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On This Day · The 130th day of the year

May 10

This year marks the 225th anniversary of First Barbary War — May 10 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♉ZodiacTaurus ◈BirthstoneEmerald ❀Birth flowerLily of the Valley

Taurus is the sign for May 10 — read more on the Taurus page, or see May's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on May 10?

May 10 is the 130th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1534 and 2017. Famous people born on May 10 include Ivan Cankar, Denis Thatcher and Sid Vicious.

Released on May 10

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • TV The Lead

2022

  • Game Salt and Sacrifice
  • Game Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1534

    Jacques Cartier

  2. 1775

    American Revolutionary War

  3. 1801

    First Barbary War

  4. 1865

    Kentucky

  5. 1933

    Censorship

  6. 1940

    World War II

  7. 1993

    Thailand

  8. 1996

    Mount Everest

  9. 2013

    One World Trade Center

  10. 2017

    Syrian civil war

Famous birthday twins

Born on May 10

Ivan Cankar

b. 1876

Denis Thatcher

b. 1915

Sid Vicious

b. 1957

Lisa Nowak

b. 1963

Ettore Scola

b. 1931

Alfred Jodl

b. 1890

Adam Lallana

b. 1988

Johann Peter Hebel

b. 1760

Deaths

  • 1994John Wayne Gacy
  • 1977Joan Crawford
  • 1964Mikhail Larionov
  • 1849Hokusai
  • 1829Thomas Young (scientist)
  • 1774Louis XV

Holidays & observances

  • —Children's Day (Maldives)
  • —Christian feast day: Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Beatrice d'Este
  • —Christian feast day: Calepodius
  • —Christian feast day: Catald
  • —Christian feast day: Comgall
  • —Christian feast day: Damien of Molokai
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Ivan Merz

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