Historical Events In May - 10

1992  Bible Land Museum opens in Jerusalem Israel on May - 10.  

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  On May - 10 barbra Streisand's begins first concert tour in 30 years  

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 this day in history.  

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

1995  On this day in history britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein  

1995  On this day in history in South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident  

1995  On May - 10 30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins  

1996  "Twister" premieres on May - 10.  

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  On this day in history 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  

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 May - 10 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 this day in history.  

2014  The African National Congress wins the 2014 South African General Election on May - 10.  

2017  On May - 10 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 May - 10 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 this day in history new record auction price for a Latin American artwork of $9.76 million for Diego Rivera 's "The Rivals"  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On May - 10 birth of gallus Zeiler, composer  

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.  

0238  On this day in history death of gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered  

0995  On May - 10 death of boudouin, bishop of Utrecht  

1290  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on May - 10.  

1424  On this day in history death of go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan  

1493  On May - 10 death of colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician  

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  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on this day in history.