May 10th, 1620

Born on May 10th, 1620

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?

22

Noa Kirel

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

*May 10th, 2001, Haifa

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

French and Malian singer

*May 10th, 1995, Bamako

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

53

Louis-Nicolas Davout

Marshal of France (1770-1823)

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

78

Irio De Paula

Brazilian composer

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

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

88

Fred Astaire

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

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

80

Heydar Aliyev

Soviet and Azerbaijani politician (1923–2003)

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

51

Gustav Stresemann

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

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

90

Françoise Fabian

French actress

*May 10th, 1933, Algiers

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

79

Jacques Dumont le Romain

French history and portrait painter (1701-1781)

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

84

Charles Moore

Australian botanist (1820-1905)

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

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31

Christoph Schelhammer

German physician

*April 15th, 1620, Hamburg †June 20th, 1651, Weimar

68

Frederick William of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia

*February 16th, 1620, Berlin Palace †April 29th, 1688, City Palace

71

Aelbert Cuyp

Dutch landscape painter (1620-1691)

*October 20th, 1620, Dordrecht †November 15th, 1691, Dordrecht

84

Ninon de Lenclos

French author, courtesan, freethinker, and patron of the arts

*November 10th, 1620, Paris †October 17th, 1705, Paris

93

Atto Melani

Italian opera singer

*March 30th, 1620, Pistoia †January 4th, 1714, Paris

51

Henri Charles de La Trémoille

French noble (1620-1672)

*December 17th, 1620, Thouars †September 14th, 1672, Thouars

49

Bogusław Radziwiłł

Polish-Lithuanian noble

*May 3rd, 1620, Gdańsk †December 31st, 1669, Königsberg

83

Isabella Leonarda

Italian composer

*September 6th, 1620, Novara †February 25th, 1704, Novara

64

Jan van den Hecke

Flemish painter (1620-1684)

*January 1st, 1620, Kluisbergen †August 22nd, 1684, Antwerp

61

Lucy Hutchinson

British writer (1620-1681)

*January 29th, 1620, London †September 30th, 1681

61

Avvakum

Russian protopope

*November 20th, 1620, Grigorovo †April 14th, 1682, Pustozyorsk

44

Nikola VII Zrinski

Croatian military commander (1620-1664)

*May 3rd, 1620, Čakovec †November 18th, 1664, Kuršanec

68

Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (1620-1689)

*October 27th, 1620, Haus Beck †March 10th, 1689, Schneeberg

74

Pierre Puget

French painter, sculptor, architect and engineer (1620–1694)

*October 16th, 1620, Marseille †December 2nd, 1694, Marseille

72

Dietrich Dominik

Politician (1620-1692)

*January 30th, 1620, Strasbourg †March 9th, 1692, Strasbourg

61

Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder

Dutch classical scholar and poet

*July 20th, 1620, Leiden †October 7th, 1681, The Hague

61

Jean Picard

French astronomer

*July 21st, 1620, La Flèche †July 12th, 1682, Paris

78

Louis Charles d'Albert de Luynes

French aristocrat (1620-1699)

*December 25th, 1620, Paris †October 20th, 1699, Paris

53

John Graunt

British demographer and statistician

*April 25th, 1620, London †April 18th, 1674, London

54

Petrus Musaeus

German theologian

*August 7th, 1620, Langewiesen †December 20th, 1674, Kiel

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Leap year

Yes: 1620 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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