Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 10
May 10, 2024 is the 131st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 235 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 10
- 1291 –Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England.
- 1774 –Louis XVI becomes King of France.
- 1796 –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.
- 1801 –First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.
- 1833 –The desecration of the grave of the viceroy of southern Vietnam Le Van Duyet by Emperor Minh Mang provokes his adopted son to start a revolt.
- 1864 –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 is slightly wounded but is immediately promoted to Brigadier general.
- 1872 –Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
- 1893 –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.
- 1941 –World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany.
- 1994 –Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president.
Who were born on May 10?
- 1788 –Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist (d. 1827)
- 1841 –James Gordon Bennett Jr., American publisher (New York Herald) (d. 1918)
- 1879 –Symon Petliura, Ukrainian statesman (d. 1926)
- 1918 –T. Berry Brazelton, American pediatrician
- 1946 –Maureen Lipman, English actress
- 1968 –Al Murray, British comedian
- 1969 –John Scalzi, American writer
- 1974 –Liu Fang, Chinese musician
- 1981 –Humberto Suazo, Chilean footballer
- 1990 –Josh Dugan, Australian rugby league player
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