Historical Events In May - 10

1882  Thurston Hall, Boston MA, actor (Roaming Lady, In Society) on this day in history.  

1885  On this day in history fritz v Unruh, writer  

1885  On this day in history edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62  

1886  On this day in history karl Barth, Basel Switzerland, theologian/author (Action in Waiting)  

1887  On May - 10 jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels)  

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

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 this day in history imperial Institute in London opens  

1893  On this day in history 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25  

1894  Dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer (Acad Award 1954-High & Mighty) on May - 10.  

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

1897  Dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1923) on May - 10.  

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

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

1899  On May - 10 the birth of Fred Astaire, American Actor  

1899  On May - 10 fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime)  

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

1902  On this day in history the birth of David O Selznick, American film producer  

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

1903  Kay Petre, early racing driver on May - 10.  

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 May - 10 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 May - 10 russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time  

1907  On May - 10 paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue," premieres in Paris  

1907  On this day in history harilaos Perpessas, composer  

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

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

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

1909  Winchester's Fred Toney no-hits Lexington for 17 inning on this day in history.  

1909  Harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist on May - 10.  

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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 May - 10.  

1697  On May - 10 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 this day in history.  

1727  Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76) was born on May - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

0995  Death of Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht on May - 10.  

1290  On May - 10 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 this day in history.  

1521  Death of Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) on this day in history.  

1566  On May - 10 leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65  

1569  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on May - 10.