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| May 10th, 2008 (May 10 2008) | Death | Leyla Gencer, Turkish soprano (born in 1928) | |
| May 10th, 2008 (May 10 2008) | Death | Jessie Jacobs, Australian Actress (born in 1990) | |
| May 10th, 2006 (May 10 2006) | Death | Raizo Matsuno, Japanese politician (born in 1917) | |
| May 10th, 2006 (May 10 2006) | Death | A. M. Rosenthal, American newspaper editor (born in 1922) | |
| May 10th, 2006 (May 10 2006) | Death | Soraya, Colombian-American singer (born in 1969) | |
| May 10th, 2006 (May 10 2006) | Death | Val Guest, British film director (born in 1911) | |
| May 10th, 2005 (May 10 2005) | Event | A hand grenade which was thrown by Vladimir Arutinian lands about 65 feet (20 metres) from U.S. President George W. Bush while he was giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate. | George W. Bush Quotes |
| May 10th, 2005 (May 10 2005) | Death | David Wayne, American singer (Metal Church) (born in 1958) | |
| May 10th, 2004 (May 10 2004) | Birth | The Gosselin Sextuplets | |
| May 10th, 2003 (May 10 2003) | Event | The May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence takes place. | |
| May 10th, 2003 (May 10 2003) | Death | Milan Vukcevich, Yugoslavian chemist and chess problem composer (born in 1937) | |
| May 10th, 2002 (May 10 2002) | Event | F.B.I. agent Robert Hanssen is given a life sentence without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Moscow for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds. | |
| May 10th, 2002 (May 10 2002) | Death | Lynda Lyon Block, convicted murderer (born in 1948) | |
| May 10th, 2002 (May 10 2002) | Death | Yves Robert, French actor, screenwriter and director (born in 1920) | |
| May 10th, 2001 (May 10 2001) | Event | In Ghana, a stampede at a football game kills over 120 spectators. | |
| May 10th, 2001 (May 10 2001) | Death | Deborah Walley, American actress (born in 1943) | |
| May 10th, 2000 (May 10 2000) | Birth | Shyann McClure, American actress and model | |
| May 10th, 2000 (May 10 2000) | Death | Dede Fortin, Quebec singer and songwriter (Les Colocs) (born in 1962) | |
| May 10th, 2000 (May 10 2000) | Death | Jules Deschenes, Quebec superior court judge (born in 1923) | |
| May 10th, 1999 (May 10 1999) | Death | Shel Silverstein, American poet and composer (born in 1930) | |
| May 10th, 1997 (May 10 1997) | Event | Pope John Paul II visits Lebanon. | |
| May 10th, 1997 (May 10 1997) | Death | Joan Weston, Roller Derby Queen (born in 1935) | |
| May 10th, 1996 (May 10 1996) | Event | Excel Communications, Inc. becomes the youngest company ever to join the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), trading under the symbol (ECI). | |
| May 10th, 1996 (May 10 1996) | Event | A "rogue storm" near the summit of Mount Everest kills eight climbers, making this the deadliest day in the mountain s history. Among the dead are experienced climbers Rob Hall and Scott Fischer, both of whom were leading paid expeditions to the summit. | |
| May 10th, 1994 (May 10 1994) | Event | Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa s first black president. | Nelson Mandela Quotes |
| May 10th, 1994 (May 10 1994) | Death | John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (executed) (born in 1942) | |
| May 10th, 1993 (May 10 1993) | Event | In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills 188 workers, mostly young women. | |
| May 10th, 1993 (May 10 1993) | Birth | Charice Pempengco, Filipino singer | |
| May 10th, 1993 (May 10 1993) | Birth | Mirai Shida, Japanese actress | |
| May 10th, 1992 (May 10 1992) | Death | Sylvia Syms, American jazz singer (born in 1917) | |
| May 10th, 1990 (May 10 1990) | Death | Walker Percy, American author (born in 1916) | Walker Percy Quotes |
| May 10th, 1990 (May 10 1990) | Death | Susan Oliver, American actress (born in 1922) | |
| May 10th, 1989 (May 10 1989) | Birth | Lindsey Shaw, American actress | |
| May 10th, 1989 (May 10 1989) | Death | Woody Shaw, American jazz musician (born in 1944) | |
| May 10th, 1988 (May 10 1988) | Death | Shen Congwen, Chinese writer (born in 1902) | |
| May 10th, 1987 (May 10 1987) | Birth | Anej Lovrecic, Slovenian football (soccer) player | |
| May 10th, 1985 (May 10 1985) | Birth | Ryan Getzlaf, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| May 10th, 1984 (May 10 1984) | Birth | Edward Mujica. Venezuelan baseball player | |
| May 10th, 1983 (May 10 1983) | Birth | Gustav Fridolin, Swedish politician | |
| May 10th, 1983 (May 10 1983) | Birth | Natalia Zabala, Miss Spain 2007 | |
| May 10th, 1982 (May 10 1982) | Event | WABC stopped playing music on May 10, 1982 a date known as "the day the music died". The main reason was due to FM Radio having better sound. | |
| May 10th, 1982 (May 10 1982) | Birth | Despina Caldis, Greek-Australian actress | |
| May 10th, 1982 (May 10 1982) | Birth | Jeremy Gable, American playwright | |
| May 10th, 1982 (May 10 1982) | Birth | Daniel Harris, Australian rules footballer | |
| May 10th, 1982 (May 10 1982) | Death | Peter Weiss, German writer and artist (born in 1916) | Peter Weiss Quotes |
| May 10th, 1981 (May 10 1981) | Event | Francois Mitterrand takes office as the first Socialist President of France. | |
| May 10th, 1981 (May 10 1981) | Birth | Humberto Suazo, Chilean footballer | |
| May 10th, 1979 (May 10 1979) | Event | The Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing. | |
| May 10th, 1979 (May 10 1979) | Birth | Lee Hyori, South Korean singer | |
| May 10th, 1978 (May 10 1978) | Birth | Kenan Thompson, American actor | |
| May 10th, 1977 (May 10 1977) | Birth | Henri Camara, Senegalese footballer | |
| May 10th, 1977 (May 10 1977) | Birth | Nick Heidfeld, German Formula 1 driver | |
| May 10th, 1977 (May 10 1977) | Birth | Denise Ho, Hong Kong singer | |
| May 10th, 1977 (May 10 1977) | Birth | Chas Licciardello, Australian comedian, member of The Chaser | |
| May 10th, 1977 (May 10 1977) | Death | Joan Crawford, American actress (born in 1905) | |
| May 10th, 1976 (May 10 1976) | Birth | Stuart Braithwaite, Scottish musician (Mogwai) | |
| May 10th, 1976 (May 10 1976) | Birth | Rob Malda, American internet writer/editor (Slashdot) | Rob Malda Quotes |
| May 10th, 1976 (May 10 1976) | Birth | Udo Mechels, Belgian singer | |
| May 10th, 1976 (May 10 1976) | Birth | Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi, Greek javelin thrower | |
| May 10th, 1976 (May 10 1976) | Death | Elias Aslaksen, Leader of Smith s Friends (born in 1888) | |
| May 10th, 1975 (May 10 1975) | Birth | Helio Castroneves, Brazilian race car driver | |
| May 10th, 1975 (May 10 1975) | Birth | Adam Deadmarsh, American ice hockey player | |
| May 10th, 1974 (May 10 1974) | Birth | Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer | |
| May 10th, 1974 (May 10 1974) | Death | Hal Mohr, Cinematographer, Husband of Evelyn Venable (born in 1894) | |
| May 10th, 1973 (May 10 1973) | Birth | Craig Mack, American rapper | |
| May 10th, 1973 (May 10 1973) | Birth | Joshua Eagle, Australian tennis player | |
| May 10th, 1973 (May 10 1973) | Birth | Aviv Geffen, Israeli singer/songwriter (Blackfield) | |
| May 10th, 1972 (May 10 1972) | Birth | Radoslaw Majdan, Polish footballer | |
| May 10th, 1971 (May 10 1971) | Birth | Adriano Giannini, Italian actor | |
| May 10th, 1971 (May 10 1971) | Birth | Adne Sondral, Norwegian speed skater | |
| May 10th, 1970 (May 10 1970) | Event | The Boston Bruins win their first Stanley Cup since 1941 when Bobby Orr makes an overtime winning goal followed by a leap in the air that would become one of the most famous photographs in hockey("The Goal"). | |
| May 10th, 1970 (May 10 1970) | Birth | Perry Blake, Irish singer/songwriter | |
| May 10th, 1970 (May 10 1970) | Birth | Dallas Roberts, American actor | |
| May 10th, 1970 (May 10 1970) | Birth | David Weir, Scottish footballer | |
| May 10th, 1969 (May 10 1969) | Event | Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill. | |
| May 10th, 1969 (May 10 1969) | Birth | Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer | |
| May 10th, 1969 (May 10 1969) | Birth | John Scalzi, American writer | |
| May 10th, 1968 (May 10 1968) | Birth | Erik Palladino, American actor | |
| May 10th, 1968 (May 10 1968) | Birth | Ed Sanders, British actor and television personality | |
| May 10th, 1968 (May 10 1968) | Birth | Al Murray, British comedian | Al Murray Quotes |
| May 10th, 1968 (May 10 1968) | Birth | Darren Matthews, English professional wrestler | |
| May 10th, 1968 (May 10 1968) | Death | Scotty Beckett, American child actor (born in 1929) | |
| May 10th, 1967 (May 10 1967) | Birth | Scott Brison, Canadian politician | |
| May 10th, 1967 (May 10 1967) | Birth | Jon Ronson, British journalist and author | |
| May 10th, 1967 (May 10 1967) | Birth | Nobuhiro Takeda, Japanese footballer and sportscaster | |
| May 10th, 1967 (May 10 1967) | Birth | Young MC, American rapper | |
| May 10th, 1967 (May 10 1967) | Death | Lorenzo Bandini, Italian racing driver, (born in 1935) | |
| May 10th, 1966 (May 10 1966) | Birth | Jonathan Edwards, English athlete | Jonathan Edwards Quotes |
| May 10th, 1965 (May 10 1965) | Birth | Linda Evangelista, Canadian supermodel | |
| May 10th, 1964 (May 10 1964) | Death | Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter (born in 1881) | |
| May 10th, 1963 (May 10 1963) | Birth | Lisa Nowak, American astronaut | |
| May 10th, 1963 (May 10 1963) | Death | Gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb, American football player (born in 1931) | |
| May 10th, 1961 (May 10 1961) | Birth | Danny Carey, American drummer (Tool, Pigmy Love Circus) | |
| May 10th, 1961 (May 10 1961) | Birth | Johanna ter Steege, Dutch actress | |
| May 10th, 1960 (May 10 1960) | Event | The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth. | |
| May 10th, 1960 (May 10 1960) | Birth | Bono, Irish singer (U2) | Bono Quotes |
| May 10th, 1960 (May 10 1960) | Death | Yury Olesha, Russian novelist (born in 1899) | |
| May 10th, 1959 (May 10 1959) | Birth | Victoria Rowell, American actress | |
| May 10th, 1959 (May 10 1959) | Birth | Danny Schayes, American basketball player | |
| May 10th, 1958 (May 10 1958) | Birth | Rick Santorum, U.S. Senator | Rick Santorum Quotes |
| May 10th, 1958 (May 10 1958) | Birth | Yu Suzuki, Japanese creator of Virtua Fighter series | |
| May 10th, 1958 (May 10 1958) | Birth | Gaetan Boucher, Canadian speed skater | |
| May 10th, 1957 (May 10 1957) | Birth | Sid Vicious, English bassist (The Sex Pistols) (died in 1979) | |
| May 10th, 1956 (May 10 1956) | Birth | Vladislav Listyev, Russian television anchor and journalist (died in 1995) | |
| May 10th, 1955 (May 10 1955) | Birth | Chris Berman, American sportscaster | |
| May 10th, 1955 (May 10 1955) | Birth | Mark David Chapman, American assassin of John Lennon | John Lennon Quotes |
| May 10th, 1955 (May 10 1955) | Death | Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (born in 1881) | |
| May 10th, 1955 (May 10 1955) | Death | John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (born in 1865) | |
| May 10th, 1954 (May 10 1954) | Event | Bill Haley & His Comets release "Rock Around the Clock", the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the Billboard charts. | |
| May 10th, 1953 (May 10 1953) | Birth | John Diamond, English journalist (died in 2001) | |
| May 10th, 1953 (May 10 1953) | Birth | Tito Santana, Mexican-American professional wrestler | |
| May 10th, 1952 (May 10 1952) | Birth | Kikki Danielsson, Swedish singer | |
