Historical Events In May - 10

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

1993  Fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, kills 145 on May - 10.  

1993  Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman on this day in history.  

1993  Paul Cézannes still life sells for $28,600,000 in NYC on this day in history.  

1993  On this day in history premier Lubbers opens Terminal West on Schiphol  

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

1994  On this day in history drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31)  

1994  Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's first black president on May - 10.  

1994  On May - 10 nelson Mandella sworn in as the president of South Africa  

1994  On May - 10 silvio Berlusconi forms Italian Government with 5 neo-fascists  

1995  On this day in history 30th Academy of Country Music Awards Reba McEntire wins  

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

1995  On May - 10 in South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident  

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

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history 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.  

2007  On May - 10 tony Blair announces he will resign as British Prime Minister on 27 jun triggering a Labour Party leadership election.  

2012  On this day in history the Red Cross suspends all humanitarian work in Pakistan after a worker was kidnapped and killed  

2014  On May - 10 the African National Congress wins the 2014 South African General Election  

2017  US President Donald Trump shares classified information about ISIS plot with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office on May - 10.  

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  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 on this day in history.  

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

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  On May - 10 mahathir Mohamad is sworn in as the seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, the world's oldest leader at 92  

2019  Rihanna announces her new upmarket fashion label Fenty with world's largest luxury group LVMH, their first black female designer on this day in history.  

2019  On this day in history amid ongoing negotiations, the United States' 25 percent tariff hike on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports takes effect, escalating tensions between the two nations in the ongoing China–United States trade war.  

2020  On this day in history the Iranian Navy frigate Jamaran accidentally strikes the Iranian support vessel Konarak with a missile, killing nineteen sailors. This is the first friendly fire incident since February 2019, when an Indian Mil Mi-17 helicopter was mistakenly shot down by Indian air defense forces.  

2020  On May - 10 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 4 million worldwide.  

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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 May - 10.  

1604  On this day in history birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)  

1697  On this day in history 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 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.  

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

0995  Death of Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1521  On May - 10 death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)  

1566  On this day in history leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65  

1569  On May - 10 death of juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer