Historical Events In May - 10
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1797 The first U.S. Navy ship, the "United States" is launched on this day in history.
1797 1st Navy ship, the "United States," is launched on this day in history.
1798 On this day in history george Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40
1800 Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer on this day in history.
1801 First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America on this day in history.
1810 On May - 10 james Shields, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
1813 Montgomery Blair, Franklin County Ky, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford) on this day in history.
1816 English steamship "Defiance" arrives at Rotterdam harbor on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history paul Revere, American patriot known for his warning ride on horseback to warn of the British invasion, dies in Boston
1818 On this day in history paul Revere, American patriot, dies
1820 On this day in history matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49
1822 August Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter on May - 10.
1823 The first steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Fort Snelling on May - 10.
1823 On May - 10 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft Snelling
1823 John Sherman, MC (Union), died in 1900 on this day in history.
1824 On this day in history the National Gallery in London opens to the public in its temporary home in a townhouse on Pall Mall St
1824 On May - 10 charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
1825 Rudolf Viole, composer on this day in history.
1826 On this day in history giuseppe Sigismondo, composer, dies at 86
1829 Thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies on May - 10.
1830 Francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult) on May - 10.
1833 On this day in history francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician, dies at 74
1837 Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels on May - 10.
1837 On this day in history pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana)
1838 James, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman on this day in history.
1843 On this day in history kaufmann Kohler, reform rabbi/theologian
1849 Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed) on May - 10.
1849 On May - 10 katsushika Hokusai, Japanese painter, dies at 89
1850 On May - 10 thomas Johnstone Lipton, Glasgow, yachtsman/tea magnate (Lipton Tea)
1853 On this day in history sir Hugh Allan's Genova the first steamer of the Allan Line to arrive at Quebec; starts 14-day Montreal-Liverpool mail run
1855 Anatoli Liadov, St Petersburg, Russia, composer (Enchanted Lake) [NS] on this day in history.
1857 Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerutkazerne, Delhi on May - 10.
1857 On this day in history indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerut
1857 Hendrik Zwaardemaker, Dutch physiologist (olfactometer) on May - 10.
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