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  Edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62 on May - 10.  

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

1887  Jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels) on this day in history.  

1888  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1893  On this day in history imperial Institute in London opens  

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

1894  Dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer (Acad Award 1954-High & Mighty) on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history the American transcontinental railroad is completed  

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

1897  On this day in history william Thomas Best, composer, dies at 70  

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

1899  On this day in history the birth of Fred Astaire, American Actor  

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

1901  Albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist on this day in history.  

1902  The birth of David O Selznick, American film producer on May - 10.  

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 May - 10.  

1904  On this day in history henry M Stanley, [John Rowlands], British explorer, dies  

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

1905  Angus Paton, civil engineer on May - 10.  

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

1906  Russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time on May - 10.  

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

1908  On May - 10 carl Albert, (D) speaker of the House  

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

1909  On May - 10 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 this day in history.  

1697  Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer was born on May - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

0238  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on May - 10.  

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

1290  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on this day in history.  

1424  Death of Go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan on May - 10.  

1493  On this day in history death of colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician  

1521  Death of Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) on May - 10.  

1566  Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65 on May - 10.  

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