Saturday May 10, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and days ago
  • month since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • week ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 25 and injuring over 120.
American Civil War: Colonel Emory Upton leads a 10-regiment “Attack-in-depth” assault against the Confederate works at The Battle of Spotsylvania, which, though ultimately unsuccessful, would provide the idea for the massive assault against the Bloody Angle on May 12. Upton is slightly wounded but is immediately promoted to Brigadier general.
The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah (not Promontory Point, Utah) with the golden spike.
Helen Crummy MBE, Scottish community activist (d. 2011).
World War II: Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
The Republic of China implements “temporary provisions” granting President Chiang Kai-shek extended powers to deal with the Communist uprising; they will remain in effect until 1991.
Bill Haley & His Comets release “Rock Around the Clock”, the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the Billboard charts.
François Mitterrand wins the presidential election and becomes the first Socialist President of France in the French Fifth Republic.
Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president.
A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutinian lands about 65 feet (20 metres) from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.

Who were born on ?

Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)
Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, senator, historian and orientalist (d. 1941)
Otto Bradfisch, Nazi leader (d. 1994)
Markos Vamvakaris, Greek rebetiko musician and songwriter (d. 1972)
Maybelle Carter, American musician (d. 1978)
Tamara Press, Soviet athlete
Jean Becker, French director, screenwriter and actor
Dave Mason, English musician (Traffic)
Adam Deadmarsh, American ice hockey player
Humberto Suazo, Chilean footballer

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