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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{pp-pc|small=yes}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[28 BC]] – A [[sunspot]] is [[Science and technology of the Han dynasty#Astronomical observations|observed]] by [[Han dynasty]] [[Chinese astronomy|astronomers]] during the reign of [[Emperor Cheng of Han]], one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Xu|first1=Zhenoao|last2=Pankenier|first2=W.|last3=Jiang|first3=Yaotiao|title=East-Asian Archaeoastronomy: Historical Records of Astronomical Observations of China, Japan and Korea|location=Amsterdam|publisher=Gordon and Beach Science Publishers|date=2000|isbn=905699302X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9JatFvikiwQC|page=148}}</ref> *[[1291]] – Scottish [[nobles]] recognize the authority of [[Edward I of England]] pending the selection of a king.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Arnold-Baker |first1=Charles |title=The Companion to British History |date=2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-40039-4 |page=214 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=75ZGCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT214 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1294]] – [[Temür Khan|Temür]], [[Khagan]] of the [[Mongols]], is enthroned as Emperor of the [[Yuan dynasty]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bowman|first=John Stewart|title=Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture|location=New York|publisher=Columbia University Press|date=2000|isbn=9780231110051|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cYoHOqC7Yx4C|page=38}}</ref> *[[1497]] – [[Amerigo Vespucci]] allegedly leaves [[Cádiz]] for his first voyage to the [[New World]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hoogenboom |first1=Lynn |title=Amerigo Vespucci: A Primary Source Biography |date=2005 |publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-4042-3037-8 |page=10 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QvP-m6EuU3UC&pg=PA10 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1503]] – [[Christopher Columbus]] visits the [[Cayman Islands]] and names them ''Las Tortugas'' after the numerous [[turtle]]s there.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Christopher A. |title=Between a Past and Present Consciousness: Critiques of the Development of the Caymanian People |date=2019 |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |isbn=978-1-5275-3651-7 |page=41 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DfqhDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA41 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1534]] – [[Jacques Cartier]] visits [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Marley |first1=David |title=Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the New World, 1492 to the Present |date=1998 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-87436-837-6 |page=52 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdvp3cGJUZoC&pg=PA52 |language=en}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1688]] – King [[Narai]] nominates [[Phetracha]] as regent, leading to the [[Siamese revolution of 1688|revolution of 1688]] in which Phetracha becomes king of the [[Ayutthaya Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wyatt|first=David K.|title=Thailand: A Short History|location=New Haven, Conn.|publisher=Yale University Press|date=2004|isbn=9780300084757|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8YBujWXwkakC|page=103|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last1=Baker|first1=Chris|last2=Phongpaichit|first2=Pasuk|title=A History of Ayutthaya: Siam in the Early Modern World|location=Cambridge, UK|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=2017|isbn=9781107190764|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n8wnDwAAQBAJ|pages=167–172}}</ref> *[[1713]] – [[Great Northern War]]: The [[Russian Navy]] led by Admiral [[Fyodor Apraksin]] land both at [[Katajanokka]] and [[Hietalahti, Helsinki|Hietalahti]] during the [[Battle of Helsinki (1713)|Battle of Helsinki]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Seppo|last=Aalto|title=Kruununkaupunki – Vironniemen Helsinki 1640–1721|publisher=[[Finnish Literature Society]]|location=Helsinki|year=2015|isbn=978-952-222-675-4|language=fi}}</ref> *[[1768]] – Rioting occurs in London after [[John Wilkes]] is imprisoned for writing an article for ''[[The North Briton]]'' severely criticizing [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Massacre of St George's Fields and the petition of William Allen - News from Parliament |url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/petitions-committee/petition-of-the-month/the-massacre-of-st-georges-fields-and-the-petition-of-william-allen-the-elder/ |website=UK Parliament |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803215606/https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/petitions-committee/petition-of-the-month/the-massacre-of-st-georges-fields-and-the-petition-of-william-allen-the-elder/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1773]] – The [[Parliament of Great Britain]] passes the [[Tea Act]], designed to save the [[British East India Company]] by reducing taxes on its [[tea]] and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the [[Boston Tea Party]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lynch|first=Timothy J.|title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2013|isbn=9780199759255|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2-lMAgAAQBAJ|page=111}}</ref> *[[1774]] – [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]] and [[Marie Antoinette]] become King and Queen of France.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Maior-Barron |first1=Denise |title=Marie Antoinette at Petit Trianon: Heritage Interpretation and Visitor Perceptions |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-34508-8 |page=102 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mbJjDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT102 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1775]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: A small Colonial militia led by [[Ethan Allen]] and Colonel [[Benedict Arnold]] [[Capture of Fort Ticonderoga|captures Fort Ticonderoga]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Battle of Ticonderoga {{!}} American Revolution [1775] |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Ticonderoga |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The [[Second Continental Congress]] takes place in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1775 {{!}} Timeline {{!}} Articles and Essays {{!}} Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789 {{!}} Digital Collections {{!}} Library of Congress |url=https://www.loc.gov/collections/continental-congress-and-constitutional-convention-from-1774-to-1789/articles-and-essays/timeline/1775/ |website=Library of Congress |access-date=14 May 2020 |archive-date=4 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704175242/https://www.loc.gov/collections/continental-congress-and-constitutional-convention-from-1774-to-1789/articles-and-essays/timeline/1775/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1796]] – [[War of the First Coalition]]: [[Napoleon]] wins a [[Battle of Lodi|victory]] against [[Habsburg monarchy|Austrian]] forces at [[Lodi, Lombardy|Lodi]] bridge over the [[Adda River, Italy|Adda River]] in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men.<ref>{{cite web |title=Battle of Lodi {{!}} Italian history [1796] |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Lodi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615004816/https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Lodi |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1801]] – [[First Barbary War]]: The [[Barbary pirates]] of [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] declare war on the United States of America.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Mariners' Museum : Birth of the U.S. Navy |url=https://www.marinersmuseum.org/sites/micro/usnavy/06/06a.htm |website=www.marinersmuseum.org |access-date=14 May 2020 |archive-date=9 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209071325/https://www.marinersmuseum.org/sites/micro/usnavy/06/06a.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1824]] – The [[National Gallery]] in London opens to the public.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Gallery {{!}} museum, London, United Kingdom |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Gallery-museum-London |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810222834/https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Gallery-museum-London |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1833]] – A [[Le Van Khoi revolt|revolt]] broke out in southern Vietnam against Emperor [[Minh Mang]], who had desecrated the deceased mandarin [[Le Van Duyet]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Huỳnh Minh|year=2006|title=Gia Định Xưa|place=[[Ho Chi Minh City]]|publisher=Văn Hóa-Thông Tin Publishing House|language=vi|page=133}}</ref> *[[1837]] – [[Panic of 1837]]: New York City banks suspend the payment of [[Coin|specie]], triggering a national banking crisis and an [[Depression (economics)|economic depression]] whose severity was not surpassed until the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Pred|first=Allan R.|chapter=Large City Inter-Dependence and the Pre-electronic Diffusion of Innovations in the United States|title=New Urban History" Quantitative Explorations by American Historians|editor-last=Schnore|editor-first=Leo Francis|location=Princeton, N.J.|publisher=Princeton University Press|date=2016|isbn=9780691645292|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H559BgAAQBAJ|pages=72–73|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Howe|first=Daniel Walkeer|title='What Hath God Wrought': The Transformation of America, 1815-1848|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2009|isbn=9780195392432|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TTzRCwAAQBAJ|pages=503–505}}</ref> *[[1849]] – [[Astor Place Riot]]: A riot breaks out at the [[Astor Opera House]] in [[Manhattan]], New York City over a dispute between actors [[Edwin Forrest]] and [[William Charles Macready]], killing at least 22 and injuring over 120.<ref>{{cite web |title=When New York City Rioted Over Hamlet Being Too British |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-new-york-rivalry-over-shakespeare-boiled-over-deadly-melee-180964102/ |website=Smithsonian Magazine |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516191648/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-new-york-rivalry-over-shakespeare-boiled-over-deadly-melee-180964102/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1857]] – [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]: In India, the first war of Independence begins. [[Sepoy]]s mutiny against their commanding officers at [[Meerut]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Mutiny {{!}} History, Causes, Summary, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Indian-Mutiny |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=14 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514063415/https://www.britannica.com/event/Indian-Mutiny |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1865]] – American Civil War: In [[Kentucky]], Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate [[Quantrill's Raiders|raider]] [[William Quantrill]], who lingers until his death on [[June 6]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Metz |first1=Leon Claire |title=The Encyclopedia of Lawmen, Outlaws, and Gunfighters |date=2002 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-1-4381-3021-7 |page=200 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BegmwZ3fuGUC&pg=PA200 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1869]] – The [[First transcontinental railroad]], linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at [[Promontory Summit]], [[Utah Territory]] with the [[golden spike]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=University |first1=Stanford |title=First Transcontinental Railroad and Stanford forever linked |url=https://news.stanford.edu/2019/05/08/first-transcontinental-railroad-stanford-forever-linked/ |website=Stanford News |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en |date=8 May 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512082800/https://news.stanford.edu/2019/05/08/first-transcontinental-railroad-stanford-forever-linked/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1872]] – [[Victoria Woodhull]] becomes the first woman nominated for [[President of the United States]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kreitner |first1=Richard |last2=Almanac |first2=The |title=May 10, 1872: Victoria Woodhull Is the First Woman Nominated for President |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/may-10-1872-victoria-woodhull-first-woman-nominated-president/ |access-date=14 May 2020 |date=10 May 2015 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803181328/https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/may-10-1872-victoria-woodhull-first-woman-nominated-president/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1876]] – The [[Centennial Exposition]] is opened in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Philadelphia Centennial Exposition {{!}} trade fair, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Philadelphia-Centennial-Exposition |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=16 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416175310/https://www.britannica.com/event/Philadelphia-Centennial-Exposition |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1881]] – [[Carol I of Romania|Carol I]] is crowned the [[King of Romania|King]] of the [[Kingdom of Romania|Romanian Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roe |first1=Paul |title=Ethnic Violence and the Societal Security Dilemma |date=2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-27689-9 |page=118 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rxGAAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA118 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1899]] – Finnish farmworker [[Karl Emil Malmelin]] kills seven people with an axe at the Simola croft in the village of [[Klaukkala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/586573/articles/114554|title=Nurmijärwen murhamies renki Karl Emil Malmelin wangittu|website=Digikansalliskirjasto|publisher=[[Uusi Suometar]]|date=25 May 1899|accessdate=29 September 2021|language=fi|archive-date=1 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101124410/https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/586573/articles/114554|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Keskisarja|first=Teemu|title= Kirves: Toivo Harald Koljosen rikos ja rangaistus|publisher=Siltala|date=2015|isbn=978-952-234-324-6|language=fi}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1904]] – The [[Horch|Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG]] is founded. It would eventually become the [[Audi]] company.