| May 10th, 1950 (May 10 1950) | Death | Belle da Costa Greene, librarian, bibliographer, archivist (born in 1883) | |
| May 10th, 1947 (May 10 1947) | Birth | Caroline Cooney, American author | |
| May 10th, 1947 (May 10 1947) | Birth | Jay Ferguson, American musician and composer | |
| May 10th, 1947 (May 10 1947) | Birth | Thomas Tessier, American author | |
| May 10th, 1946 (May 10 1946) | Birth | Donovan, Scottish musician | |
| May 10th, 1946 (May 10 1946) | Birth | Graham Gouldman, British musician and songwriter (10cc) | |
| May 10th, 1946 (May 10 1946) | Birth | Dave Mason, English musician (Traffic) | |
| May 10th, 1945 (May 10 1945) | Death | Richard Glucks, German SS officer (born in 1889) | |
| May 10th, 1944 (May 10 1944) | Birth | Jim Abrahams, American film director | Abraham Quotes |
| May 10th, 1944 (May 10 1944) | Birth | Maureen Lipman, English actress | Maureen Lipman Quotes |
| May 10th, 1944 (May 10 1944) | Birth | Marie-France Pisier, French actress | |
| May 10th, 1943 (May 10 1943) | Birth | David Clennon, American actor | |
| May 10th, 1943 (May 10 1943) | Birth | Richard Darman, American economist | |
| May 10th, 1942 (May 10 1942) | Event | World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign. | |
| May 10th, 1942 (May 10 1942) | Birth | Youssouf Sambo Ba, Burkinabe politician | |
| May 10th, 1941 (May 10 1941) | Event | World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid. | |
| May 10th, 1941 (May 10 1941) | Event | World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland in order to try and negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Germany. | Rudolf Hess Quotes |
| May 10th, 1940 (May 10 1940) | Event | World War II: The first German bombs of the war fall on England at Chilham and Petham, in Kent. | |
| May 10th, 1940 (May 10 1940) | Event | World War II: Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. | |
| May 10th, 1940 (May 10 1940) | Event | World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. | Winston Churchill Quotes |
| May 10th, 1940 (May 10 1940) | Event | World War II: Invasion of Iceland by the United Kingdom. | |
| May 10th, 1940 (May 10 1940) | Birth | Wayne A. Downing, retired United States Army general | |
| May 10th, 1938 (May 10 1938) | Birth | Jean Becker, French director, screenwriter and actor | |
| May 10th, 1938 (May 10 1938) | Birth | Marina Vlady, French actress | |
| May 10th, 1937 (May 10 1937) | Birth | Tamara Press, Soviet athlete | |
| May 10th, 1937 (May 10 1937) | Birth | Jim Hickman, American baseball player | |
| May 10th, 1937 (May 10 1937) | Death | William Tedmarsh, silent movie actor (born in 1876) | |
| May 10th, 1936 (May 10 1936) | Birth | Gary Owens, American actor and announcer | |
| May 10th, 1935 (May 10 1935) | Birth | Larry Williams, American singer and songwriter (died in 1980) | |
| May 10th, 1934 (May 10 1934) | Birth | Cliff Wilson, Welsh snooker player (died in 1994) | |
| May 10th, 1934 (May 10 1934) | Birth | Jeanine Basinger, American film scholar | |
| May 10th, 1933 (May 10 1933) | Event | Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings. | |
| May 10th, 1933 (May 10 1933) | Birth | Barbara Taylor Bradford, English writer | |
| May 10th, 1931 (May 10 1931) | Birth | Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter | |
| May 10th, 1930 (May 10 1930) | Birth | Pat Summerall, American football player and broadcaster | |
| May 10th, 1930 (May 10 1930) | Birth | Scott Muni, American radio DJ (died in 2004) | |
| May 10th, 1929 (May 10 1929) | Birth | Antonine Maillet, French Canadian novelist and playwright | |
| May 10th, 1928 (May 10 1928) | Birth | Arnold Ruutel, Estonian president | |
| May 10th, 1927 (May 10 1927) | Birth | Nayantara Sahgal, Indian author | |
| May 10th, 1926 (May 10 1926) | Birth | Hugo Banzer, Bolivian dictator (died in 2002) | |
