May 10th, 1952

Born on May 10th, 1952

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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, 1952

71

Kikki Danielsson

Swedish singer, accordinist and song lyricist

*May 10th, 1952, Visseltofta

71

Vanderlei Luxemburgo

Brazilian footballer and manager

*May 10th, 1952, Nova Iguaçu

71

Roland Kaiser

German singer

*May 10th, 1952, Berlin

71

Meta Kušar

Yugoslav-Slovene poet, essayist

*May 10th, 1952, Ljubljana

71

Sly Dunbar

Jamaican drummer, record producer

*May 10th, 1952, Kingston

71

Mario Capezzuto

German politician

*May 10th, 1952, Nocera Inferiore

71

Yaron Oz

Association football player

*May 10th, 1952, Israel

63

Ulrich Hahnen

German politician

*May 10th, 1952, Krefeld †January 9th, 2016

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22

Noa Kirel

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

*May 10th, 2001, Haifa

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

65

Rick Santorum

American politician and commentator (born 1958)

*May 10th, 1958, Winchester

35

Steffi Annys

Badminton player

*May 10th, 1988, De Panne

78

Irio De Paula

Brazilian composer

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

68

Rick Steves

American travel writer and television host

*May 10th, 1955, Edmonds

28

Aya Nakamura

Malian and French singer and songwriter (born 1995)

*May 10th, 1995, Bamako

59

Emmanuelle Devos

French actress

*May 10th, 1964, Puteaux

54

Anton Dostler

German general

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

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

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

54

Dennis Bergkamp

Dutch association football player

*May 10th, 1969, Amsterdam

90

Françoise Fabian

French actress

*May 10th, 1933, Algiers

74

Miuccia Prada

Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur

*May 10th, 1949, Milan

70

Silke Stokar von Neuforn

German politician

*May 10th, 1953, Kleinvollstedt

46

Hugo Silva

Actor

*May 10th, 1977, Madrid

80

Heydar Aliyev

Soviet and Azerbaijani politician (1923–2003)

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

70

Ralf Rothmann

German writer

*May 10th, 1953, Schleswig

67

Bruno Madinier

French actor

*May 10th, 1956, Paris

70

Christopher Paul Curtis

American children's writer

*May 10th, 1953, Flint

77

Maureen Lipman

British actress, columnist and comedian

*May 10th, 1946, Kingston upon Hull

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71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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