December 10th, 1816

Born on December 10th, 1816

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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 1816

78

Rudolf von Gneist

German politician (1816–1895)

*August 13th, 1816, Berlin †July 22nd, 1895, Berlin

75

Werner von Siemens

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892)

*December 13th, 1816, Lenthe †December 6th, 1892, Charlottenburg

78

Gustav Freytag

German writer and politician (1816-1895)

*July 13th, 1816, Kluczbork †April 30th, 1895, Wiesbaden

38

Charlotte Brontë

British novelist and poet (1816-1855)

*April 21st, 1816, Thornton †March 31st, 1855, Haworth

62

Paul Gervais

French paleontologist and entomologist (1816-1879)

*September 26th, 1816, Paris †February 10th, 1879, Paris

59

Charlotte Cushman

American actress (1816-1876)

*July 23rd, 1816, Boston †February 18th, 1876, Boston

66

Arthur de Gobineau

French diplomat and writer known for racial theories (1816–1882)

*July 14th, 1816, Ville-d'Avray †October 13th, 1882, Turin

71

Eugène Pottier

French politician (1816-1887)

*October 4th, 1816, Paris †November 6th, 1887, Paris

62

Félix Douay

French general (1816–1879)

*August 14th, 1816, Paris †May 5th, 1879, Paris

52

Emanuel Leutze

American artist (1816-1868)

*May 24th, 1816, Schwäbisch Gmünd †July 18th, 1868, Washington, D.C.

89

Russell Sage

American financier and congressman for New York (1816–1906)

*August 4th, 1816, Verona †July 22nd, 1906, New York City

84

John Charles Ryle

Anglican bishop (1816–1900)

*May 10th, 1816, Macclesfield †June 10th, 1900, Lowestoft

89

Jean Cabanis

German ornithologist (1816-1906)

*March 8th, 1816, Berlin †February 20th, 1906, Friedrichshagen

86

Laureano Figuerola

Spanish author (1816-1903)

*July 4th, 1816, Calaf †February 28th, 1903, Madrid

72

Christian August Selmer

2nd Prime Minister of Norway (1816–1889)

*November 16th, 1816, Halden Municipality †November 1st, 1889, Christiania

71

Thomas Russell Crampton

British engineer (1816–1888)

*August 6th, 1816, Broadstairs †April 19th, 1888, London

50

Moriz Heider

Austrian dentist (1816–1866)

*January 1st, 1816, Vienna †January 1st, 1866, Vienna

78

Christian Bernhard Tauchnitz

German publisher

*August 25th, 1816, Naumburg †August 13th, 1895, Leipzig

73

John Palmer Usher

American politician (1816–1889)

*January 9th, 1816, Brookfield †April 13th, 1889, Philadelphia

49

Paola Elisabetta Cerioli

Italian nun

*January 28th, 1816, Soncino †December 24th, 1865, Seriate

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Leap year

Yes: 1816 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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