<ref>{{cite web |title=Horch - Dates in history |url=https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/horch-dates-in-history-2170 |website=Audi MediaCenter |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803193322/https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/horch-dates-in-history-2170 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1908]] – [[Mother's Day]] is observed for the first time in the United States, in [[Grafton, West Virginia]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hawes |first1=Joseph M. |last2=Shores |first2=Elizabeth F. |title=The Family in America: An Encyclopedia |date=2001 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-57607-232-5 |page=714 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z55xx8_P08UC&pg=PA714 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1916]] – Sailing in the lifeboat [[Voyage of the James Caird|''James Caird'']], [[Ernest Shackleton]] arrives at [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands|South Georgia]] after a journey of 800 nautical miles from [[Elephant Island]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Endurance expedition parties {{!}} NZHistory, New Zealand history online |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/interactive/shackleton-sea-parties |website=nzhistory.govt.nz |access-date=14 May 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803194005/https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/interactive/shackleton-sea-parties |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1922]] – The United States annexes the [[Kingman Reef]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Secretary |first1=United States Department of the Interior Office of the |title=Territorial Areas Administered by the United States |date=1973 |publisher=The Office |page=16 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHSyVaj2UUMC&pg=PA16 |language=en}}</ref> *[[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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=J. Edgar Hoover, May 10, 1924 - May 2, 1972 |url=https://www.fbi.gov/history/directors/j-edgar-hoover |website=Federal Bureau of Investigation |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en-us |archive-date=May 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516115636/https://www.fbi.gov/history/directors/j-edgar-hoover |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1933]] – [[Censorship]]: In Germany, the [[Nazism|Nazis]] stage [[Nazi book burnings|massive public book burnings]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Book Burning |url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/book-burning |website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613223246/https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/book-burning |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[World War II]]: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of [[Freiburg]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Overy |first1=Richard |title=The Bombing War: Europe, 1939-1945 |date=2013 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-0-14-192782-4 |page=355 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eEcXfXoSdgwC&pg=PR355 |language=en}}</ref> * 1940 – World War II: [[Winston Churchill]] is appointed [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] following the resignation of [[Neville Chamberlain]]. On the same day, Germany invades France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.<ref>{{cite book|author=karsten friedrich|title=The Cruel Slaughter of Adolf Hitler|date=February 2011 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZA8lAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT7|isbn=978-1-4467-9570-5|pages=7|publisher=Lulu.com }}</ref> Meanwhile, the United Kingdom [[Invasion of Iceland|occupies Iceland]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chris Mann|title=British Policy and Strategy Towards Norway, 1941-45|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsveKzz-2OsC&pg=PA12|date=19 November 2012|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-0-230-21022-6|pages=12}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *[[1941]] – World War II: The [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] in London is damaged by the [[Luftwaffe]] in an [[airstrike|air raid]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - The Debate Continues, London Burning, and Reconstructed - 10 May 1941 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00t92cg/p00t8yfd |website=BBC |access-date=14 May 2020 |archive-date=21 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321172733/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00t92cg/p00t8yfd |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1941 – World War II: [[Rudolf Hess]] parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and [[Nazi Germany]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Handwerk |first1=Brian |title=Will We Ever Know Why Nazi Leader Rudolf Hess Flew to Scotland in the Middle of World War II? |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/will-we-ever-know-why-nazi-leader-rudolf-hess-flew-scotland-middle-world-war-ii-180959040/ |website=Smithsonian Magazine |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=17 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817030330/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/will-we-ever-know-why-nazi-leader-rudolf-hess-flew-scotland-middle-world-war-ii-180959040/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1942]] – World War II: The Thai [[Phayap Army]] invades the [[Shan States]] during the [[Burma Campaign]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Yenne |first1=Bill |title=The Imperial Japanese Army: The Invincible Years 1941–42 |date=2014 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-78200-981-8 |page=283 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZGqCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA283 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1946]] – First successful launch of an American [[V-2 rocket]] at [[White Sands Missile Range|White Sands Proving Ground]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Galison |first1=Peter |last2=Galison |first2=Joseph Pellegrino University Professor Peter |title=Image and Logic: A Material Culture of Microphysics |date=1997 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-27917-6 |page=269 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Gcu92U8CwYC&pg=PA269 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1961]] – [[Air France Flight 406]] is destroyed by a bomb over the [[Sahara]], killing 78.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1649A Starliner F-BHBM Edjele |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610510-0 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]] |archive-date=2022-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510033031/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610510-0 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1962]] – [[Marvel Comics]] publishes the first issue of ''[[Hulk|The Incredible Hulk]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sergi |first1=Joe |title=The Law for Comic Book Creators: Essential Concepts and Applications |date=2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-1733-6 |page=171 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k42oBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA171 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1967]] – The [[Northrop M2-F2]] crashes on landing, becoming the inspiration for the novel ''[[Cyborg (novel)|Cyborg]]'' and TV series ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Evans |first1=Michelle |title=The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying the First Wings Into Space |date=2020 |publisher=U of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-1-4962-1168-2 |page=398 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=467aDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT398 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Vietnam War]]: The Battle of [[Dong Ap Bia]] begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as [[Battle of Hamburger Hill|Hamburger Hill]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Climbing Hamburger Hill 50 years after the Vietnam War's brutal, haunting battle |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/05/10/climbing-hamburger-hill-years-after-vietnam-wars-brutal-haunting-battle/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801001426/https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/05/10/climbing-hamburger-hill-years-after-vietnam-wars-brutal-haunting-battle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1975]] – [[Sony]] introduces the [[Betamax]] [[videocassette recorder]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gomery |first1=Douglas |last2=Pafort-Overduin |first2=Clara |title=Movie History: A Survey: Second Edition |date=2011 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-83524-7 |page=925 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5i-tAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT925 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1993]] – In [[Thailand]], a [[Kader Toy Factory fire|fire at the Kader Toy Factory]] kills over 200 workers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thai Factory Fire's 200 Victims Were Locked Inside, Guards Say |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/12/world/thai-factory-fire-s-200-victims-were-locked-inside-guards-say.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=14 May 2020 |date=12 May 1993 |archive-date=3 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903001338/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/12/world/thai-factory-fire-s-200-victims-were-locked-inside-guards-say.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Nelson Mandela]] is inaugurated as South Africa's first black [[President of South Africa|president]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1994: Mandela becomes SA's first black president |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/10/newsid_2661000/2661503.stm |website=BBC |access-date=14 May 2020 |date=10 May 1994 |archive-date=13 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513191619/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/10/newsid_2661000/2661503.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1996]] – A blizzard strikes [[Mount Everest]], [[1996 Mount Everest disaster|killing eight climbers]] by the next day.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Dahlberg |first1=John-Thor |last2=Adhikary |first2=Dhruba |date=1996-05-15 |title=Climbing Veterans Call Everest Deaths Inevitable |language=en-US |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-15-mn-4341-story.html |access-date=2020-05-08 |df=mdy-all |archive-date=2023-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415082508/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-15-mn-4341-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1997]] – The 7.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]] [[1997 Qayen earthquake|Qayen earthquake]] strikes [[Iran]]'s [[Khorasan Province]] killing 1,567 people.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoddard |first1=Katy |title=All the deadliest and strongest earthquakes since 1900, including coordinates |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/feb/28/deadliest-earthquakes-strongest-data |website=The Guardian |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en |date=13 January 2010}}</ref> *[[2002]] – FBI agent [[Robert Hanssen]] is sentenced to [[Life without parole|life imprisonment without the possibility of parole]] for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds.<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN.com - Turncoat FBI agent Hanssen to be sentenced - May 10, 2002 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2002/LAW/05/09/hanssen.sentenced/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=14 May 2020 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804025838/https://edition.cnn.com/2002/LAW/05/09/hanssen.sentenced/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2005]] – A [[hand grenade]] thrown by [[Vladimir Arutyunian]] lands about {{convert|60|ft|m|disp=out|-1}} from U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] while he is giving a speech to a crowd in [[Tbilisi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], but it malfunctions and does not detonate.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Spignesi |first1=Stephen |title=In the Crosshairs: Famous Assassinations and Attempts from Julius Caesar to John Lennon |date=2016 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-5107-1303-1 |page=34 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FWSCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT34 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2012]] – The [[10 May 2012 Damascus bombings|Damascus bombings]] are carried out using a pair of [[car bomb]]s detonated by [[suicide bombers]] outside a military intelligence complex in [[Damascus]], Syria, killing 55 people.