May 10th, 1968

Born on May 10th, 1968

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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, 1968

55

Emilija Kokić

Croatian singer

*May 10th, 1968, Zadar

55

Franz von Holzhausen

American vehicle designer

*May 10th, 1968, Simsbury

55

Richard Patrick

American rock musician

*May 10th, 1968, Needham

55

Al Murray

British comedian (born 1968)

*May 10th, 1968, Stewkley

55

Thomas Coville

French yacht racer

*May 10th, 1968, Rennes

55

Tatyana Shikolenko

Belarusian-Russian javelin thrower

*May 10th, 1968, Gelendzhik

55

William Regal

British professional wrestler

*May 10th, 1968, Codsall

55

Markus Zoecke

German tennis player

*May 10th, 1968, Berlin

55

Ecco Mylla

German actor

*May 10th, 1968, Stuttgart

55

Erik Palladino

American actor

*May 10th, 1968, Yonkers

55

Adrian Scarborough

English character actor

*May 10th, 1968, Melton Mowbray

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

54

Dennis Bergkamp

Dutch association football player

*May 10th, 1969, Amsterdam

35

Steffi Annys

Badminton player

*May 10th, 1988, De Panne

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

59

Emmanuelle Devos

French actress

*May 10th, 1964, Puteaux

28

Aya Nakamura

French and Malian singer

*May 10th, 1995, Bamako

65

Rick Santorum

American politician and commentator (born 1958)

*May 10th, 1958, Winchester

54

Bob Sinclar

French record producer and DJ

*May 10th, 1969, Bois-Colombes

53

David Weir

Scottish association football player and manager

*May 10th, 1970, Falkirk

46

Hugo Silva

Actor

*May 10th, 1977, Madrid

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

56

Jon Ronson

British journalist and documentary filmmaker

*May 10th, 1967, Cardiff

54

Anton Dostler

German general

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

54

John Scalzi

American science fiction writer

*May 10th, 1969, Fairfield

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

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

41

Eva-Maria Fitze

Figure skater

*May 10th, 1982, Dachau

43

Josh Young

Theatre actor

*May 10th, 1980, Wallingford

53

Sally Phillips

English actress and comedian

*May 10th, 1970, British Hong Kong

68

Rick Steves

American travel writer and television host

*May 10th, 1955, Edmonds

Same year
Born in 1968

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

55

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

56

Petra Schubert

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1968, Finsterwalde

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

55

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

55

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

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Leap year

Yes: 1968 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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