May 10th, 1961

Born on May 10th, 1961

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What happened on May 10th, 1961?

May 10th, 1961

Air France Flight 406 is destroyed by a bomb over the Sahara, killing 78.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_406

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

Born on May 10th, 1961

62

Johanna ter Steege

Dutch actress

*May 10th, 1961, Wierden

62

Danny Carey

American drummer

*May 10th, 1961, Lawrence

62

Bruno Wolkowitch

French actor

*May 10th, 1961, 11th arrondissement of Paris

62

Henry Arnold

German actor, musician and stage director

*May 10th, 1961, Hamburg

62

Luíza Tomé

Brazilian actress

*May 10th, 1961, Itapipoca

62

Roberto Cotroneo

Italian journalist and writer

*May 10th, 1961, Alessandria

62

Blyth Tait

New Zealand equestrian

*May 10th, 1961, Whangārei

62

Randy Cunneyworth

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 10th, 1961, Etobicoke

62

Mavi Díaz

Argentine singer

*May 10th, 1961, City of Brussels

62

Teri Copley

American actress

*May 10th, 1961, United States of America

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 10th?

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

22

Noa Kirel

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

*May 10th, 2001, Haifa

65

Rick Santorum

American politician and commentator (born 1958)

*May 10th, 1958, Winchester

35

Steffi Annys

Badminton player

*May 10th, 1988, De Panne

59

Emmanuelle Devos

French actress

*May 10th, 1964, Puteaux

28

Aya Nakamura

Malian and French singer and songwriter (born 1995)

*May 10th, 1995, Bamako

63

Bono

Irish singer-songwriter and rock musician, member of U2

*May 10th, 1960, Dublin

54

Dennis Bergkamp

Dutch association football player

*May 10th, 1969, Amsterdam

78

Irio De Paula

Brazilian composer

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

59

Gitta Connemann

German politician

*May 10th, 1964, Leer

68

Rick Steves

American travel writer and television host

*May 10th, 1955, Edmonds

54

Anton Dostler

German general

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

46

Hugo Silva

Actor

*May 10th, 1977, Madrid

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

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

90

Françoise Fabian

French actress

*May 10th, 1933, Algiers

63

Harald Meller

German archaeologist and prehistorian

*May 10th, 1960, Olching

41

Eva-Maria Fitze

Figure skater

*May 10th, 1982, Dachau

80

Heydar Aliyev

Soviet and Azerbaijani politician (1923–2003)

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

43

Josh Young

Theatre actor

*May 10th, 1980, Wallingford

67

Bruno Madinier

French actor

*May 10th, 1956, Paris

Same year
Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

63

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

62

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta City

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

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No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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