What Happened In May 2010 In History

Historical Events for May, 2010

• 5th » 2010–12 Greek protests called Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Eurozone crisis e.g Greek debt crisis.
• 15th » Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
• 19th » The Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its 2010 Thai military crackdown known as crackdown on 2010 Thai political protests e.g protests by forcing the surrender of United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship leaders.
• 21st » JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year.
• 22nd » An Air India Express Boeing 737 Air India Express Flight 812 known as goes over a cliff and crashes upon landing at Mangalore, India, killing 158 of the 166 people on board. It is the worst crash involving a Boeing 737.
• 23rd » Jamaican police begin a manhunt for drug lord Christopher Coke, after the United States requested his extradition, leading to 2010 Kingston unrest known as three days of violence during which at least 73 bystanders are killed.
• 28th » In West Bengal, India, a Jnaneswari Express train derailment known as train derailment and subsequent collision kills 141 passengers.
• 31st » In international waters, armed Shayetet 13 commandos, intending to force the flotilla to anchor at the Ashdod port, gaza flotilla raid e.g boarded ships trying to break the Blockade of the Gaza Strip named ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip, resulting in

Famous Deaths for May 2010

• 1st » Rob McConnell, Canadian trombonist and composer (b. 1935)
• 1st » Helen Wagner, American actress (b. 1918)
• 2nd » Kama Chinen, Japanese super-centenarian (b. 1895)
• 2nd » Moshe Hirsch, Israeli rabbi (b. 1923)
• 2nd » Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress (b. 1943)
• 3rd » Roy Carrier, American accordion player (b. 1947)
• 3rd » Guenter Wendt, German-American engineer (b. 1923)
• 4th » Ernie Harwell, American sportscaster (b. 1918)
• 5th » Giulietta Simionato, Italian soprano (b. 1910)
• 6th » Robin Roberts (baseball) known as Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1926)
• 9th » Lena Horne, American singer, actress, and dancer (b. 1917)
• 9th » Otakar Motejl, Czech lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
• 10th » Frank Frazetta, American illustrator and painter (b. 1928)
• 10th » Robert B. Salter, Canadian surgeon (b. 1924)
• 11th » Robert H. Burris, American biochemist and educator (b. 1914)
• 11th » Doris Eaton Travis, American actress and dancer (b. 1904)
• 11th » John Fugh, Chinese-American general (b. 1934)
• 11th » Brian Gibson (footballer) called Brian Gibson, English footballer (b. 1928)
• 11th » Timothy Grubb, English horse rider (b. 1954)
• 11th » Maciej Kozłowski, Polish actor (b. 1957)
• 11th » Richard LaMotta, American chef and businessman, created the Chipwich (b. 1942)
• 11th » Bud Mahurin, American colonel and pilot (b. 1918)
• 11th » Emmanuel Ngobese, South African footballer (b. 1980)
• 11th » Jeff Shaw (politician) e.g Jeff Shaw, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 49th Attorney General of New South Wales (b. 1949)
• 14th » Norman Hand, American football player (b. 1972)
• 14th » Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1918)
• 15th » Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (b. 1987)
• 15th » Loris Kessel, Swiss race car driver (b. 1950)
• 16th » Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (Rainbow (rock band) Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio (band) Dio, Heaven & Hell (band) Heaven & Hell, and Elf (band) Elf) (b. 1942)
• 16th » Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1918)
• 17th » Yvonne Loriod, French pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1924)
• 17th » Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (b. 1929)
• 22nd » Martin Gardner, American mathematics and science writer (b. 1914)
• 22nd » Lwandile Zwelenkosi Matanzima, South African clan leader, king of Western Thembuland (b. c.1970)
• 23rd » Princess Leonida Bagration of Mukhrani (b. 1914)
• 23rd » José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (b. 1972)
• 23rd » Simon Monjack, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1970)
• 24th » Ray Alan, English ventriloquist (b. 1930)
• 24th » Tapen Chatterjee, Indian actor (b. 1937)
• 24th » Paul Gray (American musician) known as Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (Slipknot (band) e.g Slipknot and Unida) (b. 1972)
• 24th » Raymond V. Haysbert, American businessman and activist (b. 1920)
• 24th » Petr Muk, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1965)
• 24th » Barbara New, English actress (b. 1923)
• 24th » Anneliese Rothenberger, German soprano (b. 1926)
• 25th » Alexander Belostenny, Ukrainian basketball player (b. 1959)
• 25th » Michael H. Jordan, American businessman (b. 1936)
• 25th » Alan Hickinbotham, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1925)
• 25th » Silvius Magnago, Italian politician (b. 1914)
• 25th » Siphiwo Ntshebe, South African tenor (b. 1975)
• 25th » Gabriel Vargas, Mexican painter and illustrator (b. 1915)
• 25th » Jarvis Williams (American football) or Jarvis Williams, American football player and coach (b. 1965)
• 26th » Jean Constantin, Romanian actor (b. 1928)
• 26th » Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (b. 1912)
• 26th » Chris Moran, English air marshal and pilot (b. 1956)
• 26th » Kieran Phelan, Irish politician (b. 1949)
• 27th » Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator and director (b. 1929)
• 28th » Gary Coleman, American actor (b. 1968)
• 29th » Dennis Hopper, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
• 30th » Yuri Chesnokov (volleyball) named Yuri Chesnokov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1933)
• 30th » Peter Orlovsky, American poet and actor (b. 1933)
• 30th » Joan Rhodes, English wrestler and stuntwoman (b. 1921)
• 30th » Dufferin Roblin, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba (b. 1917)
• 31st » Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1911)
• 31st » Brian Duffy (photographer) or Brian Duffy, English photographer and producer (b. 1933)
• 31st » William A. Fraker, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1923)
• 31st » Rubén Juárez, Argentinian singer-songwriter and bandoneón player (b. 1947)
• 31st » Merata Mita, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)

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