Historical Events In May - 10

1741  On this day in history johann Michael Schmidt, composer  

1752  On May - 10 benjamin Franklins first tests the lightning rod  

1752  Benjamin Franklins 1st tests the lightning rod on this day in history.  

1754  On May - 10 asmus Jakob Carstens, painter  

1760  Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, soldier/author/composer (Marseillaise) on this day in history.  

1760  On this day in history johann Christoph Graupner, composer, dies at 77  

1764  On this day in history picander, [Christian Henrici], German writer (Die Weiberprobe), dies  

1768  On this day in history john Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III. This action provokes rioting in London.  

1769  On May - 10 jean Lannes, duc de Montebello, Marshal of France  

1770  Louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal (defeated Prussians) on May - 10.  

1770  On May - 10 charles Avison, composer, dies at 61  

1774  On May - 10 louis XVI ascends the throne of France  

1774  Louis XVI ascends to throne of France on this day in history.  

1774  Louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1775  On May - 10 2nd Continental Congress convened in Pennsylvania; issues paper currency for first time  

1775  On this day in history green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution  

1775  Second Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander on May - 10.  

1775  The second Continental Congress convened in Pennsylvania; issues paper currency for first time on this day in history.  

1775  2nd Cont Congress convenes in Pa issues paper currency for 1st time on May - 10.  

1776  On this day in history george Thomas Smart, composer  

1780  On this day in history peter Lichtenthal, composer  

1783  Niccola Benvenuti, composer on May - 10.  

1785  On May - 10 etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36  

1787  Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings on this day in history.  

1788  On this day in history augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist  

1789  Guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1792  John Stevens, American delegate to the Continental Congress on May - 10.  

1794  On this day in history elisabeth PMH, princess of France, beheaded at 30  

1795  On this day in history jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian  

1796  French Government arrest 10 utopists on this day in history.  

1796  Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge on this day in history.  

1796  On May - 10 riot after disagreement of patriotic demand in Amsterdam  

1796  French govt arrest 10 utopists on this day in history.  

1797  The first Navy ship, the "United States" is launched on this day in history.  

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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  On May - 10 birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)  

1697  Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer was born on May - 10.  

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  Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76) was born on this day in history.  

1730  On May - 10 birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)  

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

1493  On this day in history death of colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician  

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

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

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