December 10th, 1724

Born on December 10th, 1724

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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

Born on December 10th, 1724

76

Giacomo Maria Brignole

Doge of Genoa (1724-1801)

*December 10th, 1724, Genoa †January 1st, 1801, Florence

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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

76

Louis-Philippe de Ségur

French diplomat (1753-1830)

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

80

Jean Byron

American actress

*December 10th, 1925, Paducah †February 3rd, 2006, Mobile

27

Jonas Vingegaard

Danish cyclist (born 1996)

*December 10th, 1996, Hillerslev

78

Nelly Sachs

Jewish German poet and playwright

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

82

Fionnula Flanagan

Irish actress

*December 10th, 1941, Dublin

34

Marion Maréchal

French politician

*December 10th, 1989, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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

77

Antoine-Joseph-Eulalie de Beaumont d’Autichamp

French military personnel

*December 10th, 1744, Angers †April 10th, 1822

69

Florentin Smarandache

American mathematician

*December 10th, 1954, Romania

60

Marek Grechuta

Polish singer and composer (1945-2006)

*December 10th, 1945, Zamość †October 9th, 2006, Kraków

46

Thomas Klitgaard

Danish handball player

*December 10th, 1977, Aalborg

46

Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi

German mathematician

*December 10th, 1804, Potsdam †February 18th, 1851, Berlin

77

Eberhard Aurich

German politician

*December 10th, 1946, Chemnitz

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79

Immanuel Kant

German philosopher (1724–1804)

*April 22nd, 1724, Königsberg †February 12th, 1804, Königsberg

65

Frances Brooke

English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator (1724-1789)

*January 12th, 1724, Claypole †January 23rd, 1789, Sleaford

78

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

German poet, writer and linguist

*July 2nd, 1724, Quedlinburg †March 14th, 1803, Hamburg

48

Jan Adam Galina

Czech conductor and composer

*December 13th, 1724, Cítoliby †January 5th, 1773, Cítoliby

98

Eva Marie Veigel

Austrian dancer in London

*February 29th, 1724, Vienna †October 16th, 1822, London

74

Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria

German nobleman and elector (1724-1799)

*December 11th, 1724, Drogenbos †February 16th, 1799, Nymphenburg Palace

27

Louise of Great Britain

Daughter of George II of Great Britain; Queen consort of Denmark and Norway

*December 7th, 1724, Leicester House †December 19th, 1751, Christiansborg Palace

43

Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Father of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1724-1767)

*February 27th, 1724, Ribeauvillé †August 15th, 1767, Schwetzingen

91

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

British Admiral known particularly for his service in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary Wars (1724-1816)

*December 12th, 1724, Butleigh †January 27th, 1816, Bath

73

Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser

Austrian marshall

*May 7th, 1724, Strasbourg †August 22nd, 1797, Vienna

83

Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval

French Catholic bishop and cardinal (1724-1808)

*December 11th, 1724, Bayers †June 17th, 1808, Hamburg

68

Henry Laurens

American slave trader, planter, and congressman (1724-1792)

*March 6th, 1724, Charleston †December 8th, 1792, Charleston

89

Manuel do Cenáculo

18th-century Portuguese prelate and antiquarian

*March 1st, 1724, Lisbon †January 26th, 1814, Évora

82

Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg

Austrian diplomat (1724-1807)

*August 10th, 1724, London †April 19th, 1807, Vienna

68

Johann Gerhard Reinhard Andreae

German geologist (1724-1793)

*December 17th, 1724, Hanover †May 1st, 1793, Hanover

74

Claude Balbastre

French composer

*December 8th, 1724, Dijon †May 9th, 1799, Paris

68

John Smeaton

English engineer (1724-1792)

*June 8th, 1724, Austhorpe †October 28th, 1792, Austhorpe

81

George Stubbs

British painter (1724–1806)

*August 25th, 1724, Liverpool †July 10th, 1806, London

55

Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria

German composer, opera singer and librettist (1724-1780)

*July 18th, 1724, Munich †April 23rd, 1780, Dresden

66

Lyman Hall

American physician (1724-1790)

*April 12th, 1724, Wallingford †October 19th, 1790, Burke County

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Leap year

Yes: 1724 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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