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Major Events
- May 25 In the May Revolution, citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Spanish Viceroy Cisneros during Semana de Mayo
- Sep 16 PriestMiguel Hidalgo y Costilla rings the church bells in Dolores, Mexico, issuing a call to arms known as the "Grito de Dolores" (Cry of Dolores), calling for the end of Spanish rule. Celebrated today as Mexican Independence Day.
1810 in Music
- Apr 27Ludwig van Beethoven composes his famous piano piece "Für Elise"
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Notable Weddings in 1810
- Feb 11 French leaderNapoleon I marries 2nd wife Marie-Louise of Austria
- Jun 21 American army officer and future US PresidentZachary Taylor (25) weds Margaret Smith (21) near Louisville, Kentucky, at the bride's sister's home
- Aug 8 Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib marries Maaroof, daughter of Nawab Ilahi Baksh, and moves to Delhi.
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