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weaver |first1=Matthew |last2=Whitaker |first2=Brian |title=Syria: Damascus explosions - Thursday 10 May |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/middle-east-live/2012/may/10/syria-damascus-explosions-live |website=The Guardian |access-date=14 May 2020 |language=en |date=10 May 2012 |archive-date=8 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308194105/http://www.theguardian.com/world/middle-east-live/2012/may/10/syria-damascus-explosions-live |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2013]] – [[One World Trade Center]] becomes the tallest building in the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Spire Intact, World Trade Center Stretches To 1,776 Feet |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/05/10/182832901/spire-intact-world-trade-center-stretches-to-1-776-feet?t=1588335130294 |website=NPR.org |date=10 May 2013 |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=en |last1=Chappell |first1=Bill |archive-date=17 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517133734/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/05/10/182832901/spire-intact-world-trade-center-stretches-to-1-776-feet?t=1588335130294 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2017]] – [[Syrian civil war]]: The [[Syrian Democratic Forces]] (SDF) capture the last footholds of the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL) in [[Al-Thawrah|Al-Tabqah]], bringing the [[Battle of Tabqa]] to an end.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/05/10/Syrian-milita-nears-full-capture-of-Tabqa-city-dam/8741494436712/|title=Syrian milita nears full capture of Tabqa city, dam|access-date=2021-07-20|archive-date=2018-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707041409/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/05/10/Syrian-milita-nears-full-capture-of-Tabqa-city-dam/8741494436712/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-tabqa-idUSKBN1862E4|title=U.S.-backed Syria militias say Tabqa, dam captured from Islamic State|date=10 May 2017|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=20 July 2021|archive-date=10 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510231920/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-tabqa-idUSKBN1862E4|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=AFP, Beirut |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/05/10/US-backed-forces-seize-Syria-s-Tabqa-nearby-dam-monitor.html |title=US-backed forces seize Syria's Tabqa, dam from ISIS |date=10 May 2017 |publisher=Al Arabiya English |access-date=2018-07-06 |archive-date=2017-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513120012/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/05/10/US-backed-forces-seize-Syria-s-Tabqa-nearby-dam-monitor.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Queen Elizabeth II]] misses the [[2022 State Opening of Parliament|State Opening of Parliament]] for the first time in 59 years. It was the first time that a new session of Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge acting as [[Counsellors of State]].<ref>{{cite news|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/10/prince-william-counsellors-state-queens-speech-state-opening/|date=10 May 2022|title=Queen's Speech: Why Prince William is attending State Opening of Parliament|access-date=10 May 2022|archive-date=12 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612154417/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/10/prince-william-counsellors-state-queens-speech-state-opening/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2024]] – Start of the [[May 2024 solar storms|May 2024 Solar Storms]], the most powerful set of Geomagnetic storms since the [[2003 Halloween solar storms]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=On Friday night the sky danced, and we'll be talking about it for years to come. The great aurora of 10 May 2024 |url=https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/aurora-10-may-2024 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.skyatnightmagazine.com |date=12 May 2024 |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531152355/https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/aurora-10-may-2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== <!-- Please do not add yourself or anyone else without a biography in Wikipedia to this list.--> * [[874]] – [[Meng Zhixiang]], Chinese general and emperor (d. 934)<ref>''[[Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms]]'' (十國春秋), [https://archive.org/stream/06072243.cn#page/n2/mode/2up vol. 48].</ref><ref name=AS>[[Academia Sinica]] [http://sinocal.sinica.edu.tw/ Chinese-Western Calendar Converter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016003621/http://sinocal.sinica.edu.tw/ |date=2013-10-16 }}.</ref> * [[955]] – [[Al-Aziz Billah]], Fatimid caliph (d. 996)<ref>{{EI2 | last=Canard | first=Marius | authorlink=Marius Canard | title=al-ʿAzīz Biʾllāh | volume=1 | url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_0953|page=823}}</ref> *[[1491]] – [[Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon]] (d. 1521)<ref>{{cite book|author=Sharon Bennett Connolly|title=Heroines of the Medieval World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vyo2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT182|date=15 September 2017|publisher=Amberley Publishing|isbn=978-1-4456-6265-7|pages=182–}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1604]] – [[Jean Mairet]], French author and playwright (d. 1686)<ref>{{cite book|author=Frank Northen Magill|title=Critical Survey of Drama: Authors|url=https://archive.org/details/criticalsurveyof02fran|url-access=registration|year=1986|publisher=Salem Press|isbn=978-0-89356-386-8}}</ref> *[[1697]] – [[Jean-Marie Leclair]], French violinist and composer (d. 1764)<ref>{{cite book|author=Jean-Marie LeClair|title=Sonatas for Violin and Basso continuo, Opus 5: Part 1: Opus 5, Sonatas I-V|url=https://archive.org/details/sonatasforviolin0005lecl|url-access=registration|date=1 June 1968|publisher=A-R Editions, Inc.|isbn=978-0-89579-008-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/sonatasforviolin0005lecl/page/9 9]}}</ref> *[[1727]] – [[Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune]], French economist and politician (d. 1781)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tucker |first1=Spencer C. |title=American Revolution: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection [5 volumes] |date=2018 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-85109-744-9 |page=1497 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CyJrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1497 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1755]] – [[Robert Gray (sea captain)|Robert Gray]], American captain and explorer (d. 1806)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=George W. |last2=Halpenny |first2=Francess G. |title=Dictionary of Canadian Biography |date=1966 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-0-8020-3398-7 |page=387 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=evippMryHjsC&pg=PA387 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1760]] – [[Johann Peter Hebel]], German author and poet (d. 1826)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Konzett |first1=Matthias |title=Encyclopedia of German Literature |date=2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94129-1 |page=904 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C-I4CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT904 |language=en}}</ref> *1760 – [[Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle]], French captain, engineer, and composer (d. 1836)<ref>{{cite web |title=Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle {{!}} French author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claude-Joseph-Rouget-de-Lisle |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608170613/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claude-Joseph-Rouget-de-Lisle |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1770]] – [[Louis-Nicolas Davout]], French general and politician, [[Minister of Defence (France)|French Minister of War]] (d. 1823)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis-Nicolas Davout, duke of Auerstedt {{!}} French general |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Nicolas-Davout-duc-dAuerstedt-prince-dEckmuhl |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804050953/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Nicolas-Davout-duc-dAuerstedt-prince-dEckmuhl |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1788]] – [[Augustin-Jean Fresnel]], French physicist and engineer (d. 1827)<ref>{{cite web |title=Augustin-Jean Fresnel {{!}} French physicist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Augustin-Jean-Fresnel |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=20 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520142147/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Augustin-Jean-Fresnel |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1793]] – [[R. E. B. Baylor]], American politician and jurist (d. 1873)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://alabamanewscenter.com/2017/05/10/day-alabama-history-future-alabama-politician-r-e-b-baylor-born/|title=On this day in Alabama history: Future Alabama politician R.E.B. Baylor was born|website=Alabama News Center|date=May 10, 2017}}</ref> *[[1812]] – [[William Henry Barlow]], English engineer (d. 1902)<ref>{{cite ODNB |title=Barlow, William Henry (1812–1902), civil engineer |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-30598 |year=2004 |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30598}}</ref> *[[1813]] – [[Montgomery Blair]], American lieutenant and politician, 20th [[United States Postmaster General]] (d. 1883)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tucker |first1=Spencer C. |title=American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection [6 volumes]: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection |date=2013 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-85109-682-4 |page=182 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9dvYAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA182 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1838]] – [[John Wilkes Booth]], American actor, assassin of [[Abraham Lincoln]] (d. 1865)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Wilkes Booth {{!}} Biography, Conspiracy, Death, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wilkes-Booth |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=10 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110184734/https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wilkes-Booth |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1841]] – [[James Gordon Bennett Jr.]], American publisher and broadcaster (d. 1918)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thornley |first1=Stew |title=The Polo Grounds: Essays and Memories of New York City's Historic Ballpark, 1880-1963 |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-3358-9 |page=52 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z0CIDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT52 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1843]] – [[Benito Pérez Galdós]], Spanish author and playwright (d. 1920)<ref>{{cite web |title=Benito Pérez Galdós {{!}} Spanish author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benito-Perez-Galdos |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=20 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520043945/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benito-Perez-Galdos |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1847]] – [[Wilhelm Killing]], German mathematician and academic (d. 1923)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chang |first1=Sooyoung |title=Academic Genealogy of Mathematicians |date=2011 |publisher=World Scientific |isbn=978-981-4282-29-1 |page=74 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4siw31DPONUC&pg=PA74 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1855]] – [[Yukteswar Giri]], Indian guru and educator (d. 1936)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bassuk |first1=Daniel E. |title=Incarnation in Hinduism and Christianity: The Myth of the God-Man |date=1987 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-08642-9 |page=135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3iwCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1872]] – [[Marcel Mauss]], French sociologist and anthropologist (d. 1950)<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcel Mauss {{!}} French sociologist and anthropologist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcel-Mauss |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628052513/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcel-Mauss |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1876]] – [[Ivan Cankar]], Slovenian poet and playwright (d. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ivan Cankar {{!}} Slovene author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ivan-Cankar |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=6 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406162931/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ivan-Cankar |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1878]] – [[Konstantinos Parthenis]], Greek painter (d. 1967)<ref>{{cite web |title=Parthenis, Konstantinos |url=https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/abstract/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000065608 |website=Grove Art Online |year=2003 |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T065608 |last1=Tsigakou |first1=Fani-Maria |isbn=978-1-884446-05-4 |archive-date=2021-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206173635/https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/abstract/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000065608 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1878 – [[Gustav Stresemann]], German journalist and politician, [[Chancellor of Germany]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1929)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gustav Stresemann {{!}} chancellor of Germany |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gustav-Stresemann |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602165640/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gustav-Stresemann |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1879]] – [[Symon Petliura]], Ukrainian journalist and politician (d. 1926)<ref>{{cite web |title=Symon Petlyura {{!}} Ukrainian social leader |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Symon-Petlyura |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=26 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526195132/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Symon-Petlyura |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1886]] – [[Karl Barth]], Swiss theologian and author (d. 1968)<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography {{!}} Center for Barth Studies |url=http://barth.ptsem.edu/karl-barth/biography |website=barth.ptsem.edu |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=16 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416204135/http://barth.ptsem.edu/karl-barth/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1888]] – [[Max Steiner]], Austrian-American composer and conductor (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Musiker |first1=Naomi |last2=Musiker |first2=Reuben |title=Conductors and Composers of Popular Orchestral Music: A Biographical and Discographical Sourcebook |date=2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-91770-8 |page=273 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ipnrAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT273 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1890]] – [[Alfred Jodl]], German general (d. 1946)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alfred Jodl {{!}} German general |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-Jodl |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=24 March 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230324143329/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-Jodl |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1891]] – [[Mahmoud Mokhtar]], Egyptian sculptor and academic (d. 1934)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mahmoud Mukhtar |url=https://www.sis.gov.eg/Story/1320/Mahmoud-Mukhtar |website=www.sis.gov.eg |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803193321/https://www.sis.gov.eg/Story/1320/Mahmoud-Mukhtar |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1893]] – [[Tonita Peña]], [[San Ildefonso Pueblo]] (Native American) artist (d. 1949)<ref>{{cite web |title=On this day… was born Tonita Peña |url=https://womennart.com/2017/05/10/on-this-day-was-born-tonita-pena/ |website=Women'n Art |access-date=18 May 2020 |date=10 May 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803194939/https://womennart.com/2017/05/10/on-this-day-was-born-tonita-pena/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1894]] – [[Dimitri Tiomkin]], Ukrainian-American composer and conductor (d. 1979)<ref>{{cite web |title=DIMITRI TIOMKIN DIES WROTE FILM SCORES Russian•Born Composer Won Four Oscars, Including 'High Noon' and 'High and Mighty' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/14/archives/dimitri-tiomkin-dies-wrote-film-scores-russianborn-composer-won.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=18 May 2020 |date=14 November 1979 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820225155/https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/14/archives/dimitri-tiomkin-dies-wrote-film-scores-russianborn-composer-won.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1895]] – [[Joe Murphy (Irish republican)|Joe Murphy]], ([[Irish Americans|Irish-American]]), died during the [[1920 Cork hunger strike]] (d. 1920)<ref>Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915. FamilySearch. Retrieved 26 October 2020</ref> *[[1897]] – [[Einar Gerhardsen]], Norwegian politician, [[Prime Minister of Norway]] (d. 1987)<ref>{{cite web |title=Einar Gerhardsen {{!}} prime minister of Norway |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Einar-Gerhardsen |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726070721/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Einar-Gerhardsen |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1898]] – [[Ariel Durant]], American historian and author (d. 1981)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Durant | first1=Will | last2=Durant | first2=Ariel | title=Dual Biography | location=New York | publisher=Simon and Schuster | year=1977 | isbn=978-0-67122-925-2 | page=14}}</ref> *[[1899]] – [[Fred Astaire]], American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987)<ref>{{cite web |title=Fred Astaire {{!}} Biography, Movies, Ginger Rogers, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fred-Astaire |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123713/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fred-Astaire |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1900]] – [[Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin]], English-American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1979)<ref>{{Cite book|title=The biographical encyclopedia of astronomers|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalency00hock_878|url-access=limited|date=2007|publisher=Springer|others=Bracher, Katherine.|isbn=9780387304007|location=New York, NY|pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalency00hock_878/page/n907 876]|oclc=184930573}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[John Desmond Bernal]], Irish-English crystallographer and physicist (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Desmond Bernal {{!}} Irish physicist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Desmond-Bernal |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=25 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325103815/https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Desmond-Bernal |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1902]] – [[David O. Selznick]], American producer and screenwriter (d. 1965)<ref>{{cite web |title=David O. Selznick {{!}} Biography, Movies, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-O-Selznick |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=13 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413050041/https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-O-Selznick |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1903]] – [[Otto Bradfisch]], German economist, jurist, and [[SS]] officer (d. 1994)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bartrop |first1=Paul R. |last2=Grimm |first2=Eve E. |title=Perpetrating the Holocaust: Leaders, Enablers, and Collaborators |date=2019 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-4408-5897-0 |page=54 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SymBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA54 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1905]] – [[Alex Schomburg]], Puerto Rican artist and illustrator (d. 1998)<ref>{{cite book |last=Fertig |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_uHGDAAAQBAJ |title=Take That, Adolf: The Fighting Comics of the Second World War |date=2017 |publisher=Fantagraphics Books |isbn=9781606999875 |location=Seattle |page=235}}</ref> *[[1908]] – [[Carl Albert]], American lawyer and politician, 54th [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (d. 2000)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dewhirst |first1=Robert E. |last2=Rausch |first2=John David |title=Encyclopedia of the United States Congress |date=2014 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-1-4381-1028-8 |page=8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=51ATA-A5WaQC&q=Carl+Albert+may+10+1908&pg=PA8 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1909]] – [[Maybelle Carter]], American [[autoharp]] player (d. 1978)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sonneborn |first1=Liz |title=A to Z of American Women in the Performing Arts |date=2014 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-1-4381-0790-5 |page=36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yf2741A_BkYC&pg=PA36 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[Denis Thatcher]], English businessman, [[Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Denis Thatcher {{!}} British businessman |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Denis-Thatcher |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803172950/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Denis-Thatcher |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Ella T. Grasso]], Governor of Connecticut (d. 1981)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Leavitt |first1=Judith A. |title=American Women Managers and Administrators: A Selective Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-century Leaders in Business, Education, and Government |date=1985 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-23748-5 |page=88 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jk_uzzu36rgC&pg=PA88 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Bert Weedon]], English guitarist (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bert Weedon: Musician whose 'Play in a Day' manuals inspired |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bert-weedon-musician-whose-play-in-a-day-manuals-inspired-generations-of-guitarists-7665827.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bert-weedon-musician-whose-play-in-a-day-manuals-inspired-generations-of-guitarists-7665827.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |date=21 April 2012}}</ref> *[[1922]] – [[David Azrieli]], Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite news |title=Mall Man from Montreal David Azrieli brought American-style shopping to Israel |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/mall-man-from-montreal-david-azrieli-brought-malls-to-israel/article19681542/ |website=Globe and Mail |date=18 July 2014 |access-date=18 May 2020 |last1=Csillag |first1=Ron |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718042602/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/mall-man-from-montreal-david-azrieli-brought-malls-to-israel/article19681542/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1922 – [[Nancy Walker]], American actress, singer, and director (d. 1992)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Naden |first1=Corinne J. |title=The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre: 1943-1965 |date=2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7734-4 |page=167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=adJ5J1kwj3wC&pg=PA167 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[Heydar Aliyev]], Azerbaijan general and politician, [[President of Azerbaijan]] (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite web |title=Heydar Aliyev {{!}} president of Azerbaijan |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Heydar-Aliyev |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625011023/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Heydar-Aliyev |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Hugo Banzer]], Bolivian general and politician, [[President of Bolivia]] (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hugo Bánzer Suárez {{!}} president of Bolivia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugo-Banzer-Suarez |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=29 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129175428/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugo-Banzer-Suarez |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Arnold Rüütel]], Estonian agronomist and politician, [[President of Estonia]] (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite book |last1=East |first1=Roger |last2=Thomas |first2=Richard J. |title=Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders |date=2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-63940-4 |page=165 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VO4AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA165 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://valitsus.ee/uudised/memoriam-arnold-ruutel|title=IN MEMORIAM Arnold Rüütel|publisher=Vabariiki Valitsus|date=1 January 2025|access-date=1 January 2025|language=et}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Lothar Schmid]], German chess player (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lothar Schmid: Chess grandmaster who became a respected referee |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lothar-schmid-chess-grandmaster-who-became-a-respected-referee-8651273.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lothar-schmid-chess-grandmaster-who-became-a-respected-referee-8651273.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |date=9 June 2013}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[George Coe]], American actor and producer (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=George Coe, actor who was original 'SNL' member, dies at 86 |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-george-coe-20150721-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=18 May 2020 |date=21 July 2015 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804104431/https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-george-coe-20150721-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1930]] – [[George E. Smith]], American physicist and engineer, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate<ref>{{cite web |title=George E. Smith {{!}} American physicist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-E-Smith |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=1 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601111240/https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-E-Smith |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1931]] – [[Ettore Scola]], Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ettore Scola, 1931-2016 {{!}} Obituary {{!}} Sight & Sound |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/comment/obituaries/ettore-scola-1931-2016 |website=British Film Institute |date=26 January 2016 |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803213708/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/comment/obituaries/ettore-scola-1931-2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1933]] – [[Barbara Taylor Bradford]], British novelist (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=November 25, 2024 |title=Barbara Taylor Bradford, Whose Sagas Were Best Sellers, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/books/barbara-taylor-bradford-dead.html |access-date=November 25, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *[[1935]] – [[Larry Williams]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1980)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Komara |first1=Edward |last2=Lee |first2=Peter |title=The Blues Encyclopedia |date=2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-95832-9 |page=1082 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XQU3AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1082 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1938]] – [[Manuel Santana]], Spanish tennis player (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Manuel Santana obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/13/manuel-santana-obituary |website=the Guardian |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=en |date=13 December 2021}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Arthur Alexander]], American country-soul singer-songwriter (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Arthur Alexander |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-arthur-alexander-1492587.