December 10th, 1424

Born on December 10th, 1424

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 218,000 days old!

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... 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

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

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

27

Jonas Vingegaard

Danish cyclist (born 1996)

*December 10th, 1996, Hillerslev

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

62

Maurice Hennequin

French playwright and writer

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

69

Florentin Smarandache

American mathematician

*December 10th, 1954, Romania

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

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40

Blanche II of Navarre

Princess of the House of Aragon and queen pretendent of Navarre

*June 9th, 1424, Olite/Erriberri †December 2nd, 1464, Orthez

58

Anselm Adornes

Merchant

*December 8th, 1424, Bruges †January 23rd, 1483, North Berwick

20

Władysław III of Poland

Wladislaus, Dei gracia rex Polonie, Hungarie, Dalmacie, Croacie, Rascie, Bulgarie, Sclavonie, nec non terrarum Cracovie, Sandomirie, Lancicie, Syradie, Cuyavie, Lythuanie princeps suppremus, Pomeranie, Russieque dominus et heres etc.

*October 31st, 1424, Kraków †November 10th, 1444, Varna

20

Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France

Eldest child of child of James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort

*December 25th, 1424, Perth †August 16th, 1445, Châlons-en-Champagne

74

Cristoforo Landino

Humanist, philosopher and writer from Italy

*February 8th, 1424, Florence †September 24th, 1498, Borgo alla Collina

25

Louis IV, Elector Palatine

Elector Palatine

*January 1st, 1424, Heidelberg †August 13th, 1449, Worms

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Leap year

Yes: 1424 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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