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  Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Conf general (Civil War), dies on May - 10.   

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

1868  Death of Henry Bennett, American politician (b. 1808) on May - 10.   

1869  On May - 10 bernhard Molique, composer, dies at 66   

1880  On May - 10 john Goss, composer/organist, dies at 79   

1885  On this day in history edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62   

1889  On this day in history death of mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian satirist (b. 1826)   

1897  On this day in history william Thomas Best, composer, dies at 70   

1904  Henry M Stanley, [John Rowlands], British explorer, dies on May - 10.   

1909  Johannes de Koo, journalist/playwright, dies on May - 10.   

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

1915  On May - 10 albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist, dies in battle   

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

1923  On May - 10 death of vaslav Vorovsky, Russian delegate, assassinated   

1924  On May - 10 adolfo Albertazzi, Italian writer (L'ave), dies at 58   

1937  On this day in history death of william Tedmarsh, silent movie actor (b. 1876)   

1938  Percy McAlister, cricketer (8 Tests, punches Clem Hill in 1912), dies on this day in history.   

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

1942  On this day in history 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  John G Fletcher, US poet (Burning Mountain), dies on May - 10.   

1954  George Hirst, cricketer (36,323 1st-class runs, 2739 wickets), dies on May - 10.   

1955  On this day in history death of tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (b. 1881)   

1960  Juri Olescha, writer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1963  On May - 10 death of gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb, American football player (b. 1931)   

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

1965  Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch min of Colonization (1942-45), dies at 70 on May - 10.   

1967  Death of Lorenzo Bandini, Italian racing driver, (b. 1935) on May - 10.   

1968  Maurie Sievers, cricket medium-pacer (Austral v England 1936-37), dies on May - 10.   

1971  Mihail Jora, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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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  Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history birth of jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer   

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

1724  On May - 10 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.