Page 3: Historical Events In May - 10

1797  On May - 10 the first U.S. Navy ship, the "United States" is launched   

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

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

1800  On May - 10 nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer   

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  On this day in history montgomery Blair, Franklin County Ky, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford)   

1816  English steamship "Defiance" arrives at Rotterdam harbor on May - 10.   

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

1818  On May - 10 paul Revere, American patriot, dies   

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

1822  On this day in history august Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter   

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

1823  On this day in history 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft Snelling   

1823  John Sherman, MC (Union), died in 1900 on May - 10.   

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

1824  On May - 10 charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1825  On this day in history rudolf Viole, composer   

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

1829  Thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies on May - 10.   

1830  On this day in history francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult)   

1833  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1837  Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels on May - 10.   

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

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

1843  Kaufmann Kohler, reform rabbi/theologian on this day in history.   

1849  Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1855  Anatoli Liadov, St Petersburg, Russia, composer (Enchanted Lake) [NS] on May - 10.   

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

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  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 May - 10.   

1604  Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history 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 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 May - 10.   

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

1424  Death of Go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan on May - 10.   

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

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 this day in history.