Page 5: Historical Events In May - 10

1882  Thurston Hall, Boston MA, actor (Roaming Lady, In Society) on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history fritz v Unruh, writer   

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

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

1887  On May - 10 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  On May - 10 max[imilian Raoul Walter] Steiner, Vienna, composer (Gone With Wind)   

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

1893  On May - 10 imperial Institute in London opens   

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

1894  Dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer (Acad Award 1954-High & Mighty) on this day in history.   

1896  The American transcontinental railroad is completed on this day in history.   

1897  Dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1923) on this day in history.   

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

1898  On this day in history ariel Durant, writer (Story of Civilization)   

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

1899  Fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime) on May - 10.   

1901  On May - 10 albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist   

1902  The birth of David O Selznick, American film producer on May - 10.   

1902  David O Selznick, Pittsburgh Pa, producer (Gone With the Wind) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history kay Petre, early racing driver   

1904  David Brown, CEO (Aston Martin Lagonda) on this day in history.   

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

1905  31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1907  Paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1907  Harilaos Perpessas, composer on this day in history.   

1908  The first Mother's Day observed (Philadelphia) on this day in history.   

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

1908  Carl Albert, (D) speaker of the House on this day in history.   

1909  Winchester's Fred Toney no-hits Lexington for 17 inning on this day in history.   

1909  Harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist on May - 10.   

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

1536  On this day in history 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 May - 10 birth of gallus Zeiler, composer   

1724  On May - 10 birth of johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank)   

1727  On this day in history birth of anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76)   

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 May - 10.   

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

1290  On this day in history death of duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271)   

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

1493  On this day in history death of colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician   

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

1566  On this day in history leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65   

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