December 10th, 1936

Born on December 10th, 1936

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What happened on December 10th, 1936?

December 10th, 1936

Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Edward_VIII

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VIII

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.

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

Born on December 10th, 1936

82

Ara Baliozian

Armenian writer

*December 10th, 1936, Athens †December 7th, 2019, Ontario

77

Howard Smith

American film director (1936-2014)

*December 10th, 1936, Brooklyn †May 1st, 2014, Manhattan

84

Thor Helland

Norwegian long- and middle-distance runner

*December 10th, 1936, Sørfold Municipality †August 2nd, 2021

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Who's birthday is on December 10th?

37

Natti Natasha

Dominican singer

*December 10th, 1986, Santiago de los Caballeros

82

Fionnula Flanagan

Irish actress

*December 10th, 1941, Dublin

66

Ken Campbell

British actor, director and writer (1941-2008)

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

80

Jean Byron

American actress

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

63

Kenneth Branagh

British actor and filmmaker

*December 10th, 1960, Belfast

72

Mako

Japanese-American actor (1933-2006)

*December 10th, 1933, Kobe †July 21st, 2006, Somis

86

Clayton Keith Yeutter

American politician

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

60

Marek Grechuta

Polish singer and composer (1945-2006)

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

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

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

77

Eberhard Aurich

German politician

*December 10th, 1946, Chemnitz

69

Florentin Smarandache

American mathematician

*December 10th, 1954, Romania

36

Ada Lovelace

English mathematician (1815–1852)

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

27

Jonas Vingegaard

Danish cyclist (born 1996)

*December 10th, 1996, Hillerslev

55

Emily Dickinson

American poet (1830-1886)

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

34

Marion Maréchal

French politician

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

80

Giampaolo Tronchin

Italian rower

*December 10th, 1940, Preganziol †November 27th, 2021, Latina

78

Nelly Sachs

Jewish German poet and playwright

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

70

Brian Gill

New Zealand zoologist, museum curator and editor

*December 10th, 1953, London

79

Andris Bērziņš

Eighth president of Latvia

*December 10th, 1944, Nītaure

67

César Franck

Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

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

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Born in 1936

85

Uwe Seeler

German footballer (1936–2022)

*November 5th, 1936, Hamburg †July 21st, 2022, Norderstedt

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

*January 22nd, 1936, Straits Settlements †February 8th, 2002, Singapore

87

Jean Pütz

German science journalist and television presenter

*September 21st, 1936, Cologne

75

Chuck Brown

American guitarist, bandleader and singer (1936-2012)

*August 22nd, 1936, Gaston †May 16th, 2012, Baltimore

80

Victor Lanoux

French actor (1936-2017)

*June 18th, 1936, Paris †May 4th, 2017, Royan

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

86

Silvio Berlusconi

Italian politician and media tycoon (1936–2023)

*September 29th, 1936, Milan †June 12th, 2023, San Raffaele Hospital

68

Dave Allen

Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005)

*July 6th, 1936, Firhouse †March 10th, 2005, Kensington

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin

83

Werner von Moltke

Olympic athlete (1936-2019)

*May 24th, 1936, Mühlhausen †July 29th, 2019, Nieder-Olm

87

Robert Redford

American actor (born 1936)

*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

82

Burt Reynolds

American actor (1936–2018)

*February 11th, 1936, Lansing †September 6th, 2018, Jupiter

88

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

81

John McCain

American politician and military officer (1936–2018)

*August 29th, 1936, Coco Solo †August 25th, 2018, Cornville

81

Pierre Laborie

French historian (1936–2017)

*January 4th, 1936, Bagnac-sur-Célé †May 16th, 2017, Cahors

87

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church

*December 17th, 1936, Flores

75

Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)

*October 5th, 1936, Prague †December 18th, 2011, Hrádeček

82

Albert Finney

British actor

*May 9th, 1936, Salford †February 7th, 2019, Royal Marsden Hospital

87

Mona Andersson

Swedish actress

*August 17th, 1936, Örgryte församling

72

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

*December 8th, 1936, Hollywood †June 3rd, 2009, Bangkok

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Yes: 1936 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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