December 10th, 1883

Born on December 10th, 1883

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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, 1883

85

Giovanni Messe

Italian general (1883-1968)

*December 10th, 1883, Mesagne †December 18th, 1968, Rome

72

Rudolf Veiel

German general

*December 10th, 1883, Stuttgart †March 19th, 1956, Stuttgart

82

Alfred Kreymborg

American poet

*December 10th, 1883, New York City †August 14th, 1966

80

Marguerite Wolff

German-British lawyer

*December 10th, 1883, Greater London †May 21st, 1964

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37

Natti Natasha

Dominican singer

*December 10th, 1986, Santiago de los Caballeros

78

Nelly Sachs

Jewish German poet and playwright

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

36

Ada Lovelace

English mathematician (1815–1852)

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

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

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

55

Emily Dickinson

American poet (1830-1886)

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

74

Evelyn Opoczynski

German actress

*December 10th, 1949, Berlin

63

Otto Neurath

Austrian economist, philosopher and sociologist (1882–1945)

*December 10th, 1882, Vienna †December 22nd, 1945, Oxford

63

Kenneth Branagh

British actor and filmmaker

*December 10th, 1960, Belfast

67

César Franck

Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

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

80

Jean Byron

American actress

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

78

Albert Steffen

Swiss writer (1884-1963)

*December 10th, 1884, Wynau †July 13th, 1963, Dornach

79

Moyna Macgill

Irish actress (1895-1975)

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

62

Maurice Hennequin

French playwright and writer

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

67

Louis Wilkins

Athletics competitor (1882-1950)

*December 10th, 1882, Bourbon †April 6th, 1950

82

Fionnula Flanagan

Irish actress

*December 10th, 1941, Dublin

27

Jonas Vingegaard

Danish cyclist (born 1996)

*December 10th, 1996, Hillerslev

66

Ken Campbell

British actor, director and writer (1941-2008)

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

34

Marion Maréchal

French politician

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

69

Florentin Smarandache

American mathematician

*December 10th, 1954, Romania

62

Adolf Loos

Austrian and Czech architect and art collector (1870-1933)

*December 10th, 1870, Brno †August 23rd, 1933, Kalksburg

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93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

*April 1st, 1883, Sykkylven †April 29th, 1976, Oslo

61

Benito Mussolini

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party

*July 29th, 1883, Predappio †April 28th, 1945, Giulino

86

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

*February 23rd, 1883, Oldenburg †February 26th, 1969, Basel

40

Franz Kafka

Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)

*July 3rd, 1883, Prague †June 3rd, 1924, Kierling

62

John Maynard Keynes

English economist (1883–1946)

*June 5th, 1883, Cambridge †April 21st, 1946, Firle

64

Arthur Cave

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1883, Cork †November 30th, 1947, Clontarf

48

Khalil Gibran

Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)

*January 6th, 1883, Bsharri †April 10th, 1931, New York City

87

Rube Goldberg

American cartoonist (1883-1970)

*July 4th, 1883, San Francisco †December 7th, 1970, New York City

88

Hans Vogts

German architect

*June 25th, 1883, Berlin †March 7th, 1972, Scheuren

65

Jose Clemente Orozco

Mexican artist (1883–1949)

*November 23rd, 1883, Ciudad Guzmán †September 7th, 1949, Mexico City

77

Oskar von Hindenburg

German politician and general (1883–1960)

*January 31st, 1883, Königsberg †February 12th, 1960, Bad Harzburg

66

Jane Cowl

American actress and playwright

*December 14th, 1883, Boston †June 22nd, 1950, Santa Monica

86

Walter Gropius

German-American architect (1883–1969)

*May 18th, 1883, Berlin †July 5th, 1969, Boston

73

Luigi Ganna

Italian cyclist (1883–1957)

*December 1st, 1883, Induno Olona †October 2nd, 1957, Varese

87

Charles Méré

French screenwriter

*January 29th, 1883, Marseille †October 2nd, 1970, Paris

81

Cliff Sterrett

American cartoonist

*December 12th, 1883, Fergus Falls †December 28th, 1964, New York City

39

Jaroslav Hašek

Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist (1883-1923)

*April 30th, 1883, Prague †January 3rd, 1923, Lipnice nad Sázavou

61

Anton Webern

Austrian composer and conductor

*December 3rd, 1883, Vienna †September 15th, 1945, Mittersill

80

Frank R. Adams

Author, screenwriter, composer and reporter

*July 7th, 1883, Morrison †October 8th, 1963, White Lake Township

66

Rockliffe Fellowes

Canadian actor (1884-1950)

*March 17th, 1883, Ottawa †January 28th, 1950, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1883 is a normal year and no leap year.

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