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Sunday, 10 May 2026

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7 Births
4 Events
1 Reminders
12 Total entries

★ Born on this day 7 entries

1788
Augustin-Jean Fresnel, pioneered in optics.
US Space & Astronomy 238 yrs ago
1899
Fred Astaire, tap dancer.
US Arts & Culture 127 yrs ago
1902
David O. Selznick, film producer.
US Arts & Culture 124 yrs ago
1936
Glenda Jackson
US 90 yrs ago
1946
Candice Bergen, the dime lady.
US 80 yrs ago
1949
Billy Joel, "Piano Man"
US 77 yrs ago
1960
Bono, (B. Paul Hewson), of U2.
US 66 yrs ago

► Events on this day 4 entries

1775
Continental Congress issues paper currency for the first time.
US Politics & Government 251 yrs ago
1823
First steamboat to ascent the Mississippi River arrives at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
US Military & War 203 yrs ago
1869
The Driving of the Golden Spike, Promontory Point, Utah -- The Transcontinential railroad is completed.
US Geography & Exploration 157 yrs ago
1930
First US planetarium opens, in Chicago.
US 96 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶Native American Day is observed.