December 10th, 1903

Born on December 10th, 1903

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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, 1903

82

Una Merkel

American actress (1903–1986)

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

70

Miguel Odriozola Pietas

Spanisch politician (1903-1974)

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

81

Márton Bukovi

Hungarian association football player and coach

*December 10th, 1903, Budapest †February 2nd, 1985, Sète

60

Johannes Even

German politician (1903-1964)

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

88

Victoria Wolf

American screenwriter and writer

*December 10th, 1903, Heilbronn †September 16th, 1992, Los Angeles

74

Luis H. Salgado

Ecuadorian composer

*December 10th, 1903, Cayambe †December 12th, 1977, Quito

69

William Plomer

South African-British writer

*December 10th, 1903, Polokwane †September 21st, 1973, Lewes

65

Erich Kordt

German diplomat (1903-1969)

*December 10th, 1903, Düsseldorf †November 11th, 1969, Düsseldorf

94

James Ireland

Rugby union player

*December 10th, 1903, Glasgow †October 25th, 1998, Scotland

89

Howard Scott Gentry

American botanist (1903-1993)

*December 10th, 1903, Temecula †April 1st, 1993, Tucson

83

Emilio Giuseppe Dossena

Italian painter (1903-1987)

*December 10th, 1903, Cavenago d'Adda †March 23rd, 1987, Milan

91

George J. Lewis

Actor (1903-1995)

*December 10th, 1903, Guadalajara †December 8th, 1995, Rancho Santa Fe

88

Mary Norton

English children's writer (1903-1992)

*December 10th, 1903, Highbury †August 29th, 1992, Hartland

89

René Sylviano

French composer

*December 10th, 1903, Mantes-la-Jolie †October 16th, 1993, 9th arrondissement of Paris

82

Winthrop Sargeant

American music critic

*December 10th, 1903, San Francisco †August 15th, 1986

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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

70

Antonín Novotný

Czech politician

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

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

36

Ada Lovelace

English mathematician (1815–1852)

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

63

Kenneth Branagh

British actor and filmmaker

*December 10th, 1960, Belfast

79

Moyna Macgill

Irish actress (1895-1975)

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

55

Emily Dickinson

American poet (1830-1886)

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

94

Dulce María Loynaz

Cuban writer

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

82

Fionnula Flanagan

Irish actress

*December 10th, 1941, Dublin

74

Michael Blankfort

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

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

67

César Franck

Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

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

97

Lucien Laurent

French footballer (1907–2005)

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

66

Ken Campbell

British actor, director and writer (1941-2008)

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

27

Jonas Vingegaard

Danish cyclist (born 1996)

*December 10th, 1996, Hillerslev

56

Clarice Lispector

Brazilian writer

*December 10th, 1920, Chechelnyk †December 9th, 1977, Rio de Janeiro

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

69

Florentin Smarandache

American mathematician

*December 10th, 1954, Romania

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53

Preston Tucker

American businessman (1903-1956)

*September 21st, 1903, Michigan †December 26th, 1956, Ypsilanti

87

Prince Abdul Rahman

First Prime Minister of Malaysia

*February 8th, 1903, Alor Setar †December 6th, 1990, Penang

74

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

*May 3rd, 1903, Tacoma †October 14th, 1977, Alcobendas

91

Heinrich Drake

German sculptor and illustrator (1903-1994)

*February 15th, 1903, Lügde †July 26th, 1994, Berlin

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

*June 8th, 1903, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor

91

Jan Tinbergen

Dutch economist (1903–1994)

*April 12th, 1903, The Hague †June 9th, 1994, The Hague

120

Alfred Krohn

German rower

*May 2nd, 1903, Szczecin

46

George Orwell

British writer and journalist

*June 25th, 1903, Motihari †January 21st, 1950, London

87

Anne Revere

American actress (1903-1990)

*June 25th, 1903, New York City †December 18th, 1990, Locust Valley

85

Alan Paton

South African writer and activist (1903-1988)

*January 11th, 1903, Pietermaritzburg †April 12th, 1988, Durban

65

Theodor W. Adorno

German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)

*September 11th, 1903, Frankfurt †August 6th, 1969, Visp

53

Francis L. Sullivan

British actor (1903-1956)

*January 6th, 1903, London †November 19th, 1956, New York City

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

*October 10th, 1903, Parafjanava †January 16th, 1969, Santa Monica

77

Reginald Gardiner

Actor (1903-1980)

*February 27th, 1903, London †July 7th, 1980, Westwood

85

Konrad Lorenz

Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973

*November 7th, 1903, Vienna †February 27th, 1989, Vienna

86

Claude Arrieu

French composer

*November 30th, 1903, 8th arrondissement of Paris †March 7th, 1990, 19th arrondissement of Paris

91

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

*October 6th, 1903, Abbeyside †June 25th, 1995, Belfast

96

Habib Bourguiba

Leader of the Tunisian National Movement, founder of the Tunisian Republic and the first President of the Tunisian Republic after independence

*August 3rd, 1903, Monastir †April 6th, 2000, Monastir

94

Benjamin Spock

American pediatrician and author of Baby and Child Care (1903-1998)

*May 2nd, 1903, New Haven †March 15th, 1998, La Jolla

92

Alec Douglas-Home

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964

*July 2nd, 1903, Mayfair †October 9th, 1995, The Hirsel

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No: With 365 days 1903 is a normal year and no leap year.

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