On this day: 10 May

Selected events and births on 10 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 28 BC – Chinese astronomers during the Han dynasty made the first precisely dated observation of a sunspot. Read more: Chinese astronomy Han dynasty Science and technology of the Han dynasty
• 1940 – British prime minister Neville Chamberlain resigned and formally recommended Winston Churchill as his successor. Read more: Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill

Born on this day

• 1956 – Mickey Faerch, Danish-Canadian burlesque dancer and actress Read more: Mickey Faerch Burlesque
• 1958 – Rick Santorum, American lawyer and politician, United States Senator from Pennsylvania Read more: Rick Santorum United States Senate Pennsylvania
• 1959 – Cindy Hyde-Smith, American politician, United States Senator from Mississippi Read more: Cindy Hyde-Smith United States Senate Mississippi
• 1960 – Dean Heller, American lawyer and politician, United States Senator from Nevada Read more: Dean Heller United States Senate Nevada
• 1995 – Andrew Anderson, American bowler Read more: Andrew Anderson (bowler)
• 1996 – Nicolas Aubé-Kubel, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Nicolas Aubé-Kubel
• 1996 – Tyus Jones, American basketball player Read more: Tyus Jones
• 1996 – Kateřina Siniaková, Czech tennis player Read more: Kateřina Siniaková
• 1996 – Alex Tuch, American ice hockey player Read more: Alex Tuch
• 1997 – Brittany Broski, American comedian and singer Read more: Brittany Broski
• 1997 – Richarlison, Brazilian footballer Read more: Richarlison
• 2000 – Bae Jin-young, South Korean singer Read more: Bae Jin-young

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / May 10 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.