December 10th, 1902

Born on December 10th, 1902

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What happened on December 10th, 1902?

December 10th, 1902

The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.

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What else 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 10th

Born on December 10th, 1902

94

Dulce María Loynaz

Cuban writer

*December 10th, 1902, Havana †April 27th, 1997, Havana

87

Pat Costello

American actor (1902-1990)

*December 10th, 1902, Paterson †September 13th, 1990, Encino

83

Mikhail Alpatov

Russian art historian

*December 10th, 1902, Moscow †May 9th, 1986, Moscow

86

Shmuel Rodensky

Israeli Jewish actor

*December 10th, 1902, Vilnius †July 18th, 1989, Tel Aviv

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37

Natti Natasha

Dominican singer

*December 10th, 1986, Santiago de los Caballeros

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

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

82

Una Merkel

American actress (1903–1986)

*December 10th, 1903, Covington †January 2nd, 1986, Los Angeles

78

Nelly Sachs

Jewish German poet and playwright

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

70

Antonín Novotný

Czech politician

*December 10th, 1904, Letňany †January 28th, 1975, Prague

80

Jean Byron

American actress

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

36

Ada Lovelace

English mathematician (1815–1852)

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

79

Moyna Macgill

Irish actress (1895-1975)

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

63

Kenneth Branagh

British actor and filmmaker

*December 10th, 1960, Belfast

55

Emily Dickinson

American poet (1830-1886)

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

70

Miguel Odriozola Pietas

Spanisch politician (1903-1974)

*December 10th, 1903, Vitoria-Gasteiz †November 28th, 1974, Madrid

82

Fionnula Flanagan

Irish actress

*December 10th, 1941, Dublin

60

Johannes Even

German politician (1903-1964)

*December 10th, 1903, Essen †November 24th, 1964, Cologne

67

César Franck

Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

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

74

Michael Blankfort

Jewish-American screenwriter, playwright and author (1907-1982)

*December 10th, 1907, New York City †July 13th, 1982, Los Angeles

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

97

Lucien Laurent

French footballer (1907–2005)

*December 10th, 1907, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés †April 11th, 2005, Besançon

62

Maurice Hennequin

French playwright and writer

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

86

Clayton Keith Yeutter

American politician

*December 10th, 1930, Eustis †March 4th, 2017, Potomac

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39

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

*November 21st, 1902, Oslo †May 23rd, 1942, Oslo

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

*April 1st, 1902, 10th arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 2004, Paris

101

Leni Riefenstahl

German film director, photographer, actress and Nazi propagandist (1902–2003)

*August 22nd, 1902, Berlin †September 8th, 2003, Pöcking

82

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, Tallahassee

66

John Steinbeck

American writer

*February 27th, 1902, Salinas †December 20th, 1968, Harlem

66

Thelma Ritter

American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)

*February 14th, 1902, Brooklyn †February 5th, 1969, New York City

80

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

*December 19th, 1902, Cheltenham †October 10th, 1983, London

74

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

72

Jan Tschichold

Graphic designer (1902–1974)

*April 2nd, 1902, Leipzig †August 11th, 1974, Locarno

92

Karl Popper

Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and political philosopher noted for falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)

*July 28th, 1902, Vienna †September 17th, 1994, Kenley

90

Barbara McClintock

American scientist and cytogeneticist

*June 16th, 1902, Hartford †September 2nd, 1992, Huntington

72

Charles Lindbergh

American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist

*February 4th, 1902, Detroit †August 26th, 1974, Kipahulu

85

Shen Congwen

Chinese writer（1902-1988）

*December 28th, 1902, Fenghuang County †May 10th, 1988, Beijing

85

Josef Grohé

Gauleiter of Cologne (1902-1987)

*November 6th, 1902, Gemünden †December 27th, 1987, Brück

68

Max Abegglen

Swiss footballer (1902-1970)

*April 11th, 1902, Neuchâtel †August 25th, 1970, Zermatt

77

Paul Nevermann

German politician (1902-1979)

*February 5th, 1902, Klein Flottbek †March 22nd, 1979, Puerto de la Cruz

95

Halldór Laxness

Icelandic author (1902-1998)

*April 23rd, 1902, Reykjavík †February 8th, 1998, Mosfellsbær

65

Langston Hughes

American writer and social activist

*February 1st, 1902, Joplin †May 22nd, 1967, New York City

86

Georgy Malenkov

Soviet politician (1901–1988)

*January 8th, 1902, Orenburg †January 14th, 1988, Moscow

81

Alfred Kastler

French physicist

*May 3rd, 1902, Guebwiller †January 7th, 1984, Bandol

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1902 is a normal year and no leap year.

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