December 10th, 1240

Born on December 10th, 1240

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 286,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 854 days, exactly on September 21st, 2026, people who were born on December 10th, 1240 will be 287,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 10th?

December 10th, 1901

On the fifth anniversary of the death of their founder, Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm.

December 10th, 1898

The Spanish–American War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, with Spain recognizing the independence of Cuba and ceding Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico to the United States.

December 10th, 1884

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by American author Mark Twain was first published in the United Kingdom and Canada, two months earlier than in the US.

December 10th, 1861

Militia forces led by Nguyễn Trung Trực, an anti-colonial leader in southern Vietnam, sank the French lorcha L'Esperance.

December 10th, 1847

"Il Canto degli Italiani", the Italian national anthem since 1946, made its public debut in Genoa.

December 10th, 1768

The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica was released in Edinburgh.

December 10th, 1684

Edmond Halley presented the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, containing Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, to the Royal Society.

December 10th, 1508

The Papal States, France, Aragon and the Holy Roman Empire formed the League of Cambrai, an alliance against the Republic of Venice.

December 10th, 1993

The video game Doom, later considered the "father" of the first-person shooter genre, is released.

December 10th, 1989

At the first open pro-democracy demonstration in Mongolia, journalist Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announced the formation of the Mongolian Democratic Union, which would be instrumental in ending communist rule four months later.

December 10th, 1983

Raúl Alfonsín (pictured) became the first democratically elected president of Argentina to take office after more than seven years of military dictatorship.

December 10th, 1970

Around the northern Thai village of Mae Salong, remnants of Chinese anti-communist forces now fighting on behalf of the Thai government launched a five-year campaign against local communist insurgents.

December 10th, 1942

Edward Raczyński of the Polish government-in-exile issued a note that was the first official report on the Holocaust.

December 10th, 1941

Second World War: The Royal Navy capital ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers east of Malaya.

December 10th, 1936

Edward VIII, desiring to marry the American socialite Wallis Simpson against widespread British opposition, signed the instrument of abdication to renounce the throne in favour of his brother George VI.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 10th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 10th?

37

Natti Natasha

Dominican singer

*December 10th, 1986, Santiago de los Caballeros

36

Ada Lovelace

English mathematician (1815–1852)

*December 10th, 1815, London †November 27th, 1852, Marylebone

55

Emily Dickinson

American poet (1830-1886)

*December 10th, 1830, Amherst †May 15th, 1886, Amherst

74

Evelyn Opoczynski

German actress

*December 10th, 1949, Berlin

63

Kenneth Branagh

British actor and filmmaker

*December 10th, 1960, Belfast

67

César Franck

Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

*December 10th, 1822, Liège †November 8th, 1890, Paris

27

Jonas Vingegaard

Danish cyclist (born 1996)

*December 10th, 1996, Hillerslev

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy

80

Jean Byron

American actress

*December 10th, 1925, Paducah †February 3rd, 2006, Mobile

34

Marion Maréchal

French politician

*December 10th, 1989, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

82

Fionnula Flanagan

Irish actress

*December 10th, 1941, Dublin

78

Nelly Sachs

Jewish German poet and playwright

*December 10th, 1891, Schöneberg †May 12th, 1970, Stockholm

76

Louis-Philippe de Ségur

French diplomat (1753-1830)

*December 10th, 1753, Paris †August 27th, 1830, Paris

66

Ken Campbell

British actor, director and writer (1941-2008)

*December 10th, 1941, Ilford †August 31st, 2008, Loughton

69

Florentin Smarandache

American mathematician

*December 10th, 1954, Romania

62

Maurice Hennequin

French playwright and writer

*December 10th, 1863, Liège †September 3rd, 1926, Montreux

46

Thomas Klitgaard

Danish handball player

*December 10th, 1977, Aalborg

60

Marek Grechuta

Polish singer and composer (1945-2006)

*December 10th, 1945, Zamość †October 9th, 2006, Kraków

36

Gonzalo Higuaín

Argentine association football player

*December 10th, 1987, Brest

77

Eberhard Aurich

German politician

*December 10th, 1946, Chemnitz

86

Clayton Keith Yeutter

American politician

*December 10th, 1930, Eustis †March 4th, 2017, Potomac

79

Moyna Macgill

Irish actress (1895-1975)

*December 10th, 1895, Belfast †November 25th, 1975, Los Angeles

51

Rein Ahas

Estonian geographer

*December 10th, 1966, Tartu †February 18th, 2018, Tartu

72

Mako

Japanese-American actor (1933-2006)

*December 10th, 1933, Kobe †July 21st, 2006, Somis

70

Brian Gill

New Zealand zoologist, museum curator and editor

*December 10th, 1953, London

35

Jon Lancaster

British racing driver

*December 10th, 1988, Leeds

56

Clarice Lispector

Brazilian writer

*December 10th, 1920, Chechelnyk †December 9th, 1977, Rio de Janeiro

46

Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi

German mathematician

*December 10th, 1804, Potsdam †February 18th, 1851, Berlin

82

Una Merkel

American actress (1903–1986)

*December 10th, 1903, Covington †January 2nd, 1986, Los Angeles

80

Melvil Dewey

American librarian

*December 10th, 1851, Adams Center †December 26th, 1931, Lake Placid

54

Michael Clarke Duncan

American actor (1957–2012)

*December 10th, 1957, Chicago †September 3rd, 2012, Los Angeles

81

Reginald Rose

American screenwriter (1920-2002)

*December 10th, 1920, New York City †April 19th, 2002, Norwalk

38

Sander Armée

Belgian road cyclist

*December 10th, 1985, Leuven

35

Wilfried Bony

Ivorian association football player

*December 10th, 1988, Bingerville

70

Antonín Novotný

Czech politician

*December 10th, 1904, Letňany †January 28th, 1975, Prague

51

Brian Molko

Belgium musician

*December 10th, 1972, Brussels metropolitan area

40

Xavier Samuel

Australian actor

*December 10th, 1983, Hamilton

79

Andris Bērziņš

Eighth president of Latvia

*December 10th, 1944, Nītaure

62

Adolf Loos

Austrian and Czech architect and art collector (1870-1933)

*December 10th, 1870, Brno †August 23rd, 1933, Kalksburg

85

Giovanni Messe

Italian general (1883-1968)

*December 10th, 1883, Mesagne †December 18th, 1968, Rome

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Leap year

Yes: 1240 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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