Historical Events In May - 10

1909  Johannes de Koo, journalist/playwright, dies on May - 10.   

1910  On this day in history halley's Comet closest approach to Earth in 1910   

1910  The first aircraft air display held (Hendon, England) on this day in history.   

1910  1st aircraft air display held (Hendon, England) on May - 10.   

1910  On May - 10 jimmy Demaret, winner of 44 golf tournaments, but not the Open   

1910  Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist, dies at 85 on May - 10.   

1911  Bel Kaufman, American author on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history edward Gardner, Queen's Court/MP   

1913  39th Kentucky Derby Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2 04.8 on May - 10.   

1913  39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8 on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history charles McGraw, NYC, actor (Michael-Falcon, Smith Family)   

1915  Zeppelin drops hundred of bombs on Southend-on-Sea on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history bert van Dongen, [Abraham J Cohen], singer/impressionist/actor   

1915  Albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1916  Disastrous fire in Ellendale ND on this day in history.   

1916  Historic Shipport Museum opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1916  Disastrous fire in Ellendale, ND on May - 10.   

1917  Atlantic ships get destroyer escorts to stop German attacks on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history hMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor   

1919  On this day in history race riot in Charleston SC, 2 blacks killed   

1919  45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8 on this day in history.   

1920  John Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies on May - 10.   

1921  On May - 10 luigi Pirandello's "Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore" premieres   

1921  Luigi Pirandello's "Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore," premieres on May - 10.   

1922  Dr Ivy Williams is first woman to be called to the English Bar on this day in history.   

1922  On May - 10 dr Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar   

1923  On this day in history vaslav Vorovsky, Russian delegate, assassinated   

1924  On this day in history j Edgar Hoover appointed head of the FBI   

1924  On May - 10 j Edgar Hoover appointed head of FBI   

1924  Adolfo Albertazzi, Italian writer (L'ave), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1925  On May - 10 william Ferguson Massey, New Zealand statesman and prime minister (1912-25), dies in office.   

1926  On May - 10 52nd Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8   

1928  On this day in history wGY, Schenectady begins regular TV programming   

1929  55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6 on May - 10.   

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

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

1730  George Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1290  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on May - 10.   

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

1493  Death of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician on May - 10.   

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

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

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