Timeline May 1910

Events in May 1910 4

• 1841 – 1910 Edward VII (1841-1910) Died 6 May 1910, aged 68 King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1901 until his death. His diplomatic tours earned him the nickname "Uncle of Europe" and helped shape the alliances that would define the coming war. His funeral in London drew nine reigning monarchs, the largest gathering of royalty in history to that point.
• 1843 – 1910 Robert Koch (1843-1910) Died 27 May 1910, aged 66 German physician and microbiologist who identified the bacteria causing tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax, establishing key principles of modern bacteriology. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905. His methods for isolating and studying pathogens remain foundational to microbiology.
• 1843 – 1910 Robert Koch Pioneer of Bacteriology Discovered the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis and cholera; Nobel laureate.
• 1910 Union of South Africa formed Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal and Orange River Colony unite The British colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange River were merged into a single self-governing dominion of the British Empire. Louis Botha became the first prime minister. The new state retained racially restrictive voting laws that would shape South African politics for decades.