Page 8: Historical Events In May - 10

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

1944  Smith v Allwright (excluding Blacks from primary voting) is illegal on May - 10.   

1945  On this day in history allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese   

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 this day in history the first attack by Egyptian irregular forces at Kfar Darom Israel   

1948  Winston Churchill visits The Hague on this day in history.   

1950  On May - 10 the first Netherlands-US telex sent   

1950  John G Fletcher, US poet (Burning Mountain), dies on May - 10.   

1954  On this day in history bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris France   

1954  On May - 10 george Hirst, cricketer (36,323 1st-class runs, 2739 wickets), dies   

1956  French Government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria on this day in history.   

1959  Soviet forces arrive in Afghánistán on this day in history.   

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

1960  On this day in history uS atomic sub USS Triton completes first circumnavigation of globe under water   

1960  On this day in history juri Olescha, writer, dies at 61   

1961  "Beyond the Fringe" premieres in London on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history decca signs the Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison   

1964  Carol Haney, dancer (Pantomime Quiz), dies at 35 on May - 10.   

1965  On May - 10 hubertus J van Mook, Dutch min of Colonization (1942-45), dies at 70   

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

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

1967  Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia on this day in history.   

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

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

1968  On May - 10 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  On this day in history apollo 10 transmit first color pictures of Earth from space   

1969  Turtles play the White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times on May - 10.   

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  On May - 10 uS special delivery rates go from 45¢ to 60¢   

1971  On this day in history mihail Jora, composer, dies at 79   

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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  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 this day in history birth of gallus Zeiler, composer   

1724  Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank) was born on May - 10.   

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

1730  On May - 10 birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)   

0238  On May - 10 death of gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered   

0995  Death of Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht on May - 10.   

1290  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on May - 10.   

1424  Death of Go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65   

1569  On May - 10 death of juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer