Page 3: Historical Events In May - 10

1797  On this day in history the first U.S. Navy ship, the "United States" is launched   

1797  On this day in history 1st Navy ship, the "United States," is launched   

1798  George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40 on May - 10.   

1800  Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer on May - 10.   

1801  On May - 10 first Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.   

1810  James Shields, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 on this day in history.   

1813  Montgomery Blair, Franklin County Ky, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford) on this day in history.   

1816  On May - 10 english steamship "Defiance" arrives at Rotterdam harbor   

1818  On May - 10 paul Revere, American patriot known for his warning ride on horseback to warn of the British invasion, dies in Boston   

1818  Paul Revere, American patriot, dies on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49   

1822  August Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter on this day in history.   

1823  The first steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Fort Snelling on May - 10.   

1823  On May - 10 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft Snelling   

1823  On May - 10 john Sherman, MC (Union), died in 1900   

1824  The National Gallery in London opens to the public in its temporary home in a townhouse on Pall Mall St on this day in history.   

1824  Charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on May - 10.   

1825  On this day in history rudolf Viole, composer   

1826  Giuseppe Sigismondo, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies   

1830  Francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult) on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician, dies at 74   

1837  Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels on this day in history.   

1837  Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana) on May - 10.   

1838  James, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman on this day in history.   

1843  On May - 10 kaufmann Kohler, reform rabbi/theologian   

1849  On this day in history pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed)   

1849  On May - 10 katsushika Hokusai, Japanese painter, dies at 89   

1850  Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Glasgow, yachtsman/tea magnate (Lipton Tea) on May - 10.   

1853  On this day in history sir Hugh Allan's Genova the first steamer of the Allan Line to arrive at Quebec; starts 14-day Montreal-Liverpool mail run   

1855  On May - 10 anatoli Liadov, St Petersburg, Russia, composer (Enchanted Lake) [NS]   

1857  Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerutkazerne, Delhi on May - 10.   

1857  Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerut on this day in history.   

1857  On May - 10 hendrik Zwaardemaker, Dutch physiologist (olfactometer)   

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1265  On this day in history birth of emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)   

1536  On May - 10 birth of thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall   

1604  Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686) was born on May - 10.   

1697  On May - 10 birth of jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer   

1705  On this day in history birth of gallus Zeiler, composer   

1724  Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank) was born on this day in history.   

1727  On May - 10 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 May - 10.   

1290  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on this day in history.   

1424  Death of Go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1569  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on May - 10.