 10, 1984 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player currently playing Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Anej Lovrečič (born 10 May, 1987) is a Slovenian football player Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Lindsey Marie Shaw (born on May 10, 1989 in Lincoln Nebraska) is an American Actress. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco (born May 10 1992 better known as Charice, is a Filipina Singer who rose to popularity through YouTube is a Japanese actress She became recognized after her breakthrough role as Kazumi Kanda in Joō no Kyōshitsu, leading her to more prominent roles such as Miki Ichinose 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Shyann McClure (born May 10, 2000) is a young actress, model, and spokeskid best known as the Welch's Grape juice "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Jon & Kate Plus 8 (sometimes styled as Jon & Kate Plus Ei8ht) is a Reality television show produced in the United States by Figure This article is about a Polish king See also Duke Mieszko II the Fat. 990)
• 1290 - Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. Events By Place Africa Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque begins in Cairo. Duke Rudolph II of Austria, titular Duke of Swabia (1270&ndash May 10, 1290) was the younger son of Rudolph of Habsburg, from 1273 1271)
• 1424 - Go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan
• 1482 - Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. (c 1347 &ndash May 10, 1424) was the 99th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli (1397 &ndash May 10, 1482) was an Italian Mathematician, Astronomer, and Cosmographer. 1397)
• 1493 - Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician
• 1521 - Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. Colin Campbell 1st Earl of Argyll 2nd Lord Campbell (c 1433 &ndash May 10, 1493) was a Scottish Nobleman. Sebastian Brant (also Brandt) (1457 &ndash May 10, 1521) Alsatian humanist and Satirist, was born in Strasbourg 1457)
• 1566 - Leonhart Fuchs, German botanist (b. Leonhart Fuchs ( 17 January 1501 &ndash 10 May 1566) sometimes spelled Leonhard Fuchs, was a German Physician 1501)
• 1641 - Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (b. Johan Banér ( 23 June 1596 – 10 May 1641) was a Swedish Field Marshal in the Thirty Years' War. 1596)
• 1657 - Gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (b. Gustav Horn may refer to Gustav Horn Count of Pori Gustav Horn Baron of Marienborg, nephew of the previous 1592)
• 1691 - Colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. Colonel John Birch ( September 7 1615 - May 10 1691) was a soldier in the English civil war and later Member of parliament 1615)
• 1696 - Jean de La Bruyère, French writer (b. Jean de La Bruyère (ʒɑ̃dəlabʁyˈjɛʁ in French ( August 16 1645 – May 10, 1696) was a French Essayist and 1645)
• 1717 - John Hathorne, American magistrate (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Hathorne ( August 5, 1641 &ndash May 10, 1717) was one of the associate magistrates in the Salem witch trials, and the only one 1641)
• 1726 - Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (b. Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke of St Albans, KG ( 8 May 1670 &ndash 10 May 1726) was an Illegitimate son of King Charles 1670)
• 1733 - Barton Booth, English actor (b. Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Barton Booth (1681 &ndash 10 May 1733 was one of the most famous dramatic Actors of the first part of the 18th century 1681)
• 1737 - Nakamikado Emperor of Japan (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Emperor Nakamikado (中御門天皇 Nakamikado-tennō) (January 14 1702 - May 10 1737 was the 114th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional 1702)
• 1774 - King Louis XV of France (b. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 1710)
• 1787 - William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Watson ( 3 April 1715 &ndash 10 May 1787) was an English physician and scientist who was born and died in London 1715)
• 1792 - John Stevens, American delegate to the Continental Congress
• 1807 - Comte de Rochambeau, French soldier (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Stevens (c1715 &ndash May 10, 1792) was a prominent politician from New Jersey who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau ( July 1, 1725 &ndash May 10, 1807) was a French 1725)
• 1818 - Paul Revere, American patriot (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Paul Revere (bap December 22, 1734 ( OS) / January 1 1735 (NS &ndash May 10, 1818) was an American Silversmith 1735)
• 1829 - Thomas Young, English physician and linguist (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Thomas Young (13 June 1773 &ndash 10 May 1829 was an English Polymath who contributed to the scientific understanding of vision, Light 1773)
• 1850 - Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist and physicist (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (also Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac, December 6, 1778 – May 9, 1850) was a French chemist 1778)
• 1863 - Stonewall Jackson, American Confederate general (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21 1824 &ndash May 10 1863 was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and probably the 1824)
• 1868 - Henry Bennett, American politician (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For other people named Henry Bennett see Henry Bennett Henry Bennett ( September 29[[ 808]] - May 10[[ 868]] was a 1808)
• 1889 - Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian satirist (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin (Михаил Евграфович Салтыков-Щедрин in Spas-Ugol village Tver guverniya &ndash - in 1826)
• 1897 - Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino revolutionary leader (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro ( November 30, 1863 &ndash May 10, 1897) son of Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro was a Filipino 1863)
• 1904 - Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Andrei Petrovich Ryabushkin ( Андрей Петрович Рябушкин; –) was a Russian painter. 1861)
• 1937 - William Tedmarsh, silent movie actor (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Tedmarsh ( 3 February 1876, London, England - 10 May 1937) was an English - American early 1876)
• 1945 - Richard Glücks, German SS officer (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Richard Glücks ( April 22, 1889 &ndash May 10, 1945) was a high-ranking Nazi official 1889)
• 1950 - Belle da Costa Greene, librarian, bibliographer, archivist (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Belle da Costa Greene ( December 13, 1883 in Washington DC - May 10, 1950 in New York City New York) was the Librarian 1883)
