Historical Events In May - 10

1944  On this day in history chinese offensive in West-Yunnan  

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

1945  On May - 10 allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese  

1945  On this day in history russian troops occupy Prague  

1946  Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy on this day in history.  

1948  On this day in history 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  John G Fletcher, US poet (Burning Mountain), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1956  French Government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria on May - 10.  

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

1960  On this day in history john F Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia  

1960  US atomic sub USS Triton completes first circumnavigation of globe under water on May - 10.  

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

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

1963  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges on May - 10.  

1967  On May - 10 stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia  

1967  On this day in history 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  On May - 10 apollo 10 transmit first color pictures of Earth from space  

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

1969  On May - 10 uS troops begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill  

1970  Stanley Cup Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall was born on May - 10.  

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  On this day in history birth of gallus Zeiler, composer  

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  On this day in history birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)  

0238  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on this day in history.  

0995  On May - 10 death of boudouin, bishop of Utrecht  

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  On May - 10 death of colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician  

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

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

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