May 10th, 1657

Born on May 10th, 1657

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 134,000 days old!

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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

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

79

Jacques Dumont le Romain

French history and portrait painter (1701-1781)

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

51

Gustav Stresemann

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

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

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

53

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

French economist (1727-1781)

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

90

Françoise Fabian

French actress

*May 10th, 1933, Algiers

59

Emmanuelle Devos

French actress

*May 10th, 1964, Puteaux

56

Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg

Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956)

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

54

Dennis Bergkamp

Dutch association football player

*May 10th, 1969, Amsterdam

46

Hugo Silva

Actor

*May 10th, 1977, Madrid

84

Charles Moore

Australian botanist (1820-1905)

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

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78

Jean Leclerc

Genevan theologian and biblical scholar (1657-1736)

*March 29th, 1657, Geneva †January 8th, 1736, Amsterdam

55

Frederick I of Prussia

1657 – 1713, Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia)

*July 11th, 1657, Königsberg †February 25th, 1713, Berlin

83

Samuel Werenfels

Swiss theologian

*March 1st, 1657, Basel †June 1st, 1740, Basel

79

Domenico Rossi

Swiss architect (1657-1737)

*December 28th, 1657, Morcote †March 8th, 1737, Venice

68

Michel Richard Delalande

French composer

*December 15th, 1657, Paris †June 18th, 1726, Versailles

68

Arai Hakuseki

Japanese scholar and official (1657–1725)

*March 24th, 1657, Edo †June 29th, 1725, Sendagaya

59

Samuel Faber

German historian

*March 3rd, 1657, Altdorf bei Nürnberg †April 10th, 1716, Nuremberg

69

Maria Anna Lindmayr

German nun

*September 24th, 1657, Munich †December 6th, 1726, Munich

54

Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein

Art collector and prince of Liechtenstein (1657-1712)

*August 16th, 1657, Brno †June 16th, 1712, Vienna

14

Frederick William III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Last Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

*July 12th, 1657, Altenburg †April 14th, 1672, Altenburg

46

Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia

Russian tsarevna (1657–1704)

*September 27th, 1657, Moscow †July 14th, 1704, Moscow

99

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle

French writer and philosopher of the enlightenment (1657–1757)

*February 11th, 1657, Rouen †January 9th, 1757, Paris

89

Francesco Solimena

Italian painter (1657-1747)

*October 4th, 1657, Serino †April 3rd, 1747, Naples

85

Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni

Italian organist and composer

*March 18th, 1657, Rieti †February 1st, 1743, Rome

46

Anna Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg

*November 12th, 1657, Weimar †June 24th, 1704, Quedlinburg

66

Pieter Schuyler

British colonial military leader, acting governor of New York 1657-1724

*September 17th, 1657, Albany †February 19th, 1724, Albany

79

William Wake

Archbishop of Canterbury (1657-1737)

*January 26th, 1657, Blandford Forum †January 24th, 1737, Lambeth Palace

17

Auguste Magdalene of Hessen-Darmstadt

German noble and poet

*March 6th, 1657, Darmstadt †September 1st, 1674, Darmstadt

39

Prince Hendrik Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

Stadholder of Friesland and Groningen (1657-1696)

*January 18th, 1657, The Hague †March 25th, 1696, Leeuwarden

44

Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons

Italian prince (1657-1702)

*December 15th, 1657, Paris †August 14th, 1702, Landau in der Pfalz

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1657 is a normal year and no leap year.

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