Page 5: Historical Events In May - 10

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

1885  On May - 10 fritz v Unruh, writer   

1885  On this day in history edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62   

1886  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1888  Max[imilian Raoul Walter] Steiner, Vienna, composer (Gone With Wind) on May - 10.   

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

1893  On this day in history imperial Institute in London opens   

1893  On May - 10 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25   

1894  On this day in history dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer (Acad Award 1954-High & Mighty)   

1896  On May - 10 the American transcontinental railroad is completed   

1897  Dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1923) on May - 10.   

1897  On this day in history william Thomas Best, composer, dies at 70   

1898  On May - 10 ariel Durant, writer (Story of Civilization)   

1899  The birth of Fred Astaire, American Actor on May - 10.   

1899  Fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist   

1902  On this day in history the birth of David O Selznick, American film producer   

1902  On this day in history david O Selznick, Pittsburgh Pa, producer (Gone With the Wind)   

1903  On May - 10 kay Petre, early racing driver   

1904  On this day in history david Brown, CEO (Aston Martin Lagonda)   

1904  On May - 10 henry M Stanley, [John Rowlands], British explorer, dies   

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

1905  Angus Paton, civil engineer on this day in history.   

1906  On May - 10 russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for first time   

1906  Russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time on May - 10.   

1907  On this day in history paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue," premieres in Paris   

1907  Harilaos Perpessas, composer on this day in history.   

1908  On May - 10 the first Mother's Day observed (Philadelphia)   

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

1908  Carl Albert, (D) speaker of the House on May - 10.   

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

1909  On May - 10 harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist   

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

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

1705  Gallus Zeiler, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 10.   

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  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on May - 10.   

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

1493  On this day in history 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 this day in history leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65   

1569  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on May - 10.