Famous Deaths In May - 10

1833  On this day in history francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician, dies at 74   

1849  Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese painter, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1859  Johan BJFS, archduke of Austria (Firechief & Housewife), dies on this day in history.   

1863  On May - 10 thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Conf general (Civil War), dies   

1864  James Clay Rice, lawyer/Union brig-general, dies in battle at 34 on May - 10.   

1868  On this day in history death of henry Bennett, American politician (b. 1808)   

1869  On this day in history bernhard Molique, composer, dies at 66   

1880  John Goss, composer/organist, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1885  Edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1889  On May - 10 death of mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian satirist (b. 1826)   

1897  William Thomas Best, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1904  On May - 10 henry M Stanley, [John Rowlands], British explorer, dies   

1909  On May - 10 johannes de Koo, journalist/playwright, dies   

1910  Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1915  Albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1920  On May - 10 john Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies   

1923  Death of Vaslav Vorovsky, Russian delegate, assassinated on May - 10.   

1924  Adolfo Albertazzi, Italian writer (L'ave), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1937  Death of William Tedmarsh, silent movie actor (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history percy McAlister, cricketer (8 Tests, punches Clem Hill in 1912), dies   

1940  On this day in history euphemia "Phemia" Molkenboer, Dutch author/poster artist, dies at 56   

1942  On May - 10 joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber & Lewis Fields), dies at 74   

1943  On this day in history death of andre Bertulot, Belgian resistance fighter, hanged   

1945  Death of Richard Glücks, German SS officer (b. 1889) on this day in history.   

1950  On May - 10 john G Fletcher, US poet (Burning Mountain), dies   

1954  George Hirst, cricketer (36,323 1st-class runs, 2739 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1955  Death of Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (b. 1881) on May - 10.   

1960  Juri Olescha, writer, dies at 61 on May - 10.   

1963  Death of Gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb, American football player (b. 1931) on this day in history.   

1964  On May - 10 carol Haney, dancer (Pantomime Quiz), dies at 35   

1965  On May - 10 hubertus J van Mook, Dutch min of Colonization (1942-45), dies at 70   

1967  On May - 10 death of lorenzo Bandini, Italian racing driver, (b. 1935)   

1968  On May - 10 maurie Sievers, cricket medium-pacer (Austral v England 1936-37), dies   

1971  On May - 10 mihail Jora, composer, dies at 79   

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1265  On May - 10 birth of emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)   

1536  Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall was born on May - 10.   

1604  On this day in history birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)   

1697  On May - 10 birth of jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer   

1705  Gallus Zeiler, composer was born on May - 10.   

1724  On this day in history birth of johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank)   

1727  On this day in history birth of anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76)   

1730  George Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.