| May 10th, 1924 (May 10 1924) | Event | J. Edgar Hoover is appointed the Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, and remains so until his death in 1972. | |
| May 10th, 1923 (May 10 1923) | Birth | Heydar Aliyev, Ex-President and Leader of Azerbaijan Republic (died in 2003) | |
| May 10th, 1922 (May 10 1922) | Event | The United States annexes the Kingman Reef. | |
| May 10th, 1922 (May 10 1922) | Birth | Nancy Walker, American actress (died in 1992) | |
| May 10th, 1918 (May 10 1918) | Birth | George Welch, American pilot (died in 1954) | |
| May 10th, 1916 (May 10 1916) | Birth | Milton Babbitt, American composer | Milton Babbitt Quotes |
| May 10th, 1915 (May 10 1915) | Birth | Denis Thatcher, British businessman and husband of Margaret Thatcher (died in 2003) | Margaret Thatcher Quotes |
| May 10th, 1911 (May 10 1911) | Birth | Bel Kaufman, American author | Bel Kaufman Quotes |
| May 10th, 1909 (May 10 1909) | Birth | Maybelle Carter, American musician (died in 1978) | |
| May 10th, 1908 (May 10 1908) | Event | Mother s Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia. | |
| May 10th, 1905 (May 10 1905) | Birth | Markos Vamvakaris, Greek rebetiko musician and songwriter (died in 1972) | |
| May 10th, 1904 (May 10 1904) | Death | Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (born in 1861) | |
| May 10th, 1903 (May 10 1903) | Birth | Otto Bradfisch, Nazi leader (died in 1994) | |
| May 10th, 1902 (May 10 1902) | Birth | Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-born film director (died in 1974) | |
| May 10th, 1902 (May 10 1902) | Birth | David O. Selznick, American film producer (died in 1965) | |
| May 10th, 1899 (May 10 1899) | Birth | Fred Astaire, American dancer and actor (died in 1987) | Fred Astaire Quotes |
| May 10th, 1899 (May 10 1899) | Birth | Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-born composer (died in 1979) | |
| May 10th, 1898 (May 10 1898) | Birth | Ariel Durant, American historian (died in 1981) | |
| May 10th, 1897 (May 10 1897) | Birth | Einar Gerhardsen, Prime minister of Norway (died in 1987) | |
| May 10th, 1897 (May 10 1897) | Death | Andres Bonifacio, Filipino revolutionary leader (born in 1863) | |
| May 10th, 1893 (May 10 1893) | Event | The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Nix v. Hedden that a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit, under the Tariff Act of 1883. | |
| May 10th, 1890 (May 10 1890) | Birth | Alfred Jodl, German general (died in 1946) | Alfred Jodl Quotes |
| May 10th, 1889 (May 10 1889) | Birth | Mae Murray, American actress (died in 1965) | |
| May 10th, 1889 (May 10 1889) | Death | Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian satirist (born in 1826) | |
| May 10th, 1888 (May 10 1888) | Birth | Max Steiner, Austrian composer (died in 1971) | |
| May 10th, 1887 (May 10 1887) | Birth | Mir Ghotbeddin Mohammad Angha, 40th Sufi master of the Oveyssi order (died in 1962) | |
| May 10th, 1886 (May 10 1886) | Birth | Karl Barth, Swiss Protestant theologian (died in 1968) | |
| May 10th, 1886 (May 10 1886) | Birth | Olaf Stapledon, British author and philosopher (died in 1950) | Philo Quotes |
| May 10th, 1886 (May 10 1886) | Birth | Felix Manalo, Founder and 1st Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (died in 1963) | |
| May 10th, 1879 (May 10 1879) | Birth | Symon Petlura, Ukrainian statesman (died in 1926) | |
| May 10th, 1878 (May 10 1878) | Birth | Gustav Stresemann, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (died in 1929) | |
| May 10th, 1877 (May 10 1877) | Event | Romania declares itself independent from Turkey, following the Senate adoption of Mihail Kogalniceanu s Declaration of Independence. This act is recognized on March 26, 1881 after the end of the Romanian War of Independence. | |
| May 10th, 1876 (May 10 1876) | Birth | Ivan Cankar, Slovenian writer (died in 1918) | |
