Historical Events In May - 10

1909  On this day in history johannes de Koo, journalist/playwright, dies  

1910  Halley's Comet closest approach to Earth in 1910 on this day in history.  

1910  On this day in history the first aircraft air display held (Hendon, England)  

1910  1st aircraft air display held (Hendon, England) on May - 10.  

1910  Jimmy Demaret, winner of 44 golf tournaments, but not the Open on this day in history.  

1910  Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1911  Bel Kaufman, American author on May - 10.  

1912  On May - 10 edward Gardner, Queen's Court/MP  

1913  On May - 10 39th Kentucky Derby Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2 04.8  

1913  39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8 on May - 10.  

1914  Charles McGraw, NYC, actor (Michael-Falcon, Smith Family) on May - 10.  

1915  Zeppelin drops hundred of bombs on Southend-on-Sea on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history bert van Dongen, [Abraham J Cohen], singer/impressionist/actor  

1915  Albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history disastrous fire in Ellendale ND  

1916  Historic Shipport Museum opens in Amsterdam on May - 10.  

1916  Disastrous fire in Ellendale, ND on this day in history.  

1917  On May - 10 atlantic ships get destroyer escorts to stop German attacks  

1918  HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor on this day in history.  

1919  Race riot in Charleston SC, 2 blacks killed on May - 10.  

1919  On May - 10 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8  

1920  On May - 10 john Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies  

1921  On this day in history luigi Pirandello's "Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore" premieres  

1921  On this day in history luigi Pirandello's "Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore," premieres  

1922  Dr Ivy Williams is first woman to be called to the English Bar on May - 10.  

1922  On May - 10 dr Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar  

1923  On May - 10 vaslav Vorovsky, Russian delegate, assassinated  

1924  On this day in history j Edgar Hoover appointed head of the FBI  

1924  J Edgar Hoover appointed head of FBI on May - 10.  

1924  Adolfo Albertazzi, Italian writer (L'ave), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1925  On May - 10 william Ferguson Massey, New Zealand statesman and prime minister (1912-25), dies in office.  

1926  52nd Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8 on this day in history.  

1928  WGY, Schenectady begins regular TV programming on May - 10.  

1929  55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6 on this day in history.  

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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 May - 10 birth of johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank)  

1727  Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76) was born on this day in history.  

1730  George Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on May - 10.  

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  On this day in history 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 May - 10.  

1521  On this day in history death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)  

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

1569  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on this day in history.