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, 2025 is the 130th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 235 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Saturday.
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.
- 1497 –Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.
- 1534 –Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.
- 1655 –England, with troops under the command of Admiral William Penn and General Robert Venables, annexes Jamaica from Spain.
- 1857 –Indian Mutiny: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys revolt against their commanding officers at Meerut.
- 1863 –American Civil War: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson dies eight days after he is accidentally shot by his own troops.
- 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.
- 1869 –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.
- 1994 –Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president.
- 2008 –An EF4 tornado strikes the Oklahoma-Kansas state line, killing 21 people and injuring over 100.
Who were born on May 10?
- 1847 –Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (d. 1923)
- 1927 –Nayantara Sahgal, Indian author
- 1942 –Youssouf Sambo Bâ, Burkinabé politician
- 1944 –Marie-France Pisier, French actress (d. 2011)
- 1960 –Dean Heller, American politician
- 1966 –Jonathan Edwards, English athlete
- 1976 –Rachel Gordon, Australian actress
- 1976 –Udo Mechels, Belgian singer
- 1984 –Kristyna Myles, British singer
- 1990 –Lauren Potter, American Actress
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