Page 6: Historical Events In May - 10

1909  Johannes de Koo, journalist/playwright, dies on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history halley's Comet closest approach to Earth in 1910   

1910  The first aircraft air display held (Hendon, England) on May - 10.   

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  On this day in history bel Kaufman, American author   

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

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

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

1914  On this day in history charles McGraw, NYC, actor (Michael-Falcon, Smith Family)   

1915  On this day in history zeppelin drops hundred of bombs on Southend-on-Sea   

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 May - 10.   

1916  Disastrous fire in Ellendale ND on May - 10.   

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

1916  Disastrous fire in Ellendale, ND on May - 10.   

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

1918  On this day in history hMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor   

1919  Race riot in Charleston SC, 2 blacks killed on this day in history.   

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

1920  On this day in history john Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies   

1921  Luigi Pirandello's "Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore" premieres on this day in history.   

1921  Luigi Pirandello's "Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore," premieres on this day in history.   

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

1922  Dr Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar on this day in history.   

1923  Vaslav Vorovsky, Russian delegate, assassinated on this day in history.   

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

1924  J Edgar Hoover appointed head of FBI on this day in history.   

1924  On May - 10 adolfo Albertazzi, Italian writer (L'ave), dies at 58   

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

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

1928  WGY, Schenectady begins regular TV programming on this day in history.   

1929  55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6 on May - 10.   

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1265  On May - 10 birth of emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)   

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

1604  On this day in history birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)   

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

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  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 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