Page 3: Historical Events In May - 10

1797  On May - 10 the first U.S. Navy ship, the "United States" is launched   

1797  1st Navy ship, the "United States," is launched on May - 10.   

1798  George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1800  Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer on May - 10.   

1801  First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America on May - 10.   

1810  On this day in history 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  Paul Revere, American patriot known for his warning ride on horseback to warn of the British invasion, dies in Boston on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history paul Revere, American patriot, dies   

1820  Matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1822  August Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter on this day in history.   

1823  On May - 10 the first steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Fort Snelling   

1823  1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft Snelling on this day in history.   

1823  John Sherman, MC (Union), died in 1900 on this day in history.   

1824  The National Gallery in London opens to the public in its temporary home in a townhouse on Pall Mall St on May - 10.   

1824  Charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on May - 10.   

1825  On May - 10 rudolf Viole, composer   

1826  Giuseppe Sigismondo, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1829  Thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies on this day in history.   

1830  Francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult) on this day in history.   

1833  On May - 10 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  Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana) on May - 10.   

1838  On May - 10 james, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman   

1843  On May - 10 kaufmann Kohler, reform rabbi/theologian   

1849  On this day in history pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed)   

1849  On this day in history katsushika Hokusai, Japanese painter, dies at 89   

1850  On this day in history thomas Johnstone Lipton, Glasgow, yachtsman/tea magnate (Lipton Tea)   

1853  Sir Hugh Allan's Genova the first steamer of the Allan Line to arrive at Quebec; starts 14-day Montreal-Liverpool mail run on May - 10.   

1855  On May - 10 anatoli Liadov, St Petersburg, Russia, composer (Enchanted Lake) [NS]   

1857  Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerutkazerne, Delhi on this day in history.   

1857  On May - 10 indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerut   

1857  Hendrik Zwaardemaker, Dutch physiologist (olfactometer) on May - 10.   

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1265  On this day in history birth of emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)   

1536  Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall was born on this day in history.   

1604  On May - 10 birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)   

1697  Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer was born on May - 10.   

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

1730  On May - 10 birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)   

0238  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on this day in history.   

0995  On this day in history death of boudouin, bishop of Utrecht   

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

1424  On May - 10 death of go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan   

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

1521  On this day in history death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)   

1566  On May - 10 leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65   

1569  On this day in history death of juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer