Page 3: 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  On December - 10 john Brahms' "Gesang der the Parzen," premieres   

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

1883  On this day in history andrej J Vysjinski, Russian lawyer/foreign min/UN-ambassador   

1885  On December - 10 janos Hammerschlag, composer   

1886  Victor McLaglen, England, actor (Informer, Acad Award-1935) on December - 10.   

1887  Austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan on December - 10.   

1888  Mariano Obiols, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1889  Ray Collins, Sacramento CA, actor (Homecoming, Good Sam, Rose Marie) on this day in history.   

1889  Anzengruber, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1890  George Merritt, London England, actor (I Monster, Q Planes) on December - 10.   

1890  Ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, gov-gen (Net India 1861-66), dies at 84 on December - 10.   

1891  Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (O the Chimneys-Nobel 1966) on this day in history.   

1893  Walter Rein, composer on this day in history.   

1894  On December - 10 earnest Haenchen, German new testament expert   

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

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  On this day in history spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR and Guam   

1898  On December - 10 spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR & Guam   

1898  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter on December - 10.   

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

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

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

1901  On this day in history f Fischer, German war criminal (Breda 4)   

1902  On this day in history women are given the right to vote in Tasmania.   

1903  On this day in history marie Curie becomes the first woman to receive a Nobel prize   

1903  Nobel for physics awarded to Pierre/Marie Curie on this day in history.   

1903  On December - 10 george J Lewis, Guadalajara Mexico, sacotr (Don-Zorro)   

1904  King Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime on December - 10.   

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  On December - 10 pres Theodore Roosevelt (1st American) awarded Nobel Peace Prize   

1907  On this day in history ruyard Kipling receives Nobel prize for literature   

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1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.   

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

1538  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

1588  On this day in history 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  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 December - 10.   

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 this day in history.   

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on December - 10.   

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  On this day in history death of henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death   

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