December 10th, 1609

Born on December 10th, 1609

Weekday

Thursday

December 10th, 1609 was a Thursday.

Age

416

People born on December 10th, 1609 will turn 417 this year (2026), in exactly 136 days .

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1609 - December 21st, 1609

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 152,000 days old!

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152,170 Days

21,738 Weeks

4,999 Months

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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 (Finn depicted) 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, 2021

A tornado strikes an Amazon warehouse during increased holiday demand, killing six sheltering workers.

December 10th, 1967

Soul and blues singer, Otis Redding, along with members of his back-up group, The Bar-Kays, are killed when their helicopter crashes in Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin.

December 10th, 1890

The New York World Building, the then-tallest building in the United States at a height of 110 meters, was completed in New York City.

December 10th, 1992

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan establishes the Marriage Fund in the United Arab Emirates in response to rising wedding prices.

December 10th, 1848

Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte won France's first presidential election, and was elected as the first and only president of the French Second Republic.

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1609

Frederick III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670

*March 18th, 1609, Haderslev †February 9th, 1670, Copenhagen Castle

Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato

Italian painter (1609–1685)

*August 25th, 1609, Sassoferrato †August 8th, 1685, Rome

Pieter van Lint

Flemish painter (1609-1690)

*June 28th, 1609, Antwerp †September 25th, 1690, Antwerp

Kazimierz Leon Sapieha

Lithuanian noble (1609-1656)

*July 15th, 1609, Vilnius †January 19th, 1656, Brest

Pierre-Paul Riquet

French engineer

*June 29th, 1609, Béziers †October 1st, 1680, Toulouse

Matthew Hale

English jurist and scholar (1609–1676)

*November 1st, 1609, Alderley †December 25th, 1676, Alderley House

Michael Franck

German composer and poet

*March 16th, 1609, Schleusingen †September 24th, 1667, Coburg

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria

Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal Infante, Archbishop of Toledo (1609-1641)

*May 16th, 1609, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †November 9th, 1641, Brussels metropolitan area

John Clarke

American politician (1609–1676)

*October 3rd, 1609, Westhorpe †April 20th, 1676, Newport

John Suckling

English poet

*February 10th, 1609, London †June 1st, 1642, Paris

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

English politician and historian (1609–1674)

*February 18th, 1609, London †December 9th, 1674, Rouen

Artus Quellinus the Elder

Flemish sculptor (1609–1668)

*August 30th, 1609, Antwerp †August 23rd, 1668, Antwerp

Ádám Batthyány

(1609–1659) Hungarian noble

*February 14th, 1609, Güssing †March 15th, 1659, Rechnitz

Raimondo Montecuccoli

Politician and military commander of the Holy Roman Empire (1609-1680)

*February 21st, 1609, Castello di Montecuccolo †October 16th, 1680, Linz

Paul Fleming

Physician, poet, diplomat

*October 5th, 1609, Hartenstein †April 2nd, 1640, Hamburg

Schering Rosenhane

Swedish baron, civil servant and author (1609–1663)

*July 4th, 1609, Husby-Oppunda socken †August 6th, 1663, Husby-Oppunda socken

Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet

English politician

*August 30th, 1609, Antony †December 23rd, 1644

Frère Fiacre

*February 21st, 1609, Marly-la-Ville †February 16th, 1684

Ernst Ludwig Avemann

*January 1st, 1609, Eisenach †January 1st, 1689

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 10th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 10th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

X.XII.MDCIX

10.12.1609

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1609 is a normal year and no leap year.

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December 10th, 1609

Born on December 10th, 1609

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 152,000 days old!

152,170 Days

21,738 Weeks

4,999 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on December 10th?

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A tornado strikes an Amazon warehouse during increased holiday demand, killing six sheltering workers.

Soul and blues singer, Otis Redding, along with members of his back-up group, The Bar-Kays, are killed when their helicopter crashes in Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin.

The New York World Building, the then-tallest building in the United States at a height of 110 meters, was completed in New York City.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan establishes the Marriage Fund in the United Arab Emirates in response to rising wedding prices.

Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte won France's first presidential election, and was elected as the first and only president of the French Second Republic.

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.

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

Same year Born in 1609

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 10th

Alfred Nobel Day or Nobeldagen (Sweden)

Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Eulalia of Mérida

Karl Barth (Episcopal Church (USA))

Thomas Merton (Episcopal Church (USA))

Translation of the Holy House of Loreto

December 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Constitution Day (Thailand)

Human Rights Day (International)

Gregory III

Polydore Plasden

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

10.12.1609

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December 1609

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