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-arthur-alexander-1492587.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |date=19 June 1993}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Jim Calhoun]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite book |last1=Blevins |first1=Dave |title=The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer |date=2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-1-4616-7370-5 |page=139 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a7CnkH2HIsQC&pg=PA139 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Raquel Blandón]], Guatemalan lawyer and activist, [[First Lady of Guatemala]] (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-21 |title=Fallece la activista y política Raquel Blandón Sandoval |url=https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/politica/fallece-la-activista-y-politica-raquel-blandon-sandoval-breaking/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |language=es-GT}}</ref> *1943 – [[Judith Jamison]], American dancer and choreographer (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Seibert |first=Brian |date=November 9, 2024 |title=Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey Dancer of 'Power and Radiance,' Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/arts/dance/judith-jamison-dead.html |access-date=November 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Marie-France Pisier]], French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2011)<ref>{{cite web |title=Marie-France Pisier: Actress and screenwriter noted for her work with |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/marie-france-pisier-actress-and-screenwriter-noted-for-her-work-with-truffaut-rivette-and-robbe-2275662.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/marie-france-pisier-actress-and-screenwriter-noted-for-her-work-with-truffaut-rivette-and-robbe-2275662.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |date=28 April 2011}}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Donovan]], Scottish singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gregory |first1=Andy |title=The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 |date=2002 |publisher=Psychology Press |isbn=978-1-85743-161-2 |page=141 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZIjT8PgJMEC&pg=PA141 |language=en}}</ref> * 1946 – [[Graham Gouldman]], English guitarist and songwriter<ref>{{cite book|author-link1=William Rubinstein|last1=Rubinstein |first1=W. |last2=Jolles |first2=Michael A. |title=The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History |date=2011 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-30466-6 |page=726 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=spOxzrifZjcC&pg=PT726 |language=en}}</ref> * 1946 – [[Dave Mason]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>{{cite book |last1=Prown |first1=Pete |last2=Newquist |first2=Harvey P. |title=Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists |date=1997 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=978-0-7935-4042-6 |page=74 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=60Jde3l7WNwC&pg=PA74 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[Miuccia Prada]], Italian fashion designer<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hall |first1=Harriet |title=She: A Celebration of Renegade Women |date=2018 |publisher=Headline |isbn=978-1-4722-4986-9 |page=171 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o98vDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT171 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[Mike Hagerty]], American actor (d. 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crowther |first=Linnea |date=2022-05-06 |title=Mike Hagerty obituary: "Friends" actor dies at 67 |url=https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/mike-hagerty-1954-2022-played-mr-treeger-on-friends/ |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=Legacy.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101035759/https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/mike-hagerty-1954-2022-played-mr-treeger-on-friends/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1955]] – [[Chris Berman]], American sportscaster<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Berman |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/chris-berman/ |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402021719/https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/chris-berman/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1955 – [[Mark David Chapman]], American murderer<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark David Chapman {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-David-Chapman |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622182226/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-David-Chapman |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1956]] – [[Vladislav Listyev]], Russian journalist (d. 1995)<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Russian |date=2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-78786-7 |page=333 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tZHCAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA333 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1957]] – [[Sid Vicious]], English singer and bass player (d. 1979)<ref>{{cite news |title=Sid Vicious - a picture from the past |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/picture/2014/may/10/photography-sexpistols |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> *[[1958]] – [[Rick Santorum]], American lawyer and politician, [[United States Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Rick Santorum {{!}} United States senator |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rick-Santorum |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401100431/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rick-Santorum |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Victoria Rowell]], American actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria Rowell, still young at heart and restless at 60 years old |url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/victoria-rowell-still-young-at-heart-and-restless-at-60-years-old/97-6f1317df-6fe6-4a2c-896f-2dcb32d27bc2 |website=WCSH |date=10 May 2019 |access-date=18 May 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803211015/https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/victoria-rowell-still-young-at-heart-and-restless-at-60-years-old/97-6f1317df-6fe6-4a2c-896f-2dcb32d27bc2 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1959 – [[Cindy Hyde-Smith]], American politician, [[United States Senator]] from [[Mississippi]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=H001079 |website=bioguideretro.congress.gov |access-date=18 May 2020 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026015807/https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=H001079 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Bono]], Irish singer-songwriter, musician and activist<ref>{{cite web |title=Bono |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bono |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |archive-date=15 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715104319/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bono |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1960 – [[Dean Heller]], American lawyer and politician, [[United States Senator]] from [[Nevada]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Dean Heller {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dean-Heller |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803191726/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dean-Heller |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1960 – [[Kerry Hemsley]], Australian rugby league player<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Kerry_Hemsley.html RLP]</ref> * 1960 – [[Merlene Ottey]], Jamaican-Slovenian runner<ref>{{cite book |last1=Buchanan |first1=Ian |last2=Mallon |first2=Bill |title=Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement |date=2005 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6524-2 |page=234 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fH3hD3MkIMYC&pg=PA234 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1962]] – [[Robby Thompson]], American baseball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Robby Thompson Stats |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/robby-thompson-123300 |website=mlb.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=10 May 2024 |archive-date=10 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510035952/https://www.mlb.com/player/robby-thompson-123300 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Lisa Nowak]], American commander and astronaut<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The True Story Behind the Movie Lucy in The Sky |url=https://time.com/5685017/lucy-in-the-sky-true-story-lisa-nowak/ |magazine=Time |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=13 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513165020/https://time.com/5685017/lucy-in-the-sky-true-story-lisa-nowak/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Linda Evangelista]], Canadian model<ref>{{cite web |title=Linda Evangelista {{!}} Canadian fashion model |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Linda-Evangelista |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=10 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310021905/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Linda-Evangelista |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1965 – [[Greg Fasala]], Australian swimmer<ref>{{Sports-Reference|fa/greg-fasala-1|archive=20110520002145}}</ref> * 1965 – [[Paul Langmack]], Australian rugby league player and coach<ref name="Paul Langmack Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/paul-langmack/summary.html|title=Paul Langmack Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref> *[[1966]] – [[Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)|Jonathan Edwards]], English triple jumper<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography: Jonathan Edwards (GBR){{!}} News |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/biography-jonathan-edwards-gbr |website=www.worldathletics.org |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Eion Crossan]], New Zealand rugby player<ref>{{cite web |title=Eion Crossan - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project |url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/eion-crossan/summary.html |website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org |access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Al Murray]], English comedian and television host<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999. Page 136.</ref> * 1968 – [[William Regal]], English wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=This Day in Wrestling History (May 10): Happy Birthday William Regal! |url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/2017/5/10/15594654/today-pro-wrestling-history-may-10-happy-birthday-william-regal-wwe-wcw-nxt |publisher=[[CageSide Seats]] |access-date=5 May 2023 |date=10 May 2017 |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505153024/https://www.cagesideseats.com/2017/5/10/15594654/today-pro-wrestling-history-may-10-happy-birthday-william-regal-wwe-wcw-nxt |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Dennis Bergkamp]], Dutch footballer and manager<ref name="Radnedge2001">{{cite book|author=Keir Radnedge|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Soccer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9tcZAQAAIAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Universe Pub.|isbn=978-0-7893-0670-8}}</ref> * 1969 – [[John Scalzi]], American author and blogger<ref>{{cite web |title=Authors : Scalzi, John : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/scalzi_john |website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com |access-date=18 May 2020 |archive-date=18 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018203239/http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/scalzi_john |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[David Weir (Scottish footballer)|David Weir]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=David Weir {{!}} Scotland {{!}} Scottish FA |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=15624&lid=1 |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518014623/https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=15624&lid=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Sylvain Wiltord]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Sylvain Wiltord |url=https://www.ol.fr/en/contents/players/s/sylvain-wiltord |website=www.OL.fr |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=7 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807003854/https://www.ol.fr/en/contents/players/s/sylvain-wiltord |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1975]] – [[Hazem Emam]], Egyptian footballer and politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Hazem Emam - Player Profile - Football |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/hazem-emam_prs27866/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref> * 1975 – [[Hélio Castroneves]], Brazilian race car driver<ref>{{cite web |title=Hélio Castroneves {{!}} Brazilian race-car driver |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Helio-Castroneves |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=6 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606103453/http://www.britannica.com/biography/Helio-Castroneves |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Adrian Morley]], English rugby league player<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/adrian-morley/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018|archive-date=8 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108183640/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/adrian-morley/summary.