Historical Events In May - 10

1944  Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan on May - 10.   

1944  Smith v Allwright (excluding Blacks from primary voting) is illegal on May - 10.   

1945  On this day in history allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese   

1945  Russian troops occupy Prague on May - 10.   

1946  Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy on May - 10.   

1948  On May - 10 the first attack by Egyptian irregular forces at Kfar Darom Israel   

1948  Winston Churchill visits The Hague on May - 10.   

1950  The first Netherlands-US telex sent on May - 10.   

1950  John G Fletcher, US poet (Burning Mountain), dies on May - 10.   

1954  Bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris France on May - 10.   

1954  On this day in history george Hirst, cricketer (36,323 1st-class runs, 2739 wickets), dies   

1956  French Government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria on May - 10.   

1959  Soviet forces arrive in Afghánistán on May - 10.   

1960  On May - 10 john F Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia   

1960  On May - 10 uS atomic sub USS Triton completes first circumnavigation of globe under water   

1960  On May - 10 juri Olescha, writer, dies at 61   

1961  "Beyond the Fringe" premieres in London on May - 10.   

1963  On this day in history decca signs the Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison   

1964  On this day in history carol Haney, dancer (Pantomime Quiz), dies at 35   

1965  On May - 10 hubertus J van Mook, Dutch min of Colonization (1942-45), dies at 70   

1966  25ºF lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May on this day in history.   

1967  Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges on this day in history.   

1967  On May - 10 stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia   

1967  On May - 10 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1968  Viet Nam peace talks begin in Paris, albeit on a preliminary level on May - 10.   

1968  On May - 10 vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US & North Vietnam   

1968  Maurie Sievers, cricket medium-pacer (Austral v England 1936-37), dies on May - 10.   

1969  On May - 10 apollo 10 transmit first color pictures of Earth from space   

1969  On this day in history turtles play the White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times   

1969  US troops begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill on this day in history.   

1970  Stanley Cup Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games on this day in history.   

1970  Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games on May - 10.   

1971  On May - 10 uS special delivery rates go from 45¢ to 60¢   

1971  Mihail Jora, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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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 May - 10.   

1604  On this day in history birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 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 May - 10 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.