0 Holidays May 10

Christian feast day: Comgall

On May 10, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Comgall. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of May 10, a notable event in this corner of history.

Saint Comgall, an early Irish saint, was the founder and abbot of the influential abbey at Bangor in the north of Ireland.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on May 10, 0 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 2 April 2026.

On This Date in History

Type Year Date Event
Historical Events 2024 May 10 Start of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms
Notable Deaths 2024 May 10 Sam Rubin, American journalist (born 1960)
Notable Deaths 2024 May 10 Jim Simons, American hedge fund manager, mathematician, and philanthropist (born 1938)
Historical Events 2022 May 10 Queen Elizabeth II misses the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years
Notable Deaths 2022 May 10 Bob Lanier, American professional basketball player (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2022 May 10 Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2021 May 10 Pauline Tinsley, British soprano (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2020 May 10 Betty Wright, American soul singer (born 1953)
Notable Deaths 2019 May 10 Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, Spanish politician and chemist (born 1951)
Notable Deaths 2018 May 10 David Goodall, Australian botanist and ecologist (born 1914)
Historical Events 2017 May 10 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last footholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Lev
Selected Events 2017 May 10 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces, assisted by the U
Notable Deaths 2015 May 10 Chris Burden, American sculptor, illustrator, and academic (born 1946)
Historical Events 2013 May 10 One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere
Selected Events 2013 May 10 One World Trade Center (pictured) in New York City, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, was topped out at a
Historical Events 2012 May 10 The Damascus bombings are carried out using a pair of car bombs detonated by suicide bombers outside a military intellig
Notable Deaths 2012 May 10 Horst Faas, German photographer and journalist (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 10 Carroll Shelby, American race car driver and designer (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 10 Gunnar Sønsteby, Norwegian captain and author (born 1918)
Selected Events 2012 May 10 Suicide bombers detonated two car bombs outside a military intelligence complex in Damascus, killing 55 people
Notable Deaths 2010 May 10 Frank Frazetta, American illustrator and painter (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2008 May 10 Leyla Gencer, Turkish soprano (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2006 May 10 Soraya, Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1969)
Historical Events 2005 May 10 A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 20 m from U
Selected Events 2005 May 10 Vladimir Arutyunian attempted to assassinate U
Notable Deaths 2003 May 10 Milan Vukcevich, Serbian-American chemist and chess player (born 1937)
Historical Events 2002 May 10 FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States s
Notable Deaths 2002 May 10 Kaifi Azmi, Indian poet and songwriter (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2002 May 10 Yves Robert, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2001 May 10 Sudhakarrao Naik, Indian politician, Governor of Himachal Pradesh (born 1934)
Notable Births 2000 May 10 Bae Jin-young, South Korean singer
Notable Deaths 2000 May 10 Jules Deschênes, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2000 May 10 Dick Sprang, American illustrator (born 1915)
Notable Deaths 1999 May 10 Shel Silverstein, American poet, author, and illustrator (born 1930)
Historical Events 1997 May 10 The 7
Notable Births 1997 May 10 Brittany Broski, American comedian and singer
Notable Births 1997 May 10 Richarlison, Brazilian footballer
Selected Events 1997 May 10 An earthquake registering 7
Historical Events 1996 May 10 A blizzard strikes Mount Everest, killing eight climbers by the next day
Notable Births 1996 May 10 Nicolas Aubé-Kubel, Canadian ice hockey player
Notable Births 1996 May 10 Tyus Jones, American basketball player
Notable Births 1996 May 10 Kateřina Siniaková, Czech tennis player
Notable Births 1996 May 10 Alex Tuch, American ice hockey player
Notable Births 1995 May 10 Andrew Anderson, American bowler
Notable Births 1995 May 10 Missy Franklin, American swimmer
Notable Births 1995 May 10 Gabriella Papadakis, French ice dancer
Historical Events 1994 May 10 Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president
Notable Deaths 1994 May 10 John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (born 1942)
Selected Events 1994 May 10 American serial killer John Wayne Gacy was executed by lethal injection for the murders of twelve teenage boys and young
Historical Events 1993 May 10 In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills over 200 workers

This article draws on content from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

More on May 10

0

Children's Day (Maldives)

Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children's Day was first proc…

Children's Day (Maldives)

0

Christian feast day: Calepodius

Saint Calepodius was a priest who was killed during the persecutions of Christians by the Roman Emperor Alexander Severus. One of the catacombs of Rome, the cemetery of Calepodius…

Christian feast day: Calepodius

0

Christian feast day: Damien of Molokai

Damien De Veuster, popularly known as Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai, was a Belgian Catholic priest in the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He minist…

Christian feast day: Damien of Molokai

Browse Further

📅 All events on May 10 📖 All events in 0 🏷 More Holidays events
0

Comments 0

Sign in to join the discussion.