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Kenan Thompson]], American actor and comedian<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/10/horoscopes-may-10-2022-bono-use-your-resources-to-your-advantage/|title=Horoscopes May 10, 2022: Bono, use your resources to your advantage|last1=Last|first1=Eugenia|date=10 May 2022|website=[[The Mercury News]]|access-date=10 May 2022|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510182048/https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/10/horoscopes-may-10-2022-bono-use-your-resources-to-your-advantage/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Humberto Suazo]], Chilean footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Humberto Suazo: The Chilean firecracker |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/humberto-suazo-the-chilean-firecracker-1.810367 |website=cbc |access-date=15 May 2020 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326034137/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/humberto-suazo-the-chilean-firecracker-1.810367 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Adebayo Akinfenwa]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Adebayo Akinfenwa |url=https://www.skysports.com/adebayo-akinfenwa |website=skysports.com |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=10 May 2024 |archive-date=10 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510035947/https://www.skysports.com/adebayo-akinfenwa |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Edward Mujica]], Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Edward Mujica Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/edward-mujica-465629 |website=MLB.com |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819081236/https://www.mlb.com/player/edward-mujica-465629 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Ryan Getzlaf]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ryan Getzlaf |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/ryan-getzlaf/ |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |access-date=15 May 2020 |date=19 September 2011 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803220810/https://olympic.ca/team-canada/ryan-getzlaf/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1985 – [[Farah Jacquet]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Les Députés: Farah Jacquet |url=https://www.lachambre.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=fr&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=08131&lactivity=56 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=3 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=fr}}</ref> * 1985 – [[Jon Schofield (canoeist)|Jon Schofield]], English canoe racer<ref>{{cite web |title=Canoe sprint: Team GB's Ed McKeever wins gold medal at Eton Dorney |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/other-events/canoe-sprint-team-gbs-ed-mckeever-wins-gold-medal-at-eton-dorney-8034279.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/other-events/canoe-sprint-team-gbs-ed-mckeever-wins-gold-medal-at-eton-dorney-8034279.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |access-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |date=11 August 2012}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Adam Lallana]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Lallana |url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/teams/mens-team/players/4618/adam-lallana?selectcompetition=-1 |website=brightonandhovealbion.com |publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion |access-date=10 May 2024 |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228183709/https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/teams/mens-team/players/4618/adam-lallana?selectcompetition=-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Salvador Pérez]], Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Salvador Perez {{!}} MiLB |url=http://m.milb.com/milb/player/521692 |website=m.milb.com |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518200818/http://m.milb.com/milb/player/521692 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1990 – [[Ivana Španović]], Serbian long jumper<ref>{{cite web |title=Ivana ŠPANOVIĆ {{!}} Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/serbia/ivana-spanovic-206037 |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112131433/https://worldathletics.org/athletes/serbia/ivana-spanovic-206037 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Jake Zyrus]], Filipino singer<ref>{{cite web |title=Charice Pempengco (Jake Zyrus): gender transition, partner, latest update |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/425014-charice-pempengco-jake-zyrus-gender-transition-partner-latest-updates.html |website=tuko.co.ke |date=7 September 2021 |publisher=Tuko |access-date=10 May 2024 |archive-date=10 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510035955/https://www.tuko.co.ke/425014-charice-pempengco-jake-zyrus-gender-transition-partner-latest-updates.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Andrew Anderson (bowler)|Andrew Anderson]], American bowler<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-02-02 |title=Andrew Anderson {{!}} PBA |url=https://www.pba.com/players/andrew-anderson |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.pba.com |language=en}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Missy Franklin]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Missy Franklin {{!}} Biography, Education, Olympics, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Missy-Franklin |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516174511/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Missy-Franklin |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1995 – [[Gabriella Papadakis]], French ice dancer<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lutz |first1=Rachel |title=Who are Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron? |url=http://archivepyc.nbcolympics.com/news/who-are-gabriella-papadakis-and-guillaume-cizeron |website=NBC Olympics |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=26 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526182947/http://archivepyc.nbcolympics.com/news/who-are-gabriella-papadakis-and-guillaume-cizeron |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Nicolas Aubé-Kubel]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicolas Aube-Kubel |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/nicolas-aube-kubel-8477979 |access-date=23 September 2024 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] }}</ref> * 1996 – [[Tyus Jones]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyus Jones Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/nba/player/_/id/3135046/tyus-jones |website=ESPN |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=22 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422075121/https://www.espn.co.uk/nba/player/_/id/3135046/tyus-jones |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1996 – [[Kateřina Siniaková]], Czech tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis Katerina Siniakova - ESPN |url=http://m.espn.com/general/tennis/playercard?playerId=2248&src=desktop |website=m.espn.com |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=EN |archive-date=29 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529112716/http://m.espn.com/general/tennis/playercard?playerId=2248&src=desktop |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1996 – [[Alex Tuch]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex Tuch |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/alex-tuch-8477949 |access-date=11 April 2024 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329203910/https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/alex-tuch-8477949 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Brittany Broski]], American comedian and singer<ref>{{cite episode |title=Kombucha Girl is HOW OLD?! |episode-link= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCroDT1-9Zk |series=Older Than / Younger Than |network=MTV Access |station=[[MTV]] |air-date=March 16, 2020 |number= |minutes= |transcript="I was born on May 10, 1997, which makes me 22, and a [[Taurus (astrology)|Taurus]]." |access-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201658/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCroDT1-9Zk |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1997 – [[Richarlison]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richarlison Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/156799/richarlison |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=ESPN |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229203007/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/156799/richarlison |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Bae Jin-young]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title='22번째 생일' CIX 배진영 "팬들 사랑에 마음이 몽글몽글…감사하다" [V라이브]|url=https://tvreport.co.kr/star/article/714371/|work=TV리포트|date=24 March 2023|access-date=26 February 2025|language=ko}}</ref> <!--Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. If there are multiple people in the same birth year, put them in alphabetical order. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information.--> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1299]] – [[Theingapati]], heir to the Pagan Kingdom<ref>{{cite book | last= Coedès | first= George | author-link= George Coedès | editor= Walter F. Vella | others= trans. Susan Brown Cowing | title= The Indianized States of Southeast Asia| year= 1968 | publisher= University of Hawaii Press | isbn= 978-0-8248-0368-1}}</ref> *[[1403]] – [[Katherine Swynford]], widow of [[John of Gaunt]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas|title=History of the Orders of Knighthood of the British Empire; of the Order of the Guelphs of Hanover; and of the Medals, Clasps, and Crosses, Conferred for Naval and Military Services|url=https://archive.org/details/historyoforderso03nico|year=1842|publisher=J. Hunter|pages=409–}}</ref> *[[1482]] – [[Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli]], Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1397)<ref>{{cite book|author=John Logan Allen|title=North American Exploration|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7RGlz9a4wVYC&pg=PA146|year=1997|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=0-8032-1015-9|pages=146–}}</ref> *[[1493]] – [[Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll]], Scottish politician, [[Lord Chancellor of Scotland]] (b. 1433)<ref>{{cite web |title=Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll {{!}} Clan Campbell |url=https://www.ccsna.org/colin-campbell-1st-earl-argyll |website=www.ccsna.org |access-date=19 May 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803213655/https://www.ccsna.org/colin-campbell-1st-earl-argyll |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1521]] – [[Sebastian Brant]], German author (b. 1457)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sebastian Brant {{!}} German poet |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sebastian-Brant |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803231736/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sebastian-Brant |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1566]] – [[Leonhart Fuchs]], German physician and botanist (b. 1501)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leonhard Fuchs {{!}} German botanist and physician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leonhard-Fuchs |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731021311/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leonhard-Fuchs |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1569]] – [[John of Ávila]], Spanish mystic and saint (b. 1500)<ref name=Avila>{{cite web |title=Saint John of Avila {{!}} Biography, Facts, & Writings |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Avila |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=19 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519120801/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Avila |url-status=live }}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1641]] – [[Johan Banér]], Swedish field marshal (b. 1596)<ref>{{cite web |title=Johan Banér {{!}} Swedish military officer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johan-Baner |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712012531/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johan-Baner |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1717]] – [[John Hathorne]], American merchant and politician (b. 1641)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burke |first1=Arthur Meredyth |title=The Prominent Families of the United States of America |date=1991 |publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com |isbn=978-0-8063-1308-5 |page=355 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3-78JbUTUewC&pg=PA355 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1726]] – [[Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire]] (b. 1670)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles Beauclerk, 1st duke of Saint Albans {{!}} son of Charles II |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Beauclerk-1st-duke-of-Saint-Albans |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003235006/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Beauclerk-1st-duke-of-Saint-Albans |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1774]] – [[Louis XV of France]] (b. 1710)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis XV {{!}} Biography, Accomplishments, Wife, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-XV |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602204948/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-XV |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1787]] – [[William Watson (scientist)|William Watson]], English physician, physicist, and botanist (b. 1715)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir William Watson {{!}} RCP Museum |url=https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/sir-william-watson |website=history.rcplondon.ac.uk |access-date=19 May 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803232439/https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/sir-william-watson |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1794]] – [[Élisabeth of France (1764–1794)|Élisabeth of France]], French princess and youngest sibling of [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]] (b. 1764)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Of France {{!