| May 10th, 1874 (May 10 1874) | Birth | Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, senator, historian and orientalist (died in 1941) | |
| May 10th, 1872 (May 10 1872) | Event | Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for [[Presiden<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lupin/navpop.css&action=raw&ctype=text/css&dontcountme=s">t of the United States]]. | |
| May 10th, 1872 (May 10 1872) | Birth | Marcel Mauss, French sociologist (died in 1950) | |
| May 10th, 1869 (May 10 1869) | Event | The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah (not Promontory Point, Utah) with the golden spike. | |
| May 10th, 1868 (May 10 1868) | Birth | Ed Barrow, American baseball manager (died in 1953) | |
| May 10th, 1868 (May 10 1868) | Death | Henry Bennett, American politician (born in 1808) | |
| May 10th, 1866 (May 10 1866) | Birth | Leon Bakst, Russian artist (died in 1924) | |
| May 10th, 1865 (May 10 1865) | Event | American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is captured by Union troops near Irwinville, Georgia. | |
| May 10th, 1865 (May 10 1865) | Event | American Civil War: Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill in Kentucky, who lingers until his death on June 6. | |
| May 10th, 1864 (May 10 1864) | Event | American Civil War: Colonel Emory Upton leads a 10-regiment "Attack-in-depth" assault against the Confederate works at The Battle of Spotsylvania, which, though ultimately unsuccessful, would provide the idea for the massive assault against the Bloody Angle on May 12. Upton was wounded slightly but immediately is promoted to Brigadier general. | Ovid Quotes |
| May 10th, 1863 (May 10 1863) | Death | Stonewall Jackson, American Confederate general (born in 1824) | |
| May 10th, 1857 (May 10 1857) | Event | Indian Mutiny: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys revolt against their commanding officers at Meerut. | |
| May 10th, 1850 (May 10 1850) | Death | Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist and physicist (born in 1778) | |
| May 10th, 1847 (May 10 1847) | Birth | Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (died in 1923) | |
| May 10th, 1843 (May 10 1843) | Birth | Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish novelist (died in 1920) | |
| May 10th, 1841 (May 10 1841) | Birth | James Gordon Bennett Jr., American publisher (died in 1918) | |
| May 10th, 1840 (May 10 1840) | Birth | Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian revolutionist (died in 1868) | |
| May 10th, 1838 (May 10 1838) | Birth | John Wilkes Booth, American actor and assassin of Abraham Lincoln (died in 1865) | Abraham Lincoln Quotes |
| May 10th, 1837 (May 10 1837) | Event | Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels. | |
| May 10th, 1829 (May 10 1829) | Death | Thomas Young, English physician and linguist (born in 1773) | |
| May 10th, 1824 (May 10 1824) | Event | The National Gallery in London opens to the public. | |
| May 10th, 1818 (May 10 1818) | Death | Paul Revere, American patriot (born in 1735) | |
| May 10th, 1813 (May 10 1813) | Birth | Montgomery Blair, American politician (died in 1883) | |
| May 10th, 1807 (May 10 1807) | Death | Comte de Rochambeau, French soldier (born in 1725) | |
| May 10th, 1801 (May 10 1801) | Event | First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America. | |
| May 10th, 1796 (May 10 1796) | Event | First Coalition: Napoleon I of France wins a decisive victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men. | |
| May 10th, 1792 (May 10 1792) | Death | John Stevens, American delegate to the Continental Congress | |
| May 10th, 1788 (May 10 1788) | Birth | Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist (died in 1827) | |
| May 10th, 1788 (May 10 1788) | Birth | Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, German queen (died in 1819) | |
