May 10th (1775) was a Wednesday. It's the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 235 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 10th May, 1775
» American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold Capture of Fort Ticonderoga known as captures Fort Ticonderoga.
» American Revolutionary War: Representatives from the Thirteen Colonies begin the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania named Philadelphia.
Famous Birthdays on May 10 in 1775
» Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (d. 1809)
May 10th Famous Deaths for 1775
» Marie Magdalene Charlotte Ackermann, German actress (b. 1757)
» Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (b. 1751)
May 10th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Alphius (martyr) called Alphius, Philadelphus, and Cyrinus
» Aurelian of Limoges
» Calepodius
» Catald
» Comgall
» Saint Damien of Molokai called Damien of Molokai (canonized October 11, 2009)
» Gordianus and Epimachus
» John of Avila
» Solange
» May 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Confederate Memorial Day (North Carolina and South Carolina)
» Constitution Day (Federated States of Micronesia)
» Earliest possible day on which Pentecost can fall, while June 13 is the latest; celebrated seven weeks after Easter Day. (Christianity)