December 10th, 1526

Born on December 10th, 1526

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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

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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

67

César Franck

Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

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

63

Kenneth Branagh

British actor and filmmaker

*December 10th, 1960, Belfast

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

76

Louis-Philippe de Ségur

French diplomat (1753-1830)

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

78

Nelly Sachs

Jewish German poet and playwright

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

62

Maurice Hennequin

French playwright and writer

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

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

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

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66

Christian Schütz

German theologian

*January 1st, 1526, Waldkappel †January 10th, 1592, Dresden

18

Elizabeth of Austria

Austrian princess, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania (1543-1545)

*July 9th, 1526, Linz †June 15th, 1545, Vilnius

59

Muretus

French philosopher

*April 22nd, 1526, Limoges †June 4th, 1585, Rome

56

Catherine Jagellon

Queen of Sweden

*November 1st, 1526, Kraków †September 16th, 1583, Stockholm Palace

56

Nikolaus Jagenteufel

German theologian (1526-1583)

*April 26th, 1526, Königsberg †March 25th, 1583, Weimar

56

Matthias Stojus

German mathematician

*April 26th, 1526, Königsberg †January 15th, 1583, Königsberg

62

Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German princess of Principality of Ansbach by birth and by marriage Duchess of Württemberg (1527-1589)

*December 28th, 1526, Krnov †May 20th, 1589, Nürtingen

42

Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

*September 26th, 1526, Zweibrücken †June 11th, 1569, Nexon

80

Martin Crusius

German historian and classical philologist

*September 19th, 1526, Gräfenberg †February 14th, 1607, Tübingen

60

Adolf I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1526-1586)

*January 25th, 1526, Duborg Castle †October 1st, 1586, Gottorf Castle

34

Philip III, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1526-1561)

*November 30th, 1526, Hanau †November 14th, 1561, Hanau

59

Niccolò Caetani

Italian cardinal

*February 23rd, 1526, Rome †May 1st, 1585, Rome

69

Philipe de Croÿ, Duke of Aerschot

Duke of Aarschot (1526-1595)

*July 10th, 1526, Valenciennes †December 11th, 1595, Venice

35

Gonçalo da Silveira

Portuguese Jesuit missionary (1526-1561)

*February 23rd, 1526, Almeirim †March 6th, 1561, Mozambique

59

Augustus, Elector of Saxony

German prince

*July 31st, 1526, Freiberg †February 11th, 1586, Dresden

46

Claude of Lorraine, duke of Aumale

French aristocrat (1526-1573)

*August 18th, 1526, Joinville †March 3rd, 1573, Siege of La Rochelle

75

Joachim Vom Berge

German diplomat and jurist

*March 23rd, 1526, Żukowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †March 5th, 1602, Szprotawa

56

Akechi Mitsuhide

16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga

*January 1st, 1526, Mino Province †July 2nd, 1582, Settsu Province

63

Benedict the Moor

Italian-born African Franciscan friar in Sicily

*March 31st, 1526, San Fratello †April 4th, 1589, Palermo

55

Louis Bertrand

Spanish Dominican missionary

*January 1st, 1526, Valencia †October 9th, 1581, Valencia

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