May 10th, 1412

Born on May 10th, 1412

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 223,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 10th?

May 10th, 2017

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces, assisted by the U.S. military, captured the Tabqa Dam and surrounding countryside, completing the Battle of Tabqa.

May 10th, 2013

One World Trade Center (pictured) in New York City, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, was topped out at a height of 1,776 feet (541 m).

May 10th, 2005

Vladimir Arutyunian attempted to assassinate U.S. president George W. Bush and Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi using a hand grenade, which failed to detonate.

May 10th, 1994

American serial killer John Wayne Gacy was executed by lethal injection for the murders of twelve teenage boys and young men in a series of killings committed between 1972 and 1978.

May 10th, 1941

World War II: German Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess parachuted into Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with the British government.

May 10th, 1940

World War II: German forces commenced their invasion of Belgium.

May 10th, 1916

Ernest Shackleton and five companions arrived at South Georgia, completing a 1,300 km (800 mi) lifeboat voyage over 16 days to obtain rescue for the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

May 10th, 1833

Siamese–Vietnamese wars: Lê Văn Khôi escaped from prison to begin a revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng, primarily to avenge his adoptive father, Vietnamese general Lê Văn Duyệt.

May 10th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: A small force of Patriots led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured Fort Ticonderoga (depicted) in New York, without significant injury or incident.

May 10th, 1627

Dutch explorer Pieter Nuyts was appointed governor of Formosa (modern-day Taiwan) by the Dutch East India Company.

January 1st, 1970

Chinese astronomers during the Han dynasty made the first precisely dated observation of a sunspot.

May 10th, 1933

Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings.

May 10th, 1924

J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.

May 10th, 1922

The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.

May 10th, 1916

Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 10th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 10th?

36

Steffi Annys

Badminton player

*May 10th, 1988, De Panne

29

Aya Nakamura

Malian and French singer and songwriter (born 1995)

*May 10th, 1995, Bamako

54

Anton Dostler

German general

*May 10th, 1891, Munich †December 1st, 1945, Aversa

65

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

78

Irio De Paula

Brazilian composer

*May 10th, 1939, Rio de Janeiro †May 23rd, 2017, Rome

53

Louis-Nicolas Davout

Marshal of France (1770-1823)

*May 10th, 1770, Annoux †June 1st, 1823, Paris

66

Rick Santorum

American politician and commentator (born 1958)

*May 10th, 1958, Winchester

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

51

Gustav Stresemann

German politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1878-1929)

*May 10th, 1878, Berlin †October 3rd, 1929, Berlin

80

Heydar Aliyev

Soviet and Azerbaijani politician (1923–2003)

*May 10th, 1923, Nakhchivan †December 12th, 2003, Cleveland

91

Françoise Fabian

French actress

*May 10th, 1933, Algiers

88

Fred Astaire

American dancer, actor, and singer (1899–1987)

*May 10th, 1899, Omaha †June 22nd, 1987, Los Angeles

60

Emmanuelle Devos

French actress

*May 10th, 1964, Puteaux

55

Dennis Bergkamp

Dutch association football player

*May 10th, 1969, Amsterdam

47

Hugo Silva

Actor

*May 10th, 1977, Madrid

56

Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg

Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956)

*May 10th, 1899, Eferding †March 15th, 1956, Schruns

79

Jacques Dumont le Romain

French history and portrait painter (1701-1781)

*May 10th, 1701, Paris †February 17th, 1781, Paris

42

Eva-Maria Fitze

Figure skater

*May 10th, 1982, Dachau

84

Charles Moore

Australian botanist (1820-1905)

*May 10th, 1820, Dundee †April 30th, 1905, Sydney

76

Benito Pérez Galdós

Spanish realist novelist (1843–1920)

*May 10th, 1843, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria †January 4th, 1920, calle de Hilarión Eslava

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Born in 1412

19

Joan of Arc

French folk heroine and Roman Catholic saint (1412–1431)

*January 6th, 1412, Domrémy-la-Pucelle †May 30th, 1431, Rouen

39

Reinhard III, Count of Hanau

Count of Hanau

*April 22nd, 1412, Hanau †April 20th, 1452, Heidelberg

56

Zanobi Strozzi

Italian painter (1412-1468)

*November 17th, 1412, Florence †December 6th, 1468, Florence

52

Frederick II

Elector of Saxony (1428–1464) and was Landgrave of Thuringia (1440–1445)

*August 22nd, 1412, Leipzig †September 7th, 1464, Leipzig

66

Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua

Second margrave of Mantua

*June 5th, 1412, Mantua †June 12th, 1478, Goito

55

Astorre II Manfredi

Italian noble (1412-1468)

*December 8th, 1412, Faenza †March 12th, 1468

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Public holidays on May 10th

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Leap year

Yes: 1412 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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