Page 5: Historical Events In May - 10

1882  Thurston Hall, Boston MA, actor (Roaming Lady, In Society) on May - 10.   

1885  On May - 10 fritz v Unruh, writer   

1885  On May - 10 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  On May - 10 max[imilian Raoul Walter] Steiner, Vienna, composer (Gone With Wind)   

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

1893  Imperial Institute in London opens on May - 10.   

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

1894  On this day in history dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer (Acad Award 1954-High & Mighty)   

1896  On May - 10 the American transcontinental railroad is completed   

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  On this day in history fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime)   

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 May - 10 david O Selznick, Pittsburgh Pa, producer (Gone With the Wind)   

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

1904  David Brown, CEO (Aston Martin Lagonda) on May - 10.   

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

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

1905  Angus Paton, civil engineer on May - 10.   

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

1906  Russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time on this day in history.   

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

1907  Harilaos Perpessas, composer on May - 10.   

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

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

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 May - 10.   

1909  On May - 10 harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist   

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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 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  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  On this day in history birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)   

0238  On May - 10 death of gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered   

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  On this day in history death of go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan   

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

1521  On May - 10 death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)   

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

1569  On May - 10 death of juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer