Famous Deaths In May - 10

1833  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician, dies at 74 on May - 10.  

1849  Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese painter, dies at 89 on May - 10.  

1859  Johan BJFS, archduke of Austria (Firechief & Housewife), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history death of henry Bennett, American politician (b. 1808)  

1869  Bernhard Molique, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

1885  On May - 10 edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62  

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

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

1904  Henry M Stanley, [John Rowlands], British explorer, dies on this day in history.  

1909  On May - 10 johannes de Koo, journalist/playwright, dies  

1910  On this day in history stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist, dies at 85  

1915  On this day in history albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist, dies in battle  

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

1923  On May - 10 death of vaslav Vorovsky, Russian delegate, assassinated  

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

1937  Death of William Tedmarsh, silent movie actor (b. 1876) on this day in history.  

1938  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1943  Death of Andre Bertulot, Belgian resistance fighter, hanged on May - 10.  

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  Death of Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (b. 1881) on May - 10.  

1960  On this day in history juri Olescha, writer, dies at 61  

1963  On May - 10 death of gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb, American football player (b. 1931)  

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  Death of Lorenzo Bandini, Italian racing driver, (b. 1935) on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history maurie Sievers, cricket medium-pacer (Austral v England 1936-37), dies  

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 this day in history.  

1604  On May - 10 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 May - 10.  

1724  Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank) was born on May - 10.  

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 May - 10.