Who was born on May 10

122 people with a Wikipedia article were born on May 10, including Al-Aziz Billah, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Jean-Marie Leclair. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

56 documented historical events happened on May 10, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Chinese astronomers during the Han dynasty made the first precisely dated observation of a sunspot. On the same day, in another year: Dutch explorer Pieter Nuyts was appointed governor of Formosa (modern-day Taiwan) by the Dutch East India Company. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.