Page 8: Historical Events In May - 10

1944  Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan on May - 10.   

1944  On May - 10 smith v Allwright (excluding Blacks from primary voting) is illegal   

1945  Allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history russian troops occupy Prague   

1946  On this day in history umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy   

1948  On May - 10 the first attack by Egyptian irregular forces at Kfar Darom Israel   

1948  Winston Churchill visits The Hague on May - 10.   

1950  On this day in history the first Netherlands-US telex sent   

1950  On this day in history john G Fletcher, US poet (Burning Mountain), dies   

1954  Bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris France on May - 10.   

1954  On this day in history george Hirst, cricketer (36,323 1st-class runs, 2739 wickets), dies   

1956  On May - 10 french Government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria   

1959  Soviet forces arrive in Afghánistán on May - 10.   

1960  On May - 10 john F Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia   

1960  On May - 10 uS atomic sub USS Triton completes first circumnavigation of globe under water   

1960  On May - 10 juri Olescha, writer, dies at 61   

1961  On this day in history "Beyond the Fringe" premieres in London   

1963  On May - 10 decca signs the Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison   

1964  On this day in history carol Haney, dancer (Pantomime Quiz), dies at 35   

1965  Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch min of Colonization (1942-45), dies at 70 on May - 10.   

1966  25ºF lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May on May - 10.   

1967  Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges on this day in history.   

1967  Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia on May - 10.   

1967  On May - 10 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1968  Viet Nam peace talks begin in Paris, albeit on a preliminary level on May - 10.   

1968  On this day in history vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US & North Vietnam   

1968  On this day in history maurie Sievers, cricket medium-pacer (Austral v England 1936-37), dies   

1969  Apollo 10 transmit first color pictures of Earth from space on May - 10.   

1969  On May - 10 turtles play the White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times   

1969  US troops begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill on this day in history.   

1970  On May - 10 stanley Cup Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games   

1970  Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games on May - 10.   

1971  US special delivery rates go from 45¢ to 60¢ on May - 10.   

1971  On May - 10 mihail Jora, composer, dies at 79   

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

1536  On May - 10 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  Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer was born on May - 10.   

1705  Gallus Zeiler, composer was born on May - 10.   

1724  On this day in history 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 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 May - 10.   

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  Death of Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) on this day in history.   

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

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