May 10th, 1731

Born on May 10th, 1731

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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

Born on May 10th, 1731

80

Tommaso Antici

Italian cardinal

*May 10th, 1731, Recanati †January 4th, 1812, Recanati

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

53

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

French economist (1727-1781)

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

35

Steffi Annys

Badminton player

*May 10th, 1988, De Panne

53

Louis-Nicolas Davout

Marshal of France (1770-1823)

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

49

George Ross

Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence 1730-1779

*May 10th, 1730, New Castle †July 14th, 1779, Philadelphia

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

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

82

Louis Pierre Vieillot

French ornithologist

*May 10th, 1748, Yvetot †August 24th, 1830, Sotteville-lès-Rouen

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

68

Pierre de Ruel, marquis de Beurnonville

Marshal of France (1752-1821)

*May 10th, 1752, Champignol-lez-Mondeville †April 23rd, 1821, Paris

90

Françoise Fabian

French actress

*May 10th, 1933, Algiers

56

Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg

Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956)

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

84

Charles Moore

Australian botanist (1820-1905)

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

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Born in 1731

78

Henry Cavendish

British natural philosopher, scientist, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist

*October 10th, 1731, Nice †February 24th, 1810, London

70

Erasmus Darwin

English physician (1731-1802)

*December 12th, 1731, Elston †April 18th, 1802, Breadsall

70

Martha Washington

First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*June 13th, 1731, Chestnut Grove †May 22nd, 1802, Mount Vernon

44

Emanuel Philibert von Waldstein-Wartenberg

(1731-1775)

*February 2nd, 1731, Vienna †May 22nd, 1775, Třebíč

80

William Williams

Signer of the US declaration of Independence (1731-1811)

*April 23rd, 1731, Connecticut †August 2nd, 1811, Connecticut

35

Marie Josèphe of Saxony

Dauphine of France (1731-1767)

*November 4th, 1731, Dresden †March 13th, 1767, Palace of Versailles

77

Catharina Elisabeth Goethe

Mother of Johann Wolfgang Goethe

*February 19th, 1731, Frankfurt †September 13th, 1808, Frankfurt

62

Karl Abraham von Zedlitz

Prussian civil servant (1731-1793)

*January 4th, 1731, Czarny Bór †March 18th, 1793, Czerńczyce, Wrocław County

75

Sophie von La Roche

German novelist, editor

*December 6th, 1731, Kaufbeuren †February 18th, 1807, Offenbach am Main

71

Johannes Wiedewelt

Danish sculptor

*July 1st, 1731, Copenhagen †December 17th, 1802, Copenhagen

91

Joaquim Machado de Castro

Portuguese artist

*June 19th, 1731, Coimbra †November 17th, 1822, Lisbon

90

Jean-Jacques Castex

French artist

*April 9th, 1731, Toulouse †January 1st, 1822, Paris

32

Gabriela Silang

Filipino insurgent leader

*March 19th, 1731, Santa †September 20th, 1763, Vigan

66

Christian Cannabich

German violinist, composer, and Kapellmeister (1731-1798)

*December 28th, 1731, Mannheim †January 20th, 1798, Frankfurt

60

Catharine Macaulay

English historian, philosopher, feminist (1731-1791)

*April 2nd, 1731, Wye †June 22nd, 1791, Binfield

76

Jacob Sievers

Baltic German statesman (1731-1808)

*August 19th, 1731, Rakvere †July 23rd, 1808, Livonia

51

Charles Lee

British military diplomat and general of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence (1731-1782)

*January 26th, 1731, Cheshire †October 2nd, 1782, Philadelphia

62

Girolamo Tiraboschi

Italian historian, librarian and Jesuit (1731-1794)

*December 18th, 1731, Bergamo †June 3rd, 1794, Modena

68

William Cowper

English poet and hymnodist (1731–1800)

*November 26th, 1731, Berkhamsted †April 25th, 1800, Dereham

74

Benjamin Banneker

Free African American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farmer (1731–1806)

*November 9th, 1731, Baltimore County †October 9th, 1806, Oella

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1731 is a normal year and no leap year.

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