Page 5: Historical Events In May - 10
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
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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