Events & Holidays In May - 10

Constitution Day (Micronesia)

Día de la Madre (Mother's Day) (Mexico)

National Receptionist Day (United States of America)

Señor de la Asuncion (Peru)

World Lupus Day (International)

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

1536  Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall was born on this day in history.  

1604  Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.  

1697  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on this day in history.  

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

1290  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on this day in history.  

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

1569  On this day in history death of juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer