Historical Events In May - 10

1992  On this day in history bible Land Museum opens in Jerusalem Israel  

1993  On May - 10 fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, kills 145  

1993  Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman on May - 10.  

1993  On this day in history paul Cézannes still life sells for $28,600,000 in NYC  

1993  Premier Lubbers opens Terminal West on Schiphol on May - 10.  

1994  Barbra Streisand's begins first concert tour in 30 years on May - 10.  

1994  Drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31) on May - 10.  

1994  On May - 10 nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's first black president  

1994  Nelson Mandella sworn in as the president of South Africa on this day in history.  

1994  Silvio Berlusconi forms Italian Government with 5 neo-fascists on May - 10.  

1995  30th Academy of Country Music Awards Reba McEntire wins on May - 10.  

1995  On May - 10 britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein  

1995  In South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident on this day in history.  

1995  30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins on this day in history.  

1996  "Twister" premieres on this day in history.  

1996  2 US Marine helicopters collided during joint US & British war games on this day in history.  

1996  On May - 10 a storm hits Mt Everest, killing eight climbers in one of the worst disasters since Everest was first conquered in 1953.  

1997  In Northern Iran a 7.5 quake, At least 1,567 people killed, 2,300 injured, 50,000 homeless, 10,533 houses destroyed, 5,474 houses damaged and landslides in the Birjand-Qayen area on this day in history.  

2005  A hand grenade ostensibly thrown by Vladimir Arutinian lands about 10 feet (30 m) from United States President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but malfunctions and does not detonate on May - 10.  

2007  On this day in history tony Blair announces he will resign as British Prime Minister on 27 jun triggering a Labour Party leadership election.  

2012  The Red Cross suspends all humanitarian work in Pakistan after a worker was kidnapped and killed on May - 10.  

2014  On this day in history the African National Congress wins the 2014 South African General Election  

2017  On this day in history uS President Donald Trump shares classified information about ISIS plot with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office  

2017  On this day in history apple becomes the first company to be worth more than $800 billion  

2018  On this day in history rafael Nadal breaks John McEnroe 's record for successive set wins on a single surface (49 on carpet) with 6-3, 6-4 win over Diego Schwartzman at the Madrid Open (clay)  

2018  On May - 10 israel fires missiles at 70 Iranian targets inside Syria after Iran fires missiles into the Golan Heights, with claims Israel struck first in attack on Baath  

2018  On May - 10 new record auction price for a Latin American artwork of $9.76 million for Diego Rivera 's "The Rivals"  

2018  On May - 10 r. Kelly 's songs removed from Spotify playlists after sexual abuse allegations  

2018  China announces plans for the world's largest weather-control mechanism, rain-inducing machines for the Tibetan Plateau (area the size of Alaska) on May - 10.  

2018  Mahathir Mohamad is sworn in as the seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, the world's oldest leader at 92 on this day in history.  

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1265  Emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317) was born on May - 10.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

0238  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on May - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65  

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