}} princess of France |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-of-France |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521183714/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-of-France |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1798]] – [[George Vancouver]], English navigator and explorer (b. 1757)<ref>{{cite web |title=George Vancouver {{!}} Route, Facts, & Expeditions |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Vancouver |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=27 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527095339/https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Vancouver |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1807]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau]], French general (b. 1725)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau {{!}} French general |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Baptiste-Donatien-de-Vimeur-comte-de-Rochambeau |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015053026/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Baptiste-Donatien-de-Vimeur-comte-de-Rochambeau |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1818]] – [[Paul Revere]], American engraver and soldier (b. 1735)<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Revere {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Revere |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=20 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420150506/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Revere |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1829]] – [[Thomas Young (scientist)|Thomas Young]], English physician and linguist (b. 1773)<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Young {{!}} Double-Slit Experiment, Biography, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Young |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829001636/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Young |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1849]] – [[Hokusai]], Japanese painter and illustrator (b. 1760)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Inc |first1=Encyclopaedia Britannica |title=Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna |date=2011 |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. |isbn=978-1-61535-516-7 |page=1289 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YficAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1289 |language=es}}</ref> *[[1863]] – [[Stonewall Jackson]], American general (b. 1824)<ref>{{cite web |title=Stonewall Jackson {{!}} Biography, Battles, Death, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stonewall-Jackson |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=16 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416180430/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stonewall-Jackson |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1865]] – [[William Armstrong (Virginia politician)|William Armstrong]], American lawyer, civil servant, politician, and businessperson (b. 1782)<ref name="Munske 2004 46">{{cite book |editor-last1 = Munske |editor-first1 = Roberta R. |editor-last2 = Kerns |editor-first2 = Wilmer L. |year = 2004 |title = Hampshire County, West Virginia, 1754–2004 |publisher = The Hampshire County 250th Anniversary Committee |location = [[Romney, West Virginia]] |isbn = 978-0-9715738-2-6 |oclc = 55983178|page=46}}</ref><ref name="Congress 1">{{cite web | url = https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=A000284 | title = Armstrong, William (1782–1865) | work = Biographical Directory of the United States Congress | publisher = [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing]] and [[United States Government Publishing Office]] | access-date = October 14, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200805112719/https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=A000284 | archive-date = August 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Leps 1865 1">{{cite book |title = A Funeral Discourse, by the Rev. Jas. H. Leps, at Romney, West Va. on the Occasion of the Death of the Hon. William Armstrong, Who Died at New Creek Station, West Va. on the 10th May, 1865. | last = Leps | first = James H. |year = 1865 |publisher = John W. Woods, Printer |location = Baltimore |oclc = 652541197|page=1}}</ref> *[[1868]] – [[Henry Bennett (U.S. politician)|Henry Bennett]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1808)<ref>{{cite book |title=American Political Leaders 1789-2009 |date=2009 |publisher=CQ Press |isbn=978-1-4522-6726-5 |page=84 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ktR1AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA84 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1889]] – [[Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin]], Russian journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1826)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mikhail Yevgrafovich, Count Saltykov {{!}} Russian author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mikhail-Yevgrafovich-Graf-Saltykov |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803232500/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mikhail-Yevgrafovich-Graf-Saltykov |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1891]] – [[Carl Nägeli]], Swiss botanist and mycologist (b. 1817)<ref>{{cite web |title=Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli {{!}} Swiss botanist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Wilhelm-von-Nageli |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=6 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506010158/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Wilhelm-von-Nageli |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1897]] – [[Andrés Bonifacio]], Filipino soldier and politician, [[List of unofficial Presidents of the Philippines|President of the Philippines]] (b. 1863)<ref>{{cite web |title=Andres Bonifacio {{!}} Filipino political leader |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andres-Bonifacio |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=21 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921113505/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andres-Bonifacio |url-status=live }}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1910]] – [[Stanislao Cannizzaro]], Italian chemist and academic (b. 1826)<ref>{{cite web |title=Stanislao Cannizzaro {{!}} Italian chemist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stanislao-Cannizzaro |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803181331/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stanislao-Cannizzaro |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Richard Glücks]], German [[SS]] officer (b. 1889)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rawson |first1=Andrew |title=Auschwitz: The Nazi Solution |date=2015 |publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=978-1-4738-5529-8 |page=76 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9zegBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76 |language=en}}</ref> * 1945 – [[Konrad Henlein]], Czech soldier and politician (b. 1898)<ref>{{cite web |title=Konrad Henlein {{!}} Sudeten-German politician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Konrad-Henlein |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=28 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528140541/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Konrad-Henlein |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Belle da Costa Greene]], American librarian and bibliographer (b. 1883)<ref>{{cite web |title=Belle da Costa Greene {{!}} American librarian and bibliographer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Belle-da-Costa-Greene |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=13 July 2020 |language=en |archive-date=24 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724103235/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Belle-da-Costa-Greene |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Yury Olesha]], Russian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1899)<ref>{{cite web |title=Yury Karlovich Olesha {{!}} Russian author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yury-Karlovich-Olesha |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619141508/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yury-Karlovich-Olesha |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Mikhail Larionov]], Russian painter, illustrator, and set designer (b. 1881)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chilvers |first1=Ian |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists |date=2017 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-102417-7 |page=747 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HFExDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT747 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Hubertus van Mook]], Dutch politician, [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]] (b. 1894)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lentz |first1=Harris M. |title=Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 |date=2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-26490-2 |page=388 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6HKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA388 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Scotty Beckett]], American actor and singer (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Willis |first1=John |title=Screen World: 1969 |date=1969 |publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers |isbn=978-0-8196-0310-4 |page=232 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k1LnvFcRzfQC&pg=PA232 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Hal Mohr]], American director and cinematographer (b. 1894)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hal Mohr |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fa5178f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926081521/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fa5178f |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 26, 2019 |website=BFI |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Joan Crawford]], American actress (year of birth disputed)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joan Crawford {{!}} Biography, Films, Mommie Dearest, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joan-Crawford |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522031035/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joan-Crawford |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Peter Weiss]], German playwright and painter (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jolly |first1=Margaretta |title=Encyclopedia of Life Writing: Autobiographical and Biographical Forms |date=2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-78744-7 |page=932 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pedJAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA932 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Shen Congwen]], Chinese author and academic (b. 1902)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Zhou |first1=Gang |last2=Chen |first2=Sihe |last3=Xinying |first3=Zhang |last4=Kinkley |first4=Jeffrey C. |title=Routledge Companion to Shen Congwen |date=2019 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-25370-3 |page=42 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZgWcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT42 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Dominik Tatarka]], Slovak writer (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jankovič |first1=Vojtech |title=Osobnosti: Dominik Tatarka (1913 – 1989) - www.postoveznamky.sk |url=https://www.postoveznamky.sk/osobnosti-dominik-tatarka-1913-1989 |website=Informacny filatelisticky portal www.postoveznamky.sk |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=Slovak |archive-date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814115510/https://www.postoveznamky.sk/osobnosti-dominik-tatarka-1913-1989 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Walker Percy]], American novelist and essayist (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite web |title=Walker Percy {{!}} Biography, Books, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Walker-Percy |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803183943/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Walker-Percy |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[John Wayne Gacy]], American serial killer (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Wayne Gacy {{!}} Biography, Murders, Execution, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wayne-Gacy |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027161127/https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wayne-Gacy |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Shel Silverstein]], American poet, author, and illustrator (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cullinan |first1=Bernice E. |last2=Person |first2=Diane Goetz |title=The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature |date=2005 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-0-8264-1778-7 |page=719 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0LyutQg6mroC&pg=PA719 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Jules Deschênes]], Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite book |title=The Oxford Companion to International Criminal Justice |date=2009 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-155344-8 |page=296 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ioJoAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA296 |language=en}}</ref> * 2000 – [[Dick Sprang]], American illustrator (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=Stephen |title=The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 12: 12 |date=2012 |publisher=Little, Brown Book Group |isbn=978-1-78033-712-8 |page=268 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1maeBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT268 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Sudhakarrao Naik]], Indian politician, [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] (b. 1934)<ref>{{cite news |title=Fadnavis 4th CM from Vidarbha {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Fadnavis-4th-CM-from-Vidarbha/articleshow/44965047.cms |website=The Times of India |date=29 October 2014 |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022014514/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Fadnavis-4th-CM-from-Vidarbha/articleshow/44965047.