Famous Deaths In May - 10

1833  On this day in history francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician, dies at 74  

1849  On this day in history katsushika Hokusai, Japanese painter, dies at 89  

1859  On May - 10 johan BJFS, archduke of Austria (Firechief & Housewife), dies  

1863  On May - 10 thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Conf general (Civil War), dies  

1864  James Clay Rice, lawyer/Union brig-general, dies in battle at 34 on May - 10.  

1868  Death of Henry Bennett, American politician (b. 1808) on this day in history.  

1869  Bernhard Molique, composer, dies at 66 on May - 10.  

1880  On this day in history john Goss, composer/organist, dies at 79  

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

1889  Death of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian satirist (b. 1826) on May - 10.  

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

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

1909  Johannes de Koo, journalist/playwright, dies on this day in history.  

1910  On May - 10 stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist, dies at 85  

1915  Albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist, dies in battle on May - 10.  

1920  On May - 10 john Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies  

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

1924  On this day in history adolfo Albertazzi, Italian writer (L'ave), dies at 58  

1937  Death of William Tedmarsh, silent movie actor (b. 1876) on May - 10.  

1938  On May - 10 percy McAlister, cricketer (8 Tests, punches Clem Hill in 1912), dies  

1940  On this day in history euphemia "Phemia" Molkenboer, Dutch author/poster artist, dies at 56  

1942  Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber & Lewis Fields), dies at 74 on May - 10.  

1943  On this day in history death of andre Bertulot, Belgian resistance fighter, hanged  

1945  On this day in history death of richard Glücks, German SS officer (b. 1889)  

1950  John G Fletcher, US poet (Burning Mountain), dies on this day in history.  

1954  George Hirst, cricketer (36,323 1st-class runs, 2739 wickets), dies on May - 10.  

1955  On this day in history death of tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (b. 1881)  

1960  Juri Olescha, writer, dies at 61 on May - 10.  

1963  Death of Gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb, American football player (b. 1931) on this day in history.  

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  

1967  On this day in history death of lorenzo Bandini, Italian racing driver, (b. 1935)  

1968  Maurie Sievers, cricket medium-pacer (Austral v England 1936-37), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1730  George Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on May - 10.