Major Events
- Feb 25 13th Dalai Lama (Thupten Gyatso) flees Tibet for British India to escape Chinese troops
- Mar 28 First seaplane takes off from water under its own power, piloted by Henri Fabre from the Étang de Berre lagoon at Martigues, France
- Apr 28 First night air flight by Claude Grahame-White in England
- May 31 Union of South Africa declares its independence from the United Kingdom
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1910 in Film & TV
- Nov 12 1st possible movie stunt: man jumps into the Hudson river from a burning balloon
1910 in Music
- Sep 12 Gustav Mahler's 8th Symphony ("Symphony of A Thousand") premieres in Munich with 1028 musicians
1910 in Sport
- Nov 22 Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs
Did You Know?
Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris becomes the 1st ever licensed female pilot
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Fun Fact About 1910
United States' 1st known female cop appointed, Alice Stebbins Wells by LAPD
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Articles About 1910
DNA Sheds Shocking New Light on Crippen Murder Case
A jury took 27 minutes to convict Dr Hawley Crippen of murdering his wife and burying her remains in his cellar. But shocking new DNA evidence later emerged.January 31Fabre Hydravion
Henri Fabre at the controls of his hydroplane. Three floats, connected to the aircraft by thin struts, trail white wake in the water.March 28Model T
The 1910 Model T FordApril 11The Quiet Passing of Halley’s Comet
Halley’s Comet has been skirting Earth over and over again for centuries and did so again on this day. Happily, the disasters predicted by some failed to happenMay 18Nine Kings in One Room
Nine sovereigns of Europe meet at the funeral of Edward VIIMay 20
Famous Weddings in 1910
- Feb 3 Author James Weldon Johnson (38) weds civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson (24) at her family's home
- May 8 Film producer Samuel Goldwyn (27) weds first wife Blanche Lasky
- May 26 US General George S. Patton (24) weds Frederick Ayer's daughter Beatrice Ayer at Beverly Farms Episcopal Church near Boston, Massachusetts
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