Discover what happened on 10 May 1848 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Thomas Lipton (British tea merchant and yacht racer (1848-1931))
- Lafayette Young (American politician (1848-1926))
- Johann Maria Friedrich Heimann
- Lucien Bégule (French painter (1848-1935))
- Nikolay Chirvinskiy (Russian chemist and zootechnologist (1848–1920))
- Arinobu Fukuhara (Japanese businessman)
- Robert Sedgewick (Canadian judge (1848-1906))
- William P. Richardson (American politician)
- Frank M. Warren, Sr. (American businessman)
- Jean Lanarès (French veterinarian)
- Guido von Frobel
- Sigmund Pick
- William Edington Armit (policeman, journalist, explorer and public servant (1848-1901))
- Elizabeth Owens Blackburne (Irish writer and novelist)
- Sir William Mordaunt Milner, 6th Bt. ((1848-1880))
- Sir John Hamilton Franks ((1848-1915))
- David Morgan ((1848-1904))
- Robert Hosie Hepburn ((1848-1939))
- Kornél Lichtenberg ((1848–1933) Hungarian physician, otolaryngologist, university professor)
Deaths
- Friedrich Caspar von Geismar (German military personnel)
- Victor Theubet