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Kaifi Azmi]], Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1919)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaifi Azmi {{!}} Indian poet |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kaifi-Azmi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002192426/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kaifi-Azmi |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2002 – [[Yves Robert]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Obituary: Yves RObert |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/may/14/guardianobituaries1 |website=The Guardian |access-date=19 May 2020 |date=14 May 2002}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Milan Vukcevich]], Serbian-American chemist and chess player (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Felice |first1=Gino Di |title=Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016 |date=2018 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-3361-9 |page=349 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0dBHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA349 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2006]] – [[Soraya (musician)|Soraya]], Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1969)<ref>{{cite web |title=Latin Grammy Winner Soraya Dies At 37 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/latin-grammy-winner-soraya-dies-at-37/#app |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=10 May 2006 |access-date=18 May 2020 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804003507/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/latin-grammy-winner-soraya-dies-at-37/#app |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2008]] – [[Leyla Gencer]], Turkish soprano (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Conno |first1=Patrick |title=Obituary: Leyla Gencer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/13/turkey |website=The Guardian |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=en |date=12 May 2008 |archive-date=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516130041/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/13/turkey |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2010]] – [[Frank Frazetta]], American illustrator and painter (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Frazetta: Influential artist who worked on the 'Conan the Barbarian, 'Tarzan' and 'Li'l Abner' comics|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/frank-frazetta-influential-artist-who-worked-on-the-lsquoconan-the-barbarianrsquo-lsquotarzanrsquo-2030288.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/frank-frazetta-influential-artist-who-worked-on-the-lsquoconan-the-barbarianrsquo-lsquotarzanrsquo-2030288.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |date=20 July 2010}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Horst Faas]], German photographer and journalist (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Urquhart |first1=Conal |title=Horst Faas dies aged 79 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/may/11/vietnam-war-photographer-horst-faas |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 May 2020 |date=10 May 2012}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Carroll Shelby]], American race car driver and designer (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Henry |first1=Alan |title=Carroll Shelby obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/13/carroll-shelby |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 May 2020 |date=13 May 2012}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Gunnar Sønsteby]], Norwegian captain and author (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vat |first1=Dan van der |title=Gunnar Sønsteby obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/22/gunnar-sonsteby |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 May 2020 |date=22 May 2012}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Chris Burden]], American sculptor, illustrator, and academic (b. 1946)<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Burden obituary {{!}} Performance art |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/may/14/chris-burden |website=The Guardian |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=18 May 2020 |last1=Bewley |first1=Jon |last2=Tarbuck |first2=Jonty }}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[David Goodall (botanist)|David Goodall]], Australian botanist and ecologist (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite web |title=Scientist David Goodall, 104, 'content' ahead of assisted suicide |url=https://news.sky.com/story/scientist-david-goodall-104-content-ahead-of-assisted-suicide-11365470 |website=Sky News |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804061430/https://news.sky.com/story/scientist-david-goodall-104-content-ahead-of-assisted-suicide-11365470 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba]], Spanish politician and chemist (b. 1951)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Minder |first1=Raphael |title=Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, 67, Dies; Helped End Basque Terrorism |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/obituaries/alfredo-perez-rubalcaba-dies.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=1 May 2020 |date=12 May 2019}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Betty Wright]], American soul singer (b. 1953)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/arts/music/betty-wright-dead.html|title=Betty Wright, Soul Singer Who Mentored a New Generation, Dies at 66|first=Rob|last=Tannenbaum|date=May 10, 2020|website=The New York Times|access-date=August 24, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200511055403/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/arts/music/betty-wright-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Pauline Tinsley]], British [[soprano]] (b. 1928)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-14|title=Pauline Tinsley obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/14/pauline-tinsley-obituary|access-date=2021-05-15|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Bob Lanier]], American professional basketball player (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bob Lanier, a Dominant Center of the 1970s and '80s, Dies at 73 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |date=11 May 2022 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/sports/basketball/bob-lanier-dead.html |access-date=2022-05-13 |issn=0362-4331 |last1=Sandomir |first1=Richard |archive-date=2022-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513000350/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/sports/basketball/bob-lanier-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2022 – [[Leonid Kravchuk]], Ukrainian politician (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=Leonid Kravchuk obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/11/leonid-kravchuk-obituary |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326034855/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/11/leonid-kravchuk-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Sam Rubin]], American journalist (b. 1960)<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Del Rosario |first1=Alexandra |last2=J. Campa |first2=Andrew |last3=Winton |first3=Richard |date=2024-05-10 |title=Sam Rubin, KTLA journalist and longtime entertainment anchor, dies at 64 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-05-10/sam-rubin-dead-ktla-entertainment-anchor |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510201656/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-05-10/sam-rubin-dead-ktla-entertainment-anchor |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2024 – [[Jim Simons]], American hedge fund manager, mathematician, and philanthropist (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kandell |first=Jonathan |date=2024-05-10 |title=Jim Simons, Math Genius Who Conquered Wall Street, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/business/dealbook/jim-simons-dead.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2024-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511000540/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/business/dealbook/jim-simons-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Children's Day]] ([[Maldives]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Maldives launches first-ever national child abuse prevention Campaign |url=https://www.unicef.org/rosa/press-releases/maldives-launches-first-ever-national-child-abuse-prevention-campaign-ahan-%E2%80%A6-listen |website=UNICEF |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=21 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521035629/https://www.unicef.org/rosa/press-releases/maldives-launches-first-ever-national-child-abuse-prevention-campaign-ahan-%E2%80%A6-listen |url-status=live }}</ref> *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Watkins |first1=Basil |title=The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary |date=2015 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-0-567-66415-0 |page=57 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yzqOCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT57 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Calepodius]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lapidge |first1=Michael |last2=Gneuss |first2=Helmut |last3=Press |first3=Cambridge University |title=Learning and Literature in Anglo-Saxon England: Studies Presented to Peter Clemoes on the Occasion of His Sixty-Fifth Birthday |date=1985 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-25902-6 |page=241 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7mtilCChqhgC&pg=PA241 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Catald]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Butler |first1=Alban |last2=Burns |first2=Paul |title=Butler's Lives of the Saints: February |date=1998 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-0-86012-251-7 |page=202 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fuH5Uka64MUC&pg=PA202 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Comgall]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tristram |first1=Brother |title=Exciting Holiness |date=2013 |publisher=Canterbury Press |isbn=978-1-84825-365-0 |page=158 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eWmmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT158 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Father Damien|Damien of Molokai]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Damien of Molokai {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Damien-of-Molokai |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424041101/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Damien-of-Molokai |url-status=live }}</ref> **[[Gordianus and Epimachus]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lapidge |first1=Michael |title=The Roman Martyrs: Introduction, Translations, and Commentary |date=2018 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-881136-7 |page=494 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1fU-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA49 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Job (biblical figure)#Christian views|Job]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]], pre-1969 calendar)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Haralambakis |first1=Maria |title=The Testament of Job: Text, Narrative and Reception History |date=2012 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-0-567-57558-6 |page=141 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PnHXmsu3dzAC&pg=PA141 |language=en}}</ref> **[[John of Ávila]]<ref name=Avila /> **[[May 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Confederate Memorial Day]] ([[North Carolina]] and [[South Carolina]])<ref name=Trawicky>{{cite book |last1=Trawicky |first1=Bernard |title=Anniversaries and Holidays |date=2009 |publisher=American Library Association |isbn=978-0-8389-1004-7 |page=80 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDbKexa1jfcC&pg=PA80 |language=en}}</ref> *[[Constitution Day]] ([[Federated States of Micronesia|Micronesia]])<ref>{{cite web |title=FSM Constitution day {{!}} WCPFC |url=https://www.wcpfc.int/node/33649 |website=www.wcpfc.int |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=21 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521143320/https://www.wcpfc.int/node/33649 |url-status=live }}</ref> *Earliest possible day on which [[Pentecost]] can fall, while June 13 is the latest;<ref>{{cite book |last1=Newell |first1=J. Philip |title=Each Day & Each Night: Celtic prayers from Iona |date=2003 |publisher=Wild Goose Publications |isbn=978-1-84952-043-0 |page=96 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WUdf1sVPE9oC&pg=PA96 |language=en}}</ref> celebrated 50 days after [[Easter Day]]. ([[Christianity]])<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - Religions - Christianity: Pentecost |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/pentecost.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=28 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628212704/https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/pentecost.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[Golden Spike Day]] ([[Promontory, Utah]])<ref name=Trawicky /> *[[Mother's Day]] ([[Guatemala]],<ref name=Trawicky /> and [[Mexico]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The origin of Mother's Day in Mexico |url=https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2018/05/the-origin-of-mothers-day-in-mexico/ |website=The Yucatan Times |access-date=1 May 2020 |date=10 May 2018 |archive-date=20 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520013330/https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2018/05/the-origin-of-mothers-day-in-mexico/ |url-status=live |last1=Times |first1=Yucatan }}</ref>) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/10 BBC: On This Day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603042226/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/10 |date=2007-06-03 }} * {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=10}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/10 Historical Events on May 10] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003213650/https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/10 |date=2020-10-03 }} {{months}} [[Category:Days of May]]
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