| May 10th, 1787 (May 10 1787) | Death | William Watson, English physician and scientist (born in 1715) | William Watson Quotes |
| May 10th, 1775 (May 10 1775) | Event | American Revolutionary War: Fort Ticonderoga is taken by a small force led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold. | |
| May 10th, 1775 (May 10 1775) | Event | American Revolutionary War: Representatives from the 13 colonies of the United States meet in Philadelphia and raise the Continental Army to defend the new republic. They place it under command of George Washington of Virginia. | George Washington Quotes |
| May 10th, 1775 (May 10 1775) | Birth | Antoine Charles Louis Lasalle, French cavalry general (died in 1809) | |
| May 10th, 1774 (May 10 1774) | Event | Louis XVI becomes King of France. | |
| May 10th, 1774 (May 10 1774) | Death | King Louis XV of France (born in 1710) | |
| May 10th, 1770 (May 10 1770) | Birth | Louis Nicolas Davout, French marshal (died in 1823) | |
| May 10th, 1768 (May 10 1768) | Event | John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III. This action provokes rioting in London. | |
| May 10th, 1760 (May 10 1760) | Birth | Johann Peter Hebel, German poet (died in 1826) | |
| May 10th, 1760 (May 10 1760) | Birth | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French composer (La Marseillaise) (died in 1836) | |
| May 10th, 1746 (May 10 1746) | Birth | Gaspard Monge, French mathematician (died in 1818) | |
| May 10th, 1737 (May 10 1737) | Death | Nakamikado Emperor of Japan (born in 1702) | |
| May 10th, 1733 (May 10 1733) | Death | Barton Booth, English actor (born in 1681) | Barton Booth Quotes |
| May 10th, 1727 (May 10 1727) | Birth | Anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (died in 1781) | |
| May 10th, 1726 (May 10 1726) | Death | Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (born in 1670) | |
| May 10th, 1717 (May 10 1717) | Death | John Hathorne, American magistrate (born in 1641) | |
| May 10th, 1696 (May 10 1696) | Death | Jean de La Bruyere, French writer (born in 1645) | Jean de La Bruyere Quotes |
| May 10th, 1691 (May 10 1691) | Death | Colonel John Birch, English soldier (born in 1615) | |
| May 10th, 1657 (May 10 1657) | Death | Gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (born in 1592) | |
| May 10th, 1641 (May 10 1641) | Birth | Dudley North, English economist (died in 1691) | |
| May 10th, 1641 (May 10 1641) | Death | Johan Baner, Swedish soldier (born in 1596) | |
| May 10th, 1604 (May 10 1604) | Birth | Jean Mairet, French dramatist (died in 1686) | |
| May 10th, 1566 (May 10 1566) | Death | Leonhart Fuchs, German botanist (born in 1501) | |
| May 10th, 1534 (May 10 1534) | Event | Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland. | |
| May 10th, 1521 (May 10 1521) | Death | Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (born in 1457) | |
| May 10th, 1503 (May 10 1503) | Event | Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles there. | Christopher Columbus Quotes |
| May 10th, 1497 (May 10 1497) | Event | Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cadiz for his first voyage to the New World. | |
| May 10th, 1493 (May 10 1493) | Death | Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician | |
| May 10th, 1482 (May 10 1482) | Death | Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Italian mathematician and astronomer (born in 1397) | |
| May 10th, 1424 (May 10 1424) | Death | Go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan | |
| May 10th, 1291 (May 10 1291) | Event | Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. | |
| May 10th, 1290 (May 10 1290) | Death | Duke Rudolph II of Austria (born in 1271) | |
| May 10th, 1265 (May 10 1265) | Birth | Emperor Fushimi of Japan (died in 1317) | |
| May 10th, 1034 (May 10 1034) | Death | Mieszko II of Poland (born in 990) | |
