December 10th, 1726

Born on December 10th, 1726

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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 1726

66

Jacob Friedrich Isenflamm

German physician and university teacher

*September 21st, 1726, Vienna †February 23rd, 1793, Erlangen

29

Gerard Majella

Italian Redemptorist lay brother and saint (1729-1755)

*April 6th, 1726, Muro Lucano †September 30th, 1755, Caposele

74

William Gibbons

American lawyer and revolutionary from Georgia (1726-1800)

*April 8th, 1726, Charleston County †September 27th, 1800, Savannah

69

Antonio Zucchi

Italian painter (1726-1795)

*May 1st, 1726, Venice †December 26th, 1795, Rome

71

Lewis Morris

American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York (1726-1798), Signer of the Declaration of Independence

*April 8th, 1726, Morrisania †January 22nd, 1798, Morrisania

79

Gabriel François Doyen

French painter (1726-1806)

*May 20th, 1726, Paris †March 13th, 1806, Saint Petersburg

61

Daniel Beat Ludwig Funk

Swiss watchmaker

*January 1st, 1726, Bern †May 1st, 1787, Bern

69

William Prescott

Continental army soldier (1726-1795)

*February 20th, 1726, Groton †October 13th, 1795, Pepperell

65

Benjamin Harrison V

American planter and merchant (1726-1791)

*April 5th, 1726, Charles City County †April 24th, 1791, Charles City County

80

José Solano y Bote

Spanish admiral (1726-1806)

*March 6th, 1726, Zorita †March 24th, 1806, Madrid

88

Charles Burney

English music historian (1726-1814)

*April 7th, 1726, Shrewsbury †April 12th, 1814, Chelsea

95

Ambroise-François Germain

French politician and goldsmith

*January 20th, 1726, Paris †December 15th, 1821, Paris

32

Louise Henriette de Bourbon

Duchess of Orléans (1726-1759)

*June 20th, 1726, Paris †February 9th, 1759, Paris

78

Christian Felix Weiße

German writer and pedagogue (1726–1804)

*January 28th, 1726, Annaberg-Buchholz †December 16th, 1804, Stötteritz

78

Joseph Roos

Austrian painter (1726-1805)

*October 9th, 1726, Vienna †August 25th, 1805, Vienna

68

Abraham Clark

American politician (1726-1794)

*February 15th, 1726, Elizabeth †September 15th, 1794, Rahway

52

Francesco Cetti

Italian scientist

*August 9th, 1726, Mannheim †November 20th, 1778, Sassari

64

James Bowdoin

American leader during the American Revolution (1726-1790)

*August 7th, 1726, Boston †November 6th, 1790, Boston

80

José Clavijo y Fajardo

Spanish naturalist, journalist and publicist (1726-1806)

*May 19th, 1726, Teguise †November 3rd, 1806, Madrid

66

Johann Ludwig Schmidt

German law scholar (1726-1792)

*April 22nd, 1726, Quedlinburg †August 2nd, 1792, Jena

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No: With 365 days 1726 is a normal year and no leap year.

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