December 10th, 1611

Born on December 10th, 1611

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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

74

Adriaen van Ostade

Dutch painter (1610–1685)

*December 10th, 1610, Haarlem †May 2nd, 1685, Haarlem

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

74

Evelyn Opoczynski

German actress

*December 10th, 1949, Berlin

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

76

Louis-Philippe de Ségur

French diplomat (1753-1830)

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

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

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

77

Eberhard Aurich

German politician

*December 10th, 1946, Chemnitz

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76

Johannes Hevelius

Astronomer

*January 28th, 1611, Gdańsk †January 28th, 1687, Gdańsk

78

Innocent XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1676 to 1689

*May 19th, 1611, Como †August 12th, 1689, Rome

70

Evliya Çelebi

Turkish traveler and writer (1611–1682)

*March 25th, 1611, Istanbul †January 1st, 1682, Cairo

60

Johann Friedrich Gronovius

German-Dutch classical scholar, professor of Greek and history and librarian in Leiden (1611-1671), owner/creator of the album amicorum of Johannes Fredericus Gronovius

*September 8th, 1611, Hamburg †December 28th, 1671, Amsterdam

67

Andries de Graeff

Mayor of Amsterdam, Dutch Statesman

*February 19th, 1611, Amsterdam †November 30th, 1678, Amsterdam

55

Marie Louise Gonzaga

Queen of Poland (1611-1667)

*August 18th, 1611, Paris †May 10th, 1667, Warsaw

73

Johann Wachmann

German politician and jurist (1611-1685)

*September 16th, 1611, Bremen †February 15th, 1685, Bremen

68

Johann Duve

German merchant

*March 8th, 1611, Hanover †September 2nd, 1679, Hanover

74

John Pell

British mathematician (*1611 – †1685)

*March 1st, 1611, Southwick †December 12th, 1685, Westminster

89

Toussaint Rose

French writer (1611-1701)

*September 3rd, 1611, Provins †January 6th, 1701, Paris

52

George III of Brieg

Duke of Brzeg (1611-1664)

*September 4th, 1611, Brzeg †July 4th, 1664, Brzeg

52

Gottfried Möbius

German physician (1611-1664)

*October 17th, 1611, Laucha an der Unstrut †April 25th, 1664, Halle (Saale)

33

Chongzhen Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

*February 6th, 1611, Beijing †April 25th, 1644, Jingshan Park

32

William Cartwright

English dramatist and clergyman

*September 1st, 1611, Northway †November 29th, 1643, Oxford

60

Fang Yizhi

Qing dynasty person CBDB = 54996

*January 1st, 1611, Tongcheng †November 9th, 1671, Wan'an County

56

Jai Singh I

Maharaja of Jaipur (1611-1667)

*July 15th, 1611, Amber †August 28th, 1667, Burhanpur

70

Joachim Ernst Görtzke

German military personnel

*April 11th, 1611, Oberbarnim †March 27th, 1682, Kostrzyn nad Odrą

50

Jan Fyt

Flemish painter and engraver (1611–1661)

*March 15th, 1611, Antwerp †September 11th, 1661, Antwerp

44

François-Marie, comte de Broglie

French noble and soldier

*November 1st, 1611, Chieri †July 2nd, 1656, Valencia

46

Johan Oxenstierna

Swedish statesman

*June 24th, 1611, Stockholm †December 5th, 1657, Wismar

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1611 is a normal year and no leap year.

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