Historical Events In May - 10
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1741 On May - 10 johann Michael Schmidt, composer
1752 Benjamin Franklins first tests the lightning rod on May - 10.
1752 Benjamin Franklins 1st tests the lightning rod on this day in history.
1754 Asmus Jakob Carstens, painter on May - 10.
1760 Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, soldier/author/composer (Marseillaise) on this day in history.
1760 Johann Christoph Graupner, composer, dies at 77 on May - 10.
1764 On this day in history picander, [Christian Henrici], German writer (Die Weiberprobe), dies
1768 On this day in history john Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III. This action provokes rioting in London.
1769 Jean Lannes, duc de Montebello, Marshal of France on May - 10.
1770 On this day in history louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal (defeated Prussians)
1770 On this day in history charles Avison, composer, dies at 61
1774 Louis XVI ascends the throne of France on this day in history.
1774 On this day in history louis XVI ascends to throne of France
1774 On May - 10 louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64
1775 On May - 10 2nd Continental Congress convened in Pennsylvania; issues paper currency for first time
1775 Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution on May - 10.
1775 Second Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander on May - 10.
1775 The second Continental Congress convened in Pennsylvania; issues paper currency for first time on this day in history.
1775 On this day in history 2nd Cont Congress convenes in Pa issues paper currency for 1st time
1776 On this day in history george Thomas Smart, composer
1780 Peter Lichtenthal, composer on May - 10.
1783 Niccola Benvenuti, composer on May - 10.
1785 On this day in history etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36
1787 Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings on this day in history.
1788 On this day in history augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist
1789 On May - 10 guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer, dies at 72
1792 On this day in history john Stevens, American delegate to the Continental Congress
1794 On this day in history elisabeth PMH, princess of France, beheaded at 30
1795 On this day in history jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian
1796 On May - 10 french Government arrest 10 utopists
1796 Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge on May - 10.
1796 Riot after disagreement of patriotic demand in Amsterdam on May - 10.
1796 On May - 10 french govt arrest 10 utopists
1797 The first Navy ship, the "United States" is launched on this day in history.
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