• 1955 - Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Tommy Burns ( June 17, 1881 &ndash May 10, 1955) born Noah Brusso, was a Canadian world heavyweight champion 1881)
• 1955 - John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) John Radecki (also known as Jan Radecki (1865 - 1955 was a master Stained glass artist working in Australia, considered to be the finest such artist of his time 1865)
• 1960 - Yury Olesha, Russian novelist (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yury Olesha (Юрий Карлович Олеша &ndash May 10, 1960) was a Russian novelist 1899)
• 1963 - Gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb, American football player (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb ( August 9, 1931 - May 10, 1963) was an American football Defensive lineman 1931)
• 1964 - Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov ( Russian: Михаил Фёдорович Ларионов, June 3, 1881 &ndash May 10, 1964 1881)
• 1967 - Lorenzo Bandini, Italian racing driver, (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Lorenzo Bandini (born 21 December 1935 - died 10 May 1967, Monaco) was an Italian Motor racing driver who raced in 1935)
• 1968 - Scotty Beckett, American child actor (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scott Hastings Beckett ( October 4, 1929 &ndash May 10, 1968) better known as Scotty Beckett was an American 1929)
• 1976 - Elias Aslaksen, Leader of Smith's Friends (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elias Aslaksen (1888-1976 was the leader of Brunstad Christian Church, known by some as Smith's Friends, from 1943 until his death in 1976 1888)
• 1974 - Hal Mohr, Cinematographer, Husband of Evelyn Venable (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Hal Mohr ( August 2, 1894, San Francisco – May 10, 1974 in Santa Monica California) was a famed movie Cinematographer Evelyn Venable ( October 18 1913 - November 15 1993) was an American actress 1894)
• 1977 - Joan Crawford, American actress (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture 1905)
• 1982 - Peter Weiss, German writer and artist (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Peter Ulrich Weiss ( November 8, 1916 – May 10, 1982) was a German Writer, painter, and Artist 1916)
• 1988 - Shen Congwen, Chinese writer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Shen Congwen ( December 28[[ 902]]— May 10 1988) was the pen name of a Chinese writer from the May Fourth Movement. 1902)
• 1989 - Woody Shaw, American jazz musician (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Woody Herman Shaw II ( December 24, 1944 &ndash May 10, 1989) ( United States) was a Jazz Trumpeter and 1944)
• 1990 - Walker Percy, American author (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Walker Percy ( May 28, 1916 &ndash May 10, 1990) was an American Southern author whose interests included Philosophy 1916)
• 1990 - Susan Oliver, American actress (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Susan Oliver ( February 13[[ 932]] – May 10[[ 990]] Stage name of Charlotte Gercke, was an Emmy -nominated American actress 1922)
• 1992 - Sylvia Syms, American jazz singer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Sylvia Syms ( December 2, 1917 - May 10, 1992) was a Jazz singer 1917)
• 1994 - John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (executed) (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) 1942)
• 1997 - Joan Weston, Roller Derby Queen (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Joan Weston or Joanie Weston ( January 20, 1935 – May 10, 1997) known as the Blonde Bomber, Blonde Amazon, 1935)
• 1999 - Shel Silverstein, American poet and composer (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25 1930 &ndash May 10 1999 was an American poet songwriter musician composer cartoonist screenwriter and author 1930)
• 2000 - Dédé Fortin, Quebec singer and songwriter (Les Colocs) (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. André "Dédé" Fortin ( 17 November 1962 – 8 May 2000) was the leader and singer of the Quebec band Les Colocs were a major Musical band of the Quebec music scene of the 1990s 1962)
• 2000 - Jules Deschênes, Quebec superior court judge (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Honourable Jules Deschênes CC ( June 7, 1923 &ndash May 10, 2000) is a Canadian retired Quebec Superior Court judge 1923)
• 2001 - Deborah Walley, American actress (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Deborah Walley ( August 12, 1943 &ndash May 10, 2001) was an American Actress. 1943)
• 2002 - Lynda Lyon Block, convicted murderer (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Lynda Cheryl Lyon Block ( February 8, 1948 - May 10, 2002) was an American woman executed by the U 1948)
• 2002 - Yves Robert, French actor, screenwriter and director (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yves Robert ( June 21, 1920 – May 10, 2002) was a French Actor, Screenwriter, director, and 1920)
• 2003 - Milan Vukcevich, Yugoslavian chemist and chess problem composer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Milan Radoje Vukcevich ( Milan R Vukčević) ( March 11, 1937 &ndash May 10, 2003) was a Yugoslav Scientist, 1937)
• 2005 - David Wayne, American singer (Metal Church) (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Wayne ( January 1, 1958 – May 9, 2005) was an American Singer for the Thrash metal band Metal Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Aberdeen Washington. 1958)
• 2006 - Raizo Matsuno, Japanese politician (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Raizo Matsuno (松野頼三 Matsuno Raizō; 12 February 1917 - 10 May 2006) is a Japanese politician 1917)
• 2006 - A. M. Rosenthal, American newspaper editor (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Abraham Michael "AM" Rosenthal (May 2 1922 &ndash May 10 2006 born in Sault Ste 1922)
• 2006 - Soraya, Colombian-American singer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas ( March 11, 1969 – May 10, 2006) was a Lebanese - Colombian American Singer/songwriter 1969)
• 2006 - Val Guest, British film director (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Val Guest ( December 11 1911 &ndash May 10, 2006) was a British Film director, best known for his science-fiction 1911)
• 2008 - Leyla Gencer, Turkish soprano (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Leyla Gencer, or Ayşe Leyla Çeyrekgil (b October 10, 1928 in Istanbul, Turkey – d 1928)
• 2008 - Jessie Jacobs, Australian Actress (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jessica Madison Jacobs ( November 14 1990 – May 10 2008) was an Australian Actress and Singer. 1990)

