Page 8: Historical Events In May - 10

1944  Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan on this day in history.   

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

1948  Winston Churchill visits The Hague on May - 10.   

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

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

1954  On May - 10 bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris France   

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

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

1959  Soviet forces arrive in Afghánistán on May - 10.   

1960  John F Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia on this day in history.   

1960  US atomic sub USS Triton completes first circumnavigation of globe under water on this day in history.   

1960  Juri Olescha, writer, dies at 61 on May - 10.   

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  Carol Haney, dancer (Pantomime Quiz), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

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  On May - 10 keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges   

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

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history viet Nam peace talks begin in Paris, albeit on a preliminary level   

1968  Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US & North Vietnam on May - 10.   

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

1969  On this day in history uS troops begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill   

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

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  Mihail Jora, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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1265  On this day in history 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  On May - 10 birth of jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer   

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  Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76) was born on May - 10.   

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

0238  On this day in history death of gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered   

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

1290  On this day in history death of duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271)   

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 this day in history.   

1521  On May - 10 death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)   

1566  Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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