Famous Birthdays
- Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, British-American astronomer and astrophysicist who proposed that stars are composed largely of hydrogen and are not glowing balls of molten rock, born in Wendover, England (d. 1979)
1900 Highlights
About May 10, 1900
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 120 years, 8 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No
Generation Lost Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Taurus