December 10th, 1845

Born on December 10th, 1845

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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, 1845

83

Wilhelm von Bode

German art historian and museum director (1845-1929)

*December 10th, 1845, Calvörde †March 1st, 1929, Berlin

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37

Natti Natasha

Dominican singer

*December 10th, 1986, Santiago de los Caballeros

55

Emily Dickinson

American poet (1830-1886)

*December 10th, 1830, Amherst †May 15th, 1886, Amherst

36

Ada Lovelace

English mathematician (1815–1852)

*December 10th, 1815, London †November 27th, 1852, Marylebone

67

César Franck

Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

*December 10th, 1822, Liège †November 8th, 1890, Paris

62

Maurice Hennequin

French playwright and writer

*December 10th, 1863, Liège †September 3rd, 1926, Montreux

80

Melvil Dewey

American librarian

*December 10th, 1851, Adams Center †December 26th, 1931, Lake Placid

74

Evelyn Opoczynski

German actress

*December 10th, 1949, Berlin

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy

63

Kenneth Branagh

British actor and filmmaker

*December 10th, 1960, Belfast

78

Nelly Sachs

Jewish German poet and playwright

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

80

Jean Byron

American actress

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

63

Adolph Woermann

German merchant (1847-1911)

*December 10th, 1847, Hamburg †May 4th, 1911, Grönwohld

27

Jonas Vingegaard

Danish cyclist (born 1996)

*December 10th, 1996, Hillerslev

82

Fionnula Flanagan

Irish actress

*December 10th, 1941, Dublin

34

Marion Maréchal

French politician

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

66

Ken Campbell

British actor, director and writer (1941-2008)

*December 10th, 1941, Ilford †August 31st, 2008, Loughton

79

Moyna Macgill

Irish actress (1895-1975)

*December 10th, 1895, Belfast †November 25th, 1975, Los Angeles

69

Florentin Smarandache

American mathematician

*December 10th, 1954, Romania

76

Louis-Philippe de Ségur

French diplomat (1753-1830)

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

60

Marek Grechuta

Polish singer and composer (1945-2006)

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

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Born in 1845

72

Georg Cantor

German mathematician, inventor of set theory (1845–1918)

*February 19th, 1845, Saint Petersburg †January 6th, 1918, Halle (Saale)

79

Gabriel Fauré

French composer, organist, pianist and teacher

*May 12th, 1845, Pamiers †November 4th, 1924, Paris

74

Paul Deussen

German Orientalist and Sanskrit scholar

*January 7th, 1845, Oberdreis †July 6th, 1919, Kiel

58

Carl Frederik Bricka

Danish biographer and historian

*July 10th, 1845, Copenhagen †August 23rd, 1903, Copenhagen

52

Erwin Rohde

German classical philologist (1845-1898)

*October 9th, 1845, Hamburg †January 11th, 1898, Heidelberg

77

Wilhelm Röntgen

German physicist (1845–1923)

*March 27th, 1845, Lennep †February 10th, 1923, Munich

71

Élie Metchnikoff

Immunologist, embryologist, biologist, Nobel laureat

*May 3rd, 1845, Ivanivka †July 2nd, 1916, Paris

79

Carl Spitteler

Swiss writer (1845–1924)

*April 24th, 1845, Liestal †December 29th, 1924, Lucerne

75

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)

*August 16th, 1845, Bonnevoie †July 13th, 1921, Atlantic Ocean

76

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

French physician

*June 18th, 1845, Paris †May 18th, 1922, Paris

91

Elihu Root

American politician (1845-1937)

*February 15th, 1845, Clinton †February 7th, 1937, New York City

49

Alexander III of Russia

Emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894

*March 10th, 1845, Anichkov Palace †October 20th, 1894, Livadia Palace

67

George I of Greece

King of Greece (r. 1863–1913)

*December 24th, 1845, Copenhagen †March 18th, 1913, Thessaloniki

40

Ludwig II of Bavaria

King of Bavaria

*August 25th, 1845, Nymphenburg Palace †June 13th, 1886, Lake Starnberg

51

Félix Tisserand

French astronomer (1845-1896)

*January 13th, 1845, Nuits-Saint-Georges †October 20th, 1896, Paris

83

Louis Rousselet

French photographer

*May 15th, 1845, Perpignan †January 1st, 1929, Vineuil

72

Judith Gautier

French poet and historical novelist (1845-1917)

*August 25th, 1845, Paris †December 26th, 1917, Dinard

73

George Reid

Australian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia and 12th Premier of New South Wales (1845-1918)

*February 25th, 1845, Johnstone †September 12th, 1918, London

79

Àngel Guimerà

Spanish Catalan author

*May 6th, 1845, Santa Cruz de Tenerife †July 18th, 1924, Barcelona

73

Karel Eichler

Czech writer and roman catholic priest (1845-1918)

*January 13th, 1845, Velké Meziříčí †April 25th, 1918, Brno

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1845 is a normal year and no leap year.

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