May 10th, 1573

Born on May 10th, 1573

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 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?

23

Noa Kirel

Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and television host; represented Israel in the 2023 Eurovision

*April 10th, 2001, Ra'anana

35

Steffi Annys

Badminton player

*May 10th, 1988, De Panne

54

Anton Dostler

German general

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

28

Aya Nakamura

Malian and French singer and songwriter (born 1995)

*May 10th, 1995, Bamako

64

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

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

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

65

Rick Santorum

American politician and commentator (born 1958)

*May 10th, 1958, Winchester

81

Wolfgang Kilian

German engraver (1581-1662 or 1663)

*May 10th, 1581, Augsburg †February 18th, 1663, Augsburg

80

Heydar Aliyev

Soviet and Azerbaijani politician (1923–2003)

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

88

Fred Astaire

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

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

90

Françoise Fabian

French actress

*May 10th, 1933, Algiers

51

Gustav Stresemann

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

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

59

Emmanuelle Devos

French actress

*May 10th, 1964, Puteaux

54

Dennis Bergkamp

Dutch association football player

*May 10th, 1969, Amsterdam

56

Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg

Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956)

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

46

Hugo Silva

Actor

*May 10th, 1977, Madrid

53

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

French economist (1727-1781)

*May 10th, 1727, Paris †March 18th, 1781, Paris

84

Charles Moore

Australian botanist (1820-1905)

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

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51

Simon Marius

German astronomer

*January 10th, 1573, Gunzenhausen †December 26th, 1624, Ansbach

78

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and prince-elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire

*April 17th, 1573, Munich †September 27th, 1651, Ingolstadt

51

Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Italian painter, sculptor and engraver (1574-1625)

*November 30th, 1573, Bologna †November 14th, 1625, Milan

72

Elias Holl

German architect

*February 28th, 1573, Augsburg †January 6th, 1646, Augsburg

71

William Laud

Archbishop of Canterbury

*October 7th, 1573, Reading †January 10th, 1645, Tower Hill

52

Odoardo Farnese

Catholic cardinal

*December 6th, 1573, Parma †February 21st, 1626, Parma

77

Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême

French writer

*May 8th, 1573, Barraux †September 24th, 1650, Paris

49

Nicolas Coeffeteau

French theologian, poet and historian, was born at Saint-Calais

*November 30th, 1573, Saint-Calais †April 21st, 1623, Paris

78

Inigo Jones

16th/17th-century English architect; (1573-1652)

*July 15th, 1573, London †June 21st, 1652, London

75

Thomas Francken

Flemish painter (c.1574-c.1625)

*November 30th, 1573, Antwerp †November 30th, 1648, Antwerp

58

Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz

Count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe (1574-1632)

*December 22nd, 1573, Dillenburg †June 2nd, 1632, Roermond

24

Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland

Queen consort of Poland and Sweden

*August 16th, 1573, Graz †February 10th, 1598, Warsaw

64

Andries de Witt

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1573-1637)

*June 16th, 1573, Dordrecht †November 26th, 1637, Dordrecht

58

Giovanni Battista Crespi

Painter, sculptor and architect (1574-1632)

*December 23rd, 1573, Romagnano Sesia †October 23rd, 1632, Milan

47

Ambrosius Bosschaert

Flemish-Dutch flower painter (1573-1621)

*January 18th, 1573, Antwerp †January 1st, 1621, The Hague

52

Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Duchess consort of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1573-1626)

*September 4th, 1573, Koldinghus †July 19th, 1626, Brunswick

43

Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt

Abbess of Gernrode, Electress of Saxony, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

*March 12th, 1573, Dessau †November 3rd, 1616, Sønderborg

70

Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg

German noble

*April 6th, 1573, Celle †August 7th, 1643, Celle

52

Miguel de la Fuente

Spanish catholic priest (1573-1626)

*February 28th, 1573, Valladolid †November 30th, 1625, Toledo

52

Christina of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Queen consort of Sweden (1573-1625)

*April 12th, 1573, Kiel †December 8th, 1625, Gripsholm Castle

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1573 is a normal year and no leap year.

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