Page 2: Historical Events In May - 10
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
1741 On this day in history johann Michael Schmidt, composer
1752 Benjamin Franklins first tests the lightning rod on May - 10.
1752 Benjamin Franklins 1st tests the lightning rod on May - 10.
1754 On this day in history asmus Jakob Carstens, painter
1760 On May - 10 claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, soldier/author/composer (Marseillaise)
1760 On this day in history johann Christoph Graupner, composer, dies at 77
1764 Picander, [Christian Henrici], German writer (Die Weiberprobe), dies on this day in history.
1768 John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III. This action provokes rioting in London on this day in history.
1769 On this day in history jean Lannes, duc de Montebello, Marshal of France
1770 Louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal (defeated Prussians) on May - 10.
1770 Charles Avison, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1774 Louis XVI ascends the throne of France on May - 10.
1774 On May - 10 louis XVI ascends to throne of France
1774 On this day in history louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64
1775 2nd Continental Congress convened in Pennsylvania; issues paper currency for first time on this day in history.
1775 On May - 10 green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution
1775 Second Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander on this day in history.
1775 The second Continental Congress convened in Pennsylvania; issues paper currency for first time on May - 10.
1775 2nd Cont Congress convenes in Pa issues paper currency for 1st time on this day in history.
1776 George Thomas Smart, composer on May - 10.
1780 On this day in history peter Lichtenthal, composer
1783 On this day in history niccola Benvenuti, composer
1785 Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.
1787 Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings on May - 10.
1788 Augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist on May - 10.
1789 On May - 10 guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer, dies at 72
1792 John Stevens, American delegate to the Continental Congress on May - 10.
1794 Elisabeth PMH, princess of France, beheaded at 30 on this day in history.
1795 On May - 10 jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian
1796 On May - 10 french Government arrest 10 utopists
1796 On this day in history napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge
1796 On this day in history 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 May - 10.
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