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  On May - 10 edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62   

1886  Karl Barth, Basel Switzerland, theologian/author (Action in Waiting) on May - 10.   

1887  On this day in history jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels)   

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 May - 10.   

1889  On this day in history 17th Preakness: W Anderson aboard Buddhist wins in 2:17.5   

1893  On May - 10 imperial Institute in London opens   

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

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

1896  The American transcontinental railroad is completed on May - 10.   

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

1897  William Thomas Best, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1898  Ariel Durant, writer (Story of Civilization) on this day in history.   

1899  The birth of Fred Astaire, American Actor on May - 10.   

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

1901  On May - 10 albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist   

1902  The birth of David O Selznick, American film producer on this day in history.   

1902  David O Selznick, Pittsburgh Pa, producer (Gone With the Wind) on this day in history.   

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

1904  David Brown, CEO (Aston Martin Lagonda) on this day in history.   

1904  Henry M Stanley, [John Rowlands], British explorer, dies on May - 10.   

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

1905  Angus Paton, civil engineer on this day in history.   

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 May - 10.   

1907  On this day in history harilaos Perpessas, composer   

1908  The first Mother's Day observed (Philadelphia) on May - 10.   

1908  1st Mother's Day observed (Phila) on this day in history.   

1908  Carl Albert, (D) speaker of the House on this day in history.   

1909  On May - 10 winchester's Fred Toney no-hits Lexington for 17 inning   

1909  On this day in history harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist   

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1265  On May - 10 birth of emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)   

1536  Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall was born on this day in history.   

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

1697  On this day in history birth of jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer   

1705  On May - 10 birth of gallus Zeiler, composer   

1724  On this day in history birth of johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank)   

1727  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered   

0995  On May - 10 death of boudouin, bishop of Utrecht   

1290  On May - 10 death of duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271)   

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  On this day in history death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)   

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

1569  On this day in history death of juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer