May 10

The 10th of May is the 130th day of the Gregorian calendar ( 131st in leap years), thus 235 days remain until the end of the year.

  • 2.1 Before the 18th century
  • 2.2 18th century
  • 2.3 19th century
  • 2.4 20th century 2.4.1 1901-1950
  • 2.4.2 1951-2000
  • 3.1 Before the 19th century
  • 3.2 19th century
  • 3.3 20th century
  • 3.4 21st century

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Economy

Science and Technology

Culture

  • 2005: Comprised of 2,711 steles, designed by Peter Eisenman, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin is inaugurated.

Society

Religion

  • 0946: Agapetus II appointed by Alberic II, who ruled Rome and the papacy, as successor to the late Marinus II to the Pope.
  • 1530: Philipp Melanchthon at Augsburg ended the transcript of the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, to be presented at the forthcoming Reichstag.

Disasters

Minor accidents are listed in the sub- items of disaster.

Sports

Entries of Athletics world records are located under the respective discipline under Athletics.

Born

Before the 18th century

  • 0850: Seiwa, 56 Tennō of Japan
  • 0893: Abu Muhammad al -Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn Ya'qub ibn Yusuf ibn Dawud ibn Sulayman al - Arhabi al - Bakili al - Hamdani, Arab scholars
  • 1265: Fushimi, 92 Tennō of Japan
  • 1484: Wolfgang von Baden, Margrave of Baden
  • 1548: Antonio Priuli, 94th Doge of Venice
  • 1581: Wolfgang Kilian, German engraver
  • 1635: Benedict Abelzhauser, Bavarian Benedictine monk and scholar
  • 1697: Jean -Marie Leclair, French composer and violinist

18th century

Johann Peter Hebel (* 1760)

Louis -Nicolas Davout (* 1770)

Augustin Jean Fresnel (* 1788)

19th century

Emma Herwegh (* 1817)

John Wilkes Booth (* 1838)

Thomas Lipton (* 1850)

Karl Barth (* 1886)

Fred Astaire (* 1899)

20th century

1901-1950

1951-2000

Died

Before the 19th century

19th century

20th century

21st Century

  • 2001: Werner Schuster, German physician and politician
  • 2001: Kurt ground squirrel, Austrian journalist
  • 2002: David Riesman, U.S. sociologist
  • 2003: Heinrich Schipperges, German historian of medicine
  • 2003: Heinz Oestergard, German fashion designer
  • 2005: Otto Steiger, Swiss writer
  • 2006: Soraya, Colombian- American songwriter and singer
  • 2006: Alexander Zinoviev, a Russian dissident, writer and philosopher
  • 2006: John Hicks, American jazz pianist
  • 2007: Horst Michna, German physician and sports scientists
  • 2008: Paul Haeberlin, French three -star chef
  • 2009: Maurice Edmond Müller, Swiss surgeon
  • 2010: Ike Franklin Andrews, American politician
  • 2010: Frank Frazetta, American fantasy and science fiction illustrator
  • 2012: Horst Faas, German photographer and war correspondent
  • 2012: Günther Kaufmann, a German actor
  • 2012: Carroll Shelby, American race car driver and car designer

Holidays and observances

  • Religious observances Johann Hüglin, German pastor and martyr ( Protestant)
  • St. Gordanius, Roman martyr and patron saint ( Catholic)

More entries contains the list of commemorative and action days.

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  • Day in May
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