Page 5: Historical Events In May - 10

1882  On May - 10 thurston Hall, Boston MA, actor (Roaming Lady, In Society)   

1885  On May - 10 fritz v Unruh, writer   

1885  Edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62 on May - 10.   

1886  On May - 10 karl Barth, Basel Switzerland, theologian/author (Action in Waiting)   

1887  Jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels) on May - 10.   

1888  On May - 10 first colonial athletics championships are held at the NSW Amateur Athletics Association Cricket Ground in Sydney.   

1888  Max[imilian Raoul Walter] Steiner, Vienna, composer (Gone With Wind) on this day in history.   

1889  17th Preakness: W Anderson aboard Buddhist wins in 2:17.5 on May - 10.   

1893  On May - 10 imperial Institute in London opens   

1893  On May - 10 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25   

1894  On May - 10 dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer (Acad Award 1954-High & Mighty)   

1896  The American transcontinental railroad is completed on this day in history.   

1897  On May - 10 dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1923)   

1897  William Thomas Best, composer, dies at 70 on May - 10.   

1898  On this day in history ariel Durant, writer (Story of Civilization)   

1899  On this day in history the birth of Fred Astaire, American Actor   

1899  Fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime) on May - 10.   

1901  On this day in history albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist   

1902  On May - 10 the birth of David O Selznick, American film producer   

1902  On this day in history david O Selznick, Pittsburgh Pa, producer (Gone With the Wind)   

1903  Kay Petre, early racing driver on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history david Brown, CEO (Aston Martin Lagonda)   

1904  On May - 10 henry M Stanley, [John Rowlands], British explorer, dies   

1905  31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75 on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history angus Paton, civil engineer   

1906  Russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for first time on May - 10.   

1906  On this day in history russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time   

1907  Paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1907  On May - 10 harilaos Perpessas, composer   

1908  On May - 10 the first Mother's Day observed (Philadelphia)   

1908  On May - 10 1st Mother's Day observed (Phila)   

1908  On this day in history carl Albert, (D) speaker of the House   

1909  On this day in history winchester's Fred Toney no-hits Lexington for 17 inning   

1909  On May - 10 harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist   

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1265  Emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317) was born on this day in history.   

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  Gallus Zeiler, composer was born on May - 10.   

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

1727  On this day in history birth of anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76)   

1730  On May - 10 birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)   

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

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

1493  Death of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician on this day in history.   

1521  Death of Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) on May - 10.   

1566  Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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