Holidays and observances

• Confederate Memorial Day in North Carolina and South Carolina. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Confederate Memorial Day, also known as Confederate Decoration Day (Tennessee and Confederate Heroes Day (Texas is an official holiday and/or observance day in North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America.
• Constitution Day in the Federated States of Micronesia. Constitution Day is a Holiday to honor the Constitution of a country The Federated States of Micronesia is an Island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea.
• Mother's Day in much of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico. Mother's Day is a day honoring Mothers celebrated on various days in many places around the world El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

Saints in the Roman Catholic Church:

• Saint Alphius
• Saint Calepodius
• Saint Cataldus
• Saint Comgall
• Blessed Father Damien of Molokai
• Saints Gordian and Epimachus
• Saint John of Avila
• Saint Solange
• Pangea Day

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Saint Alphius (Sant'Alfio and companions martyrs in the Byzantine traditions of southern Italy was one of three brothers from Vaste, in the Diocese of Otranto Calepodius was the name of a 4th century Bishop of Naples. Saint Calepodius (San Calepodio (d Saint Catald of Taranto (also known as Cataldus, Cathaluds, Cat(taldo, Cathal) a friend of Saint Patrick, was an Irish monk who Saint Comgall, an early Irish saint was the founder and abbot of the great Irish monastery at Bangor (located in present day Northern Ireland) who flourished in Blessed Damien de Veuster ( January 3, 1840 &ndash April 15, 1889) born Jozef de Veuster and also known as Blessed Damien Saints Gordianus and Epimachus were Roman Martyrs, who were killed during the reign of Julian the Apostate, 362 commemorated on 10 May. For the co-founder of the Carmelites see Saint John of the Cross Saint John of Avila Apostle of Andalusia (b Solange (died 10 May c 880 was a Frankish shepherdess and a locally-venerated Christian Saint, whose cult is restricted to Sainte Solange Pangea Day was an international multimedia event conducted on May 10, 2008.

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