Historical Events In May - 10

1882  On May - 10 thurston Hall, Boston MA, actor (Roaming Lady, In Society)   

1885  Fritz v Unruh, writer on May - 10.   

1885  Edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62 on May - 10.   

1886  On May - 10 karl Barth, Basel Switzerland, theologian/author (Action in Waiting)   

1887  On this day in history jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels)   

1888  First colonial athletics championships are held at the NSW Amateur Athletics Association Cricket Ground in Sydney on May - 10.   

1888  Max[imilian Raoul Walter] Steiner, Vienna, composer (Gone With Wind) on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history 17th Preakness: W Anderson aboard Buddhist wins in 2:17.5   

1893  Imperial Institute in London opens on May - 10.   

1893  On this day in history 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25   

1894  Dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer (Acad Award 1954-High & Mighty) on May - 10.   

1896  The American transcontinental railroad is completed on May - 10.   

1897  On this day in history dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1923)   

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

1898  Ariel Durant, writer (Story of Civilization) on May - 10.   

1899  On this day in history the birth of Fred Astaire, American Actor   

1899  On May - 10 fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime)   

1901  Albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist on this day in history.   

1902  The birth of David O Selznick, American film producer on this day in history.   

1902  On May - 10 david O Selznick, Pittsburgh Pa, producer (Gone With the Wind)   

1903  Kay Petre, early racing driver on May - 10.   

1904  On May - 10 david Brown, CEO (Aston Martin Lagonda)   

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

1905  On May - 10 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75   

1905  On this day in history angus Paton, civil engineer   

1906  Russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for first time on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time   

1907  Paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue," premieres in Paris on May - 10.   

1907  On this day in history harilaos Perpessas, composer   

1908  The first Mother's Day observed (Philadelphia) on May - 10.   

1908  On this day in history 1st Mother's Day observed (Phila)   

1908  On May - 10 carl Albert, (D) speaker of the House   

1909  On May - 10 winchester's Fred Toney no-hits Lexington for 17 inning   

1909  Harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist on this day in history.   

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1265  Emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317) was born on May - 10.   

1536  On May - 10 birth of thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall   

1604  Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1697  Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer was born on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history birth of gallus Zeiler, composer   

1724  Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank) was born on May - 10.   

1727  Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76) was born on this day in history.   

1730  On this day in history birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)   

0238  On May - 10 death of gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered   

0995  Death of Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht on May - 10.   

1290  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on this day in history.   

1424  On this day in history death of go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan   

1493  On May - 10 death of colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician   

1521  Death of Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) on May - 10.   

1566  Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65 on May - 10.   

1569  On May - 10 death of juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer