Historical Events In December - 10

1878  Rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972) on December - 10.  

1882  John Brahms' "Gesang der the Parzen," premieres on this day in history.  

1882  On December - 10 otto Neurath, Aust/Brit philosopher (Foundation of Social Sciences)  

1883  Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian lawyer/foreign min/UN-ambassador on December - 10.  

1885  Janos Hammerschlag, composer on this day in history.  

1886  On December - 10 victor McLaglen, England, actor (Informer, Acad Award-1935)  

1887  Austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan on this day in history.  

1888  Mariano Obiols, composer, dies at 79 on December - 10.  

1889  Ray Collins, Sacramento CA, actor (Homecoming, Good Sam, Rose Marie) on December - 10.  

1889  On this day in history anzengruber, writer, dies  

1890  George Merritt, London England, actor (I Monster, Q Planes) on this day in history.  

1890  Ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, gov-gen (Net India 1861-66), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1891  Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (O the Chimneys-Nobel 1966) on December - 10.  

1893  Walter Rein, composer on this day in history.  

1894  Earnest Haenchen, German new testament expert on December - 10.  

1896  1st intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3) on December - 10.  

1896  On this day in history alfred Nobel, Swedish Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63  

1897  On December - 10 karl H Waggerl, Austria writer (Power of Love)  

1898  Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR and Guam on December - 10.  

1898  Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR & Guam on this day in history.  

1898  On December - 10 anton Mauve, Dutch painter  

1899  On this day in history -15] British "Black Week" due to nederlagen in South Africa  

1901  On December - 10 the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden  

1901  On December - 10 1st Nobel Peace Prizes (to Jean Henri Dunant, Frederic Passy)  

1901  On December - 10 f Fischer, German war criminal (Breda 4)  

1902  Women are given the right to vote in Tasmania on December - 10.  

1903  Marie Curie becomes the first woman to receive a Nobel prize on this day in history.  

1903  Nobel for physics awarded to Pierre/Marie Curie on December - 10.  

1903  George J Lewis, Guadalajara Mexico, sacotr (Don-Zorro) on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history king Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime  

1904  James Cranston, cricketer (scored 16 & 15 in Test for England), dies on this day in history.  

1906  President Theodore Roosevelt (1st American) awarded Nobel Peace Prize on December - 10.  

1906  Pres Theodore Roosevelt (1st American) awarded Nobel Peace Prize on December - 10.  

1907  Ruyard Kipling receives Nobel prize for literature on December - 10.  

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

1452  On this day in history birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)  

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on this day in history.  

1588  On December - 10 birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)  

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

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist was born on December - 10.  

1741  On this day in history birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)  

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on December - 10.  

0949  On December - 10 death of herman I, Duke of Swabia  

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  On this day in history death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)  

1490  On this day in history antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90  

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  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.