Historical Events In May - 10

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

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

1798  George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40 on May - 10.   

1800  Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer on May - 10.   

1801  On this day in history first Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.   

1810  James Shields, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 on May - 10.   

1813  On May - 10 montgomery Blair, Franklin County Ky, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford)   

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

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

1823  The first steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Fort Snelling on May - 10.   

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

1823  On May - 10 john Sherman, MC (Union), died in 1900   

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

1824  Charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history rudolf Viole, composer   

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  On May - 10 francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult)   

1833  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1838  James, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman on this day in history.   

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

1849  On May - 10 pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed)   

1849  Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese painter, dies at 89 on May - 10.   

1850  Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Glasgow, yachtsman/tea magnate (Lipton Tea) on May - 10.   

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

1855  On this day in history anatoli Liadov, St Petersburg, Russia, composer (Enchanted Lake) [NS]   

1857  On this day in history indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerutkazerne, Delhi   

1857  Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerut on May - 10.   

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

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1265  Emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 10.   

1697  On May - 10 birth of jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer   

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  On May - 10 birth of anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76)   

1730  George Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on May - 10.   

0238  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on May - 10.   

0995  Death of Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht on this day in history.   

1290  On May - 10 death of duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271)   

1424  Death of Go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan on May - 10.   

1493  Death of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician on this day in history.   

1521  Death of Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) on this day in history.   

1566  Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1569  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on this day in history.