Events for November 10

Lady Mary Heath, pioneer aviator and athlete, is born

November 10, 1896

Lady Mary Heath, pioneer aviator and athlete, is born

Mary, Lady Heath (17 November 1896 – 9 May 1939) was an Irish aviator and began life as Sophie Catherine Theresa Mary Peirce-Evans in Knockaderry, County Limerick, near the town of Newcastle West.

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Henry Morton Stanley finds the missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone in Africa.

November 10, 1871

Henry Morton Stanley finds the missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone in Africa.

Sir Henry Morton Stanley GCB (born John Rowlands; 28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904) was a Welsh-American explorer, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator, author and politician who was famous for his exploration of Central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone

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Thousands turn out to view the coffin of Terence Bellew MacManus

November 10, 1861

Thousands turn out to view the coffin of Terence Bellew MacManus

Terence MacManus (1811-1861) was an Irish nationalist and a key figure in the struggle for Irish independence during the 19th century.

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Charles Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Killowen, lawyer and Lord Chief Justice of England, is born in Newry, Co. Down

November 10, 1832

Charles Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Killowen, lawyer and Lord Chief Justice of England, is born in Newry, Co. Down

Charles Arthur Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, GCMG, PC (10 November 1832 – 10 August 1900) was an Irish statesman of the 19th century, and Lord Chief Justice of England. He was the first Roman Catholic to serve as Lord Chief Justice since the Reformation.

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