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Born on May 10
- 1491 » Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon († 1521)
- 1604 » Jean Mairet, French author and playwright († 1686)
- 1697 » Jean-Marie Leclair, French violinist and composer († 1764)
- 1727 » Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French economist and politician († 1781)
- 1755 » Robert Gray, American captain and explorer († 1806)
- 1760 » Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French captain, engineer, and composer († 1836)
- 1760 » Johann Peter Hebel, German author and poet († 1826)
- 1770 » Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War († 1823)
- 1788 » Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer († 1827)
- 1812 » William Henry Barlow, English engineer († 1902)
Died on May 10
- 1299 » Theingapati, heir to the Pagan Kingdom
- 1403 » Katherine Swynford, widow of John of Gaunt
- 1482 » Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1397)
- 1493 » Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1433)
- 1521 » Sebastian Brant, German author (b. 1457)
- 1566 » Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (b. 1501)
- 1569 » John of Ávila, Spanish mystic and saint (b. 1500)
- 1641 » Johan Banér, Swedish field marshal (b. 1596)
- 1717 » John Hathorne, American merchant and politician (b. 1641)
- 1726 » Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (b. 1670)
Names that were popular for boys in 1490
Names that were popular for girls in 1490
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1490
- Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1482 till 1494 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- December 19 » Anne, Duchess of Brittany, is married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor by proxy.