Historical Events In December - 10

1986  Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepts 1986 Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.   

1986  Kate Wolf, folksinger (Back Roads), dies of leukemia at 44 on this day in history.   

1987  "Nightline" is seen in the USSR for first time on December - 10.   

1987  On December - 10 jascha Heifetz, Russia, violinist, dies at 86   

1988  On this day in history massive Earthquake in Armenia kills 100,000 in cities of Leninakan and Spitak   

1988  Dick Clair, comedian (Clair & McMahon, Facts of Life), dies of AIDS on this day in history.   

1990  Space Shuttle STS 35 (Columbia 11) lands on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history armand Hammer, CEO (Occidental Petroleum), dies at 92   

1991  On December - 10 berenice Abbott, US photographer, dies at 93   

1992  On this day in history carlomagno Andrade, Equadorian general, dies   

1993  On this day in history maroun Bagdadi, director/writer (Little Wars, Veiled Man), dies at 42   

1994  On this day in history garnett Silk, vocalist, dies at 28   

2006  On this day in history chivas defeats Toluca in the final of the Mexican Soccer League.   

2006  Christer Fuglesang becomes the first Swede in space on this day in history.   

2006  STS-116: Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on the first night launch since the 2003 loss of Columbia on December - 10.   

2006  The Nobel Prize ceremonies take place in Stockholm and Oslo on this day in history.   

2007  On December - 10 led Zeppelin reunites in London, England, for the Ahmet Ertegün tribute.   

2007  The United Nations deadline for a negotiated settlement on the future of Kosovo passed without an international agreement on December - 10.   

2012  Google begins selling US$99 laptops on this day in history.   

2017  Governor Jerry Brown tours Southern Californian wildfires and declares them "the new normal" on this day in history.   

2017  Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is out for the season after injuring his knee in 43-35 win over Los Angeles Rams in Los Angeles on December - 10.   

2018  On this day in history theresa May cancels UK parliament vote on Brexit bill in face of certain defeat   

2018  On this day in history russia's most prolific mass murderer Mikhail Popkov sentenced to second life sentence for total of 56 murders   

2018  On December - 10 emmanuel Macron announces in TV address rise in minimum wage and tax concessions after weeks of civil unrest   

2019  On December - 10 democrats in the United States House of Representatives announce formal charges against President Donald Trump, accusing him of abusing power and "obstructing Congress"; he becomes the fourth U.S. president in history to face impeachment.December 11 - The World Trade Organization is left unable to intervene in trade disputes after the U.S. blocks the appointment of new panel members.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The United States and Saudi Arabia approve tozinameran for emergency use, while Argentina approves Sputnik V on December - 10.   

2020  On this day in history western Sahara conflict, Arab–Israeli conflict: Israel and Morocco normalise diplomatic relations. Simultaneously, the United States reaffirms its previous recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara and announces plans to build a consulate there.   

2020  On this day in history france: End of Nicolas Sarkozy corruption trial.   

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1394  On December - 10 birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)   

1452  On December - 10 birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)   

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on December - 10.   

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history birth of willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders   

1691  On this day in history birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)   

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.   

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on December - 10.   

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on December - 10.   

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on this day in history.   

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on December - 10.   

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on December - 10.   

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on December - 10.   

1572  On this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72