Historical Events In May - 10

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

1797  1st Navy ship, the "United States," is launched on May - 10.  

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

1800  Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer on this day in history.  

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

1810  On May - 10 james Shields, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1879  

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 May - 10.  

1820  Matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49 on May - 10.  

1822  On May - 10 august Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter  

1823  On this day in history the first steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Fort Snelling  

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

1823  John Sherman, MC (Union), died in 1900 on this day in history.  

1824  The National Gallery in London opens to the public in its temporary home in a townhouse on Pall Mall St on May - 10.  

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

1825  Rudolf Viole, composer on this day in history.  

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

1829  Thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies on this day in history.  

1830  On May - 10 francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult)  

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

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

1837  On May - 10 pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana)  

1838  On this day in history james, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman  

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

1849  Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed) on May - 10.  

1849  Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese painter, dies at 89 on May - 10.  

1850  On May - 10 thomas Johnstone Lipton, Glasgow, yachtsman/tea magnate (Lipton Tea)  

1853  Sir Hugh Allan's Genova the first steamer of the Allan Line to arrive at Quebec; starts 14-day Montreal-Liverpool mail run on May - 10.  

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

1857  On this day in history indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerutkazerne, Delhi  

1857  On this day in history indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerut  

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

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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 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 this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

0238  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on May - 10.  

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  Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65 on May - 10.  

1569  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on this day in history.