May 10th, 1869

Born on May 10th, 1869

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 10th, 1869?

May 10th, 1869

The First transcontinental railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory with the golden spike.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_transcontinental_railroad

What else 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.

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

54

Anton Dostler

German general

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

51

Gustav Stresemann

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

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

35

Steffi Annys

Badminton player

*May 10th, 1988, De Panne

28

Aya Nakamura

Malian and French singer and songwriter (born 1995)

*May 10th, 1995, Bamako

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

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

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

88

Fred Astaire

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

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

56

Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg

Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956)

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

65

Rick Santorum

American politician and commentator (born 1958)

*May 10th, 1958, Winchester

80

Heydar Aliyev

Soviet and Azerbaijani politician (1923–2003)

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

90

Françoise Fabian

French actress

*May 10th, 1933, Algiers

76

Benito Pérez Galdós

Spanish realist novelist (1843–1920)

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

53

Louis-Nicolas Davout

Marshal of France (1770-1823)

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

59

Emmanuelle Devos

French actress

*May 10th, 1964, Puteaux

54

Dennis Bergkamp

Dutch association football player

*May 10th, 1969, Amsterdam

56

Alfred Jodl

German general and convicted war criminal (1890–1946)

*May 10th, 1890, Würzburg †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

46

Hugo Silva

Actor

*May 10th, 1977, Madrid

42

Ivan Cankar

Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist (1876-1918)

*May 10th, 1876, Vrhnika †December 11th, 1918, Ljubljana

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78

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian independence activist (1869–1948)

*October 2nd, 1869, Porbandar †January 30th, 1948, Gandhi Smriti

84

Henri Matisse

French artist (1869–1954)

*December 31st, 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis †November 3rd, 1954, Nice

67

Karl Hampe

German historian of medieval age (1869-1936)

*February 3rd, 1869, Bremen †February 14th, 1936, Heidelberg

81

André Gide

French author and Nobel laureate (1869–1951)

*November 22nd, 1869, Paris †February 19th, 1951, Paris

71

Neville Chamberlain

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940

*March 18th, 1869, Birmingham †November 9th, 1940, Reading

62

Tyrone Power Sr.

English-born American stage and screen actor (1869–1931)

*May 2nd, 1869, London †December 23rd, 1931, Los Angeles

87

Miloje Vasić

Serbian archaeologist, historian and art critic (1869-1956)

*September 3rd, 1869, Požeženo †November 4th, 1956, Belgrade

41

William Vaughn Moody

United States dramatist and poet (1869-1910)

*July 8th, 1869, Spencer †October 17th, 1910, Colorado Springs

70

Emma Goldman

Russian anarchist

*June 27th, 1869, Kaunas †May 14th, 1940, Toronto

61

Fritz Pregl

Slovene-Austrian Nobel prize laureate and scientist (1869-1930)

*September 3rd, 1869, Ljubljana †December 13th, 1930, Graz

90

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson

Scottish physicist and meteorologist (1869-1959)

*February 14th, 1869, Glencorse †November 15th, 1959, Carlops

54

Hovhannes Tumanyan

Armenian writer and public activist

*February 19th, 1869, Dsegh †March 23rd, 1923, Moscow

78

Tony Garnier

French architect

*August 13th, 1869, 1st arrondissement of Lyon †January 19th, 1948, Roquefort-la-Bédoule

86

Charley Grapewin

American actor (1869-1956)

*December 20th, 1869, Xenia †February 2nd, 1956, Corona

47

Grigori Rasputin

Russian mystic (1869-1916)

*January 9th, 1869, Pokrovskoye †December 17th, 1916, Saint Petersburg

72

Hans Spemann

German embryologist

*June 27th, 1869, Stuttgart †September 9th, 1941, Freiburg im Breisgau

80

Karl Seitz

President of Austria (1869-1950)

*September 4th, 1869, Vienna †February 3rd, 1950, Vienna

72

Adam von Au

German politician

*December 24th, 1869, Huchenfeld †July 1st, 1942

75

Will Marion Cook

African American composer and violinist

*January 27th, 1869, Washington, D.C. †July 19th, 1944, New York City

75

Hendrikus Colijn

Dutch politician (1869–1944)

*June 22nd, 1869, Burgerveen †September 18th, 1944, Ilmenau

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1869 is a normal year and no leap year.

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