Historical Events In December - 10

1907  Amedeo Nazzari, Cagliari Sardinia Italy, actor (Lure of Sila) on December - 10.   

1908  Arnold A van Ruler, Dutch theologist on December - 10.   

1909  Red Cloud, Sioux indian chief, dies on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history jD Van de Waals wins Nobel Prize for physics   

1910  Dennis Morgan, Prentice Wisc, actor (Dennis-21 Beacon Street) on December - 10.   

1910  On this day in history pablo Hernandez Salces, composer, dies at 76   

1911  Calbraith Rogers completes first crossing of US by airplane (84 days) on December - 10.   

1911  Calbraith Rogers completes 1st crossing of US by airplane (84 days) on this day in history.   

1911  On December - 10 chet Huntley, Cardwell Mont, newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report)   

1911  On December - 10 joseph D Hooker, British botanist, dies at 94   

1912  On December - 10 rien van Nunen, Dutch actor (Spuit Elf)   

1913  On this day in history kamerlingh Onnes receives Nobel prize for physics   

1913  Morton Gould, Richmond Hill NY, prolific composer (Verdun) on December - 10.   

1914  French government returns to Paris on December - 10.   

1914  Dorothy Lamour, [Mary Kaumeyer], New Orleans, actress (Road to Bali) on December - 10.   

1915  President Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Galt on December - 10.   

1915  10,000,000th model T Ford assembled on December - 10.   

1918  John A Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League on this day in history.   

1918  Anne Gwynne, Waco TX, actress (Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein) on December - 10.   

1919  NL votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers on December - 10.   

1919  On this day in history sven-Eric Emanuel Johanson, composer   

1920  President Woodrow Wilson receives Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.   

1920  Ragnhild Hveger, Denmark, 200m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1936) on this day in history.   

1921  Viktor Jacobi, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history nobel prizes awarded to Fridtjof Nansen, Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein   

1922  Allen Dwight Sapp, composer on this day in history.   

1923  On December - 10 polish govt of Grabski, forms   

1923  On December - 10 abelardo Quinteros, composer   

1924  On this day in history aggrement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years   

1925  On this day in history george Bernard Shaw awarded Nobel   

1925  On this day in history carolyn Ashley Kizer, US writer (Yin, Pulitzer 1985)   

1926  On December - 10 1st radio broadcast in the Sprinfield area (WCBS)   

1926  Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe, composer on this day in history.   

1927  Grand Ole Opry makes its first radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN on December - 10.   

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

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on December - 10.   

1679  On December - 10 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  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on this day in history.   

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on December - 10.   

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 this day in history.   

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