Historical Events In December - 10
Saturday, 27 July 2024
1927 Grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN on this day in history.
1928 On December - 10 john Colicos, Toronto, actor (Battlestar Galactica)
1929 Bradman scores 225 in 2nd inn of Test Cricket trial after 124 in 1st on December - 10.
1929 Dan Blocker, Texas, American actor (Tiny-Cimarron City, Hoss-Bonanza) on December - 10.
1930 On December - 10 clayton K Yeutter, Nebraska, US trade rep/Republican Natl chairman
1931 On December - 10 jane Addams (1st US woman) named co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize
1931 On this day in history max Elskamp, Belgian author/poet (Six Chansons), dies at 69
1932 Thailand receives its first constitution on December - 10.
1932 On December - 10 king Rama VII (Prajadhipok) grants Thailand a constitution
1934 On this day in history fascist dictator of Latvia Ulmanis begins building concentration camp
1935 On this day in history a's sell Jimmie Foxx to the Red Sox for $150,000
1935 On December - 10 john H Aberson, 1st rector of Landbouw high school, dies at 78
1936 On December - 10 england replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI
1936 On December - 10 king Edward VIII abdicates throne to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson
1936 Luigi Pirandello, Italian writer (Enrico IV, Nobel 1934), dies at 69 on this day in history.
1938 26th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 30-7 on this day in history.
1938 On December - 10 mario Pilati, composer, dies at 35
1939 On December - 10 green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat NY Giants 27-0
1939 On this day in history wilhelm Grosz, composer, dies at 45
1940 On this day in history british anti-offensive in Libya (Sidi Barrani)
1941 On this day in history hMS PRINCE OF WALES sunk off Kuantan, Malaya in the South China Sea as many as 5 or 6 torpedoes from Japanese Navy land-based aircraft (Nells and Bettys).Of the crew of 1,612 327 were lost.
1941 On this day in history hMS REPULSE sunk with HMS PRince of Wales but hit by 5 torpedoes. Destroyers rescued 1,285 officers and men
1941 British battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore on this day in history.
1942 Hitler names Mussert "leader of Netherland people" on December - 10.
1943 British 8th Army occupies Orsogna/Ortona Italy on December - 10.
1944 On this day in history 9 Dutch citizens hanged by nazis
1945 On December - 10 aust Services lose 3rd Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts
1946 On this day in history damon Runyon, US journalist/writer (Guys & Dolls), dies at 66
1947 USSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement on December - 10.
1948 UN General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December - 10.
1950 On this day in history ralph J Bunche (1st black American) presented Nobel Peace Prize
1952 On December - 10 yitchak Ben-Zvi elected 2nd president of Israel
1952 Izhak Ben-Zvi elected 2nd president of Israel on this day in history.
1953 On this day in history "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial NYC for 229 perfs
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