May 10: Zodiac, Trivia, Birthdays and Holidays

May 10th marks the 130th day of the Gregorian calendar year (or the 131st in case of leap years). There are 235 days remaining until the end of the year. People born on this day are under the sign of Taurus. Famous birthdays on this day include Bono (U2) (1960), Linda Evangelista (1965) and Sid Vicious (1957). Holidays and observances around the world include: International Day of Argania.
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Holidays

Saint Gordianus
Saint Isidore the Laborer
Saint John of Avila
Saint Job
Saint Quaratus and Quintus
Saint Peter Van
Saint William of Pontoise
Buddha's Birthday in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and South Korea.
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Solange
The first possible day on which Pentecost may fall.
Akshaya Tritya in Hinduism.
Astronomy Day in the United States.
Birds' and Trees' Day in Hungary
Memorial Day of Blessed Damien of Moloka'i
Celebration of the Clandestine Retreat of Ma'at and Ra in Ancient Egypt.
Constitution Day in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Inauguration Day in South Africa.
Mania (mythology) in Ancient Rome.
The marriage of Shiva to Meenakshi in Madurai, India
Mother's Day in the United States, South America, India, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, and Qatar.
National Holiday of Israel
Confederate Memorial Day in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Parent's Day in South Korea.
Saint Epimachus
The Ploughing Ceremony in Thailand.
Tin Hau's Day in China.
Start of Tori no Mawari/Bird Week in Japan.
Tritopatores in Ancient Greece.
Saint Alphius
Saint Antoninus of Florence (died 1459)
Saint Aurelian
Saint Calepodius
Saint Cataldus
Saint Comgall
Saint Dioscorides
Native American Day among Indigenous North Americans.
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Events

2019 Insurgency within the Maghreb (2002 to present): Four hostages held in northern Burkina Faso are freed by French naval commandos. Two French commandos were killed in the rescue operation. Two Frenchmen, who were kidnapped in Benin May 1, and two women, one American and one South Korean, were among those released.
2018 2018 Gaza border protests. The Hamas-run Ministry of Health reports that 2,064 unarmed protesters were killed by live gunshots and 1,094 died from gas suffocation. [http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/11/c_137172334.htm (Xinhuanet)Senior Hamas member Yehiyeh Sinwar suggests that tens of thousands of Palestinian protestors may try to cross the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
2017 Pope Francis will canonize two children who saw Fatima from visions.
2016 Afghanistan War (2001-present). Ali Haider Gilani is the son of Yousaf Raza Gilani who was former Prime Minister of Pakistan. He was kidnapped in 2001 by Taliban militants.
2015 Yemeni Civil War: Saudi-led strikes strike the Sana'a residence of Ali Abdullah Saleh, former President of Yemen. (Thomson Reuters Trust). The Saudis offer a truce for five days to the Yemeni Army.
2014 The Independent Electoral Commission has announced the results of the 2014 South African general elections.
2013 Two police stations in Benghazi's eastern region were hit by bombs.
2012 Syrian uprising: Two explosions in rapid succession in Damascus' embattled capital, Syria. Several people were reportedly killed or seriously injured.
2011 2011 Syrian uprising
2010 Insurgents in Iraq kill 102 people and injure more than 200 others in a series suicide bombings that took place from Mosul to Basra, Iraq. This is the largest number of attacks in one day this year and could threaten a planned US withdrawal.
2009 The H1N1 influenza virus kills a third of the US citizens and spreads to Australia, Japan and other countries.
2008 A tornado EF4 strikes the Oklahoma-Kansas border, killing 21 and injuring more than 100.
2007 The United States House of Representatives approves a $96 billion war expenditure measure that sets benchmarks for Iraqi achievements in return for funding.
2006 China has declassified its diplomatic files, including records from the Sino-Soviet split, between 1956 and 1960.
2005 Indonesian leaders visit Suharto, the former president of the country, who is being treated for intestinal bleeding.
2004 Turkey starts construction of a tunnel beneath the Bosporus.
2003 Finland reports the first confirmed case of SARS. Turku University Hospital is treating a man who visited Toronto.
2002 F.B.I. Agent Robert Hanssen sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole. He sold secrets from the United States to Moscow for $1.4million in cash and diamonds.
1998 Wins Sara Lee Golf Classic
1997 Chicago Cubs turn baseball's 68th triple play (vs San Francisco Giants).
1996 Twister premieres
1995 Britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein.
1994 Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public opens at Lunt-Font NYC for 16 per
1993 Fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, kills 145
1992 Hamlet closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances
1990 Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella
1989 FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II.
1987 Jody Rosentha wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic.
1985 Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB
1984 International Court of Justice rules on US blockade of Nicaragua.
1983 Laverne & Shirley, last airs on ABC-TV
1981 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament.
1980 Happy New Year closes at Morosco Theater NYC after 17 performances
1979 Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka [From May 2]
1978 Angel opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 5 performances
1974 7th ABA championship: New York Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1.
1973 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2.
1972 Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77.
1971 US special delivery rates go from 45 cents to 60 cents
1970 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
1969 Turtles play White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times
1968 Vietnam peace talks begin in Paris, France, between the US and North Vietnam.
1967 Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges
1963 Decca signs the Rolling Stones on advice of The Beatles' George Harrison.
1961 Beyond the Fringe, premieres in London
1960 John F Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia
1959 Soviet forces arrive in Afghanistan.
1958 Interviewed in the Chave d'Ouro café, when asked about his rival António de Oliveira Salazar, Humberto Delgado utters one of the most famous comments in Portuguese political history: quotObviamente, demito-o! (Obviously, I'll sack him!)quot.
1957 Dmitri Sjostakovitsch 2nd Piano concert, premieres in Moscow
1956 KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, CA (ABC / CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 Bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris
1953 KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
1952 Shuffle Along closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 4 performances
1951 Z Alexander Looby elected to Nashville City Council
1950 1st Neth-US telex sent
1948 Winston Churchill visits The Hague
1947 Chocolate Soldier closes at Century Theater NYC after 69 performances
1946 Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy.
1945 Russian troops occupied Prague
1944 US court case Smith v Allwright: excluding Blacks from primary voting is illegal.
1942 World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.
1941 67th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 1:58.8.
1940 Dutch torpedo boat Johan van Galen sinks
1938 Banning speech on anti-fascism demonstration in Amsterdam
1937 Busmen strike in London
1936 Nahas Pasja becomes premier of Egypt.
1933 Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) forms.
1932 Government declares "Wilhelmus" Netherlands national anthem.
1931 Golf ball size hail falls in Burlington, New Jersey, USA.
1930 Clarrie Grimmett takes 10 for 37 versus Yorkshire in cricket at Sheffield.
1929 64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane.
1928 WGY, Schenectady begins regular TV programming
1926 52nd Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8.
1924 J Edgar Hoover appointed head of the FBI.
1922 Dr Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar
1919 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8.
1918 HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor.
1917 Atlantic ships get destroyer escorts to stop German attacks.
1916 Disastrous fire in Ellendale North Dakota.
1915 Zeppelin drops hundred of bombs on Southend-on-Sea.
1913 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8.
1910 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4.
1908 First official Mother's Day service is held, at the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, organized by Anna Jarvis.
1905 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75.
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