Historical Events In May - 10

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

0995  Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht on May - 10.   

1267  On this day in history vienna's church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb   

1278  Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining on this day in history.   

1291  On May - 10 scottish nobles recognize authority of English king Edward I   

1424  Go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan on this day in history.   

1427  Jews are expelled from Berne Switzerland on this day in history.   

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

1497  On this day in history italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for first voyage to New World   

1497  On May - 10 italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for 1st voyage to New World   

1503  Columbus discovers Cayman Islands on May - 10.   

1525  On this day in history church reformer John Pistorius caught in the Hague   

1534  On this day in history french navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland   

1534  Off Cape Bonavista Newfoundland Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 sights Cape Bonavista after three week crossing from France; stopped ten days by ice; then skirts east coast of Newfoundland; his first voyage to Canada on this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall   

1559  Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen-mother Mary on May - 10.   

1566  Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65 on May - 10.   

1569  Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on May - 10.   

1570  Czar Ivan IV becomes Protestant on this day in history.   

1618  Haeuik Claezoon Van Hillegom, captain of the Dutch ship Zeewolf, records that he has sighted the coast of what is later to be named Australia on May - 10.   

1624  On May - 10 jacob Willekens & Piet Heyn conquer Salvador, Civil rights activist   

1637  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch wife of Constantine Huygens, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1652  On this day in history john Johnson, a free black, is granted 550 acres in Northampton VA   

1652  On May - 10 john Johnson, a free black, is granted 550 acres in Northampton, Va   

1653  John Bicker, ship builder/merchant/regent, dies at 61 on May - 10.   

1655  On May - 10 jamaica captured by English   

1676  On May - 10 bacon's Rebellion, frontiersmen vs Virginia Government begins   

1676  On this day in history bacon's Rebellion, frontiersmen vs Virginia govt begins   

1697  On this day in history jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer   

1705  Gallus Zeiler, composer on this day in history.   

1710  Georg Dietrich Leiding, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

1727  Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76) on May - 10.   

1730  On this day in history george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1265  On this day in history birth of emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)   

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

1705  On May - 10 birth of gallus Zeiler, composer   

1724  Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank) was born on this day in history.   

1727  Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76) was born on May - 10.   

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

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 May - 10.   

1290  On this day in history death of duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271)   

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

1493  Death of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician on this day in history.   

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

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

1569  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on May - 10.