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  First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America on this day in history.   

1810  James Shields, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 on May - 10.   

1813  Montgomery Blair, Franklin County Ky, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford) on May - 10.   

1816  English steamship "Defiance" arrives at Rotterdam harbor on this day in history.   

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 this day in history paul Revere, American patriot, dies   

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

1822  August Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter on May - 10.   

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

1824  Charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on this day in history.   

1825  Rudolf Viole, composer on May - 10.   

1826  Giuseppe Sigismondo, composer, dies at 86 on May - 10.   

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 May - 10.   

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 May - 10.   

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

1849  On May - 10 pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed)   

1849  On this day in history 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  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 May - 10.   

1604  On this day in history birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)   

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

1705  Gallus Zeiler, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on this day in history.   

0995  On this day in history death of boudouin, bishop of Utrecht   

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

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