Page 5: Historical Events In May - 10

1882  On this day in history 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  Karl Barth, Basel Switzerland, theologian/author (Action in Waiting) on May - 10.   

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  On this day in history max[imilian Raoul Walter] Steiner, Vienna, composer (Gone With Wind)   

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

1893  Imperial Institute in London opens on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history 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  The American transcontinental railroad is completed on May - 10.   

1897  Dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1923) on this day in history.   

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

1898  Ariel Durant, writer (Story of Civilization) on May - 10.   

1899  The birth of Fred Astaire, American Actor on this day in history.   

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

1901  Albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist on May - 10.   

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 May - 10.   

1903  On May - 10 kay Petre, early racing driver   

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

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  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 this day in history the first Mother's Day observed (Philadelphia)   

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

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

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1265  Emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317) was born on May - 10.   

1536  On this day in history birth of thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall   

1604  Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

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

1705  On this day in history birth of gallus Zeiler, composer   

1724  On May - 10 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 this day in history.   

0238  On this day in history death of gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered   

0995  Death of Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht on this day in history.   

1290  On this day in history death of duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271)   

1424  On May - 10 death of go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan   

1493  On May - 10 death of colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician   

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

1566  On this day in history leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65   

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