December 10th, 1683

Born on December 10th, 1683

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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 1683

76

George II of Great Britain

British monarch from 1727 to 1760

*October 30th, 1683, Hanover †October 25th, 1760, London

89

Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil

French magistrate and politician

*March 6th, 1683, Paris †July 12th, 1772, Paris

80

Jean-Philippe Rameau

French composer and music theorist (1683–1764)

*September 25th, 1683, Dijon †September 12th, 1764, Paris

74

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur

French scientist

*February 28th, 1683, La Rochelle †October 17th, 1757, Château de La Bermondière

67

Ludolf August von Bismarck

German diplomat

*March 22nd, 1683, Pasłęk †October 15th, 1750, Poltava

36

Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille

French noble (1683-1719)

*March 15th, 1683, Quimper †October 9th, 1719, Mulhouse

78

Giovanni Poleni

Italian scientist and antiquarian (*1683 – †1761)

*August 23rd, 1683, Venice †November 15th, 1761, Padua

64

Jacob Benzelius

Swedish archbishop (1683-1747)

*February 25th, 1683, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †June 19th, 1747, Stockholm

64

Arnold Drakenborch

Dutch classical scholar (1684-1748)

*December 21st, 1683, Utrecht †January 16th, 1748, Utrecht

63

Carlo Bergonzi

Italian luthier (1683-1747)

*December 21st, 1683, Cremona †February 9th, 1747, Cremona

53

Hans von Fersen

Swedish politician (1683-1736)

*March 2nd, 1683, Tallinn †May 25th, 1736, Stockholm

72

Pieter Langendijk

Dutch writer and poet

*July 25th, 1683, Haarlem †July 9th, 1756, Haarlem

60

John Theophilus Desaguliers

French-born British natural philosopher and clergyman

*March 12th, 1683, La Rochelle †February 29th, 1744, Covent Garden

54

Caspar Neumann

Polish chemist

*July 11th, 1683, Sulechów †October 20th, 1737, Berlin

81

Edward Young

English poet

*July 3rd, 1683, Upham †April 5th, 1765, Welwyn

73

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton

Irish and English politician (1683-1757)

*October 25th, 1683, London †May 6th, 1757, London

70

Carl Gustaf Bielke

Swedish count, major-general and county governor

*July 12th, 1683, Stockholm †February 11th, 1754, Stockholm

62

Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1683-1745)

*August 18th, 1683, Saalfeld †September 4th, 1745, Saalfeld

73

Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duke of Mecklenburg (1683–1756)

*May 15th, 1683, Grabow †May 30th, 1756, Schwerin

74

Lorenz Heister

German botanist and doctor (1683-1758)

*September 19th, 1683, Frankfurt †April 18th, 1758, Bornum am Elm

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1683 is a normal year and no leap year.

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