Page 10: Historical Events In May - 10

1992  Bible Land Museum opens in Jerusalem Israel on May - 10.   

1993  On this day in history fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, kills 145   

1993  Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman on May - 10.   

1993  On May - 10 paul Cézannes still life sells for $28,600,000 in NYC   

1993  Premier Lubbers opens Terminal West on Schiphol on this day in history.   

1994  On May - 10 barbra Streisand's begins first concert tour in 30 years   

1994  On this day in history drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31)   

1994  On May - 10 nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's first black president   

1994  On May - 10 nelson Mandella sworn in as the president of South Africa   

1994  On this day in history silvio Berlusconi forms Italian Government with 5 neo-fascists   

1995  30th Academy of Country Music Awards Reba McEntire wins on May - 10.   

1995  On May - 10 britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein   

1995  On May - 10 in South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident   

1995  On this day in history 30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins   

1996  On this day in history "Twister" premieres   

1996  2 US Marine helicopters collided during joint US & British war games on this day in history.   

1996  On May - 10 a storm hits Mt Everest, killing eight climbers in one of the worst disasters since Everest was first conquered in 1953.   

1997  On May - 10 in Northern Iran a 7.5 quake, At least 1,567 people killed, 2,300 injured, 50,000 homeless, 10,533 houses destroyed, 5,474 houses damaged and landslides in the Birjand-Qayen area   

2005  A hand grenade ostensibly thrown by Vladimir Arutinian lands about 10 feet (30 m) from United States President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but malfunctions and does not detonate on May - 10.   

2007  On this day in history tony Blair announces he will resign as British Prime Minister on 27 jun triggering a Labour Party leadership election.   

2012  On May - 10 the Red Cross suspends all humanitarian work in Pakistan after a worker was kidnapped and killed   

2014  The African National Congress wins the 2014 South African General Election on May - 10.   

2017  On this day in history uS President Donald Trump shares classified information about ISIS plot with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office   

2017  Apple becomes the first company to be worth more than $800 billion on May - 10.   

2018  On May - 10 rafael Nadal breaks John McEnroe 's record for successive set wins on a single surface (49 on carpet) with 6-3, 6-4 win over Diego Schwartzman at the Madrid Open (clay)   

2018  On this day in history israel fires missiles at 70 Iranian targets inside Syria after Iran fires missiles into the Golan Heights, with claims Israel struck first in attack on Baath   

2018  New record auction price for a Latin American artwork of $9.76 million for Diego Rivera 's "The Rivals" on May - 10.   

2018  On May - 10 r. Kelly 's songs removed from Spotify playlists after sexual abuse allegations   

2018  On this day in history china announces plans for the world's largest weather-control mechanism, rain-inducing machines for the Tibetan Plateau (area the size of Alaska)   

2018  Mahathir Mohamad is sworn in as the seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, the world's oldest leader at 92 on this day in history.   

2019  On May - 10 rihanna announces her new upmarket fashion label Fenty with world's largest luxury group LVMH, their first black female designer   

2019  On this day in history amid ongoing negotiations, the United States' 25 percent tariff hike on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports takes effect, escalating tensions between the two nations in the ongoing China–United States trade war.   

2020  On this day in history the Iranian Navy frigate Jamaran accidentally strikes the Iranian support vessel Konarak with a missile, killing nineteen sailors. This is the first friendly fire incident since February 2019, when an Indian Mil Mi-17 helicopter was mistakenly shot down by Indian air defense forces.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 4 million worldwide on this day in history.   

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1265  On this day in history birth of emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)   

1536  Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall was born on May - 10.   

1604  Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1697  Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer was born on May - 10.   

1705  Gallus Zeiler, composer was born on May - 10.   

1724  Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank) was born on May - 10.   

1727  Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76) was born on this day in history.   

1730  George Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.   

0238  On this day in history death of gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered   

0995  Death of Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht on this day in history.   

1290  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on May - 10.   

1424  Death of Go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan on this day in history.   

1493  On May - 10 death of colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician   

1521  Death of Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) on May - 10.   

1566  On this day in history leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65   

1569  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on May - 10.