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Friday 10 May is the 131st day of the Gregorian calendar. There are 235 days left until the end of the year.
Saint of the day: San Cataldo
May Proverb
On the day of S. Cataldo the cold disappears and the heat arrives
It happened today
1933 – In Germany, the Nazis stage a large public book burning
1960 – Nuclear submarine USS Nautilus (SSN-571) completes first underwater circumnavigation of Earth
1963 – Following the recommendation of Beatles member George Harrison, Decca signs a contract with the rock group the Rolling Stones
1967 – Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones are arrested on charges of drug use
1971 – Johnny Moss wins the main event of the World Series of Poker, reconfirming himself as world champion of sports poker for the second time in a row
1980 – Marketing of the highly successful video game Pac-Man begins in Japan
1993 – Fire at the Kader toy factory in Thailand: this is the most serious fire in an industrial plant, with a death toll of 188 and 469 injured.
1994 – Nelson Mandela is elected president of South Africa
1996 – 1996 Everest tragedy: during a climb, a storm hits some climbers, killing 8 of them
2002 – FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life in prison for selling secret information to Moscow in exchange for money and diamonds
2006 – Giorgio Napolitano is elected president of the Italian Republic, he is the first president already a member of the Italian Communist Party
2007 – British Prime Minister Tony Blair announces his resignation from the leadership of the government
Birthdays
Good – Irish singer U2 (10 May 1960)
Roberto Cotroneo – Italian journalist, writer and literary critic (10 May 1961)
Missy Franklin – American swimmer (May 10, 1995)
