Page 5: Historical Events In December - 10

1927  On December - 10 grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN   

1928  John Colicos, Toronto, actor (Battlestar Galactica) on December - 10.   

1929  Bradman scores 225 in 2nd inn of Test Cricket trial after 124 in 1st on December - 10.   

1929  On December - 10 dan Blocker, Texas, American actor (Tiny-Cimarron City, Hoss-Bonanza)   

1930  Clayton K Yeutter, Nebraska, US trade rep/Republican Natl chairman on this day in history.   

1931  Jane Addams (1st US woman) named co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize on December - 10.   

1931  On this day in history max Elskamp, Belgian author/poet (Six Chansons), dies at 69   

1932  On December - 10 thailand receives its first constitution   

1932  King Rama VII (Prajadhipok) grants Thailand a constitution on December - 10.   

1934  Fascist dictator of Latvia Ulmanis begins building concentration camp on December - 10.   

1935  A's sell Jimmie Foxx to the Red Sox for $150,000 on December - 10.   

1935  John H Aberson, 1st rector of Landbouw high school, dies at 78 on December - 10.   

1936  England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI on December - 10.   

1936  On this day in history 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 this day in history mario Pilati, composer, dies at 35   

1939  On December - 10 green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat NY Giants 27-0   

1939  Wilhelm Grosz, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1940  British anti-offensive in Libya (Sidi Barrani) on this day in history.   

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  On December - 10 british battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore   

1942  Hitler names Mussert "leader of Netherland people" on December - 10.   

1943  On December - 10 british 8th Army occupies Orsogna/Ortona Italy   

1944  9 Dutch citizens hanged by nazis on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history aust Services lose 3rd Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts   

1946  On December - 10 damon Runyon, US journalist/writer (Guys & Dolls), dies at 66   

1947  On this day in history uSSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement   

1948  On December - 10 uN General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights   

1950  On December - 10 ralph J Bunche (1st black American) presented Nobel Peace Prize   

1952  Yitchak Ben-Zvi elected 2nd president of Israel on December - 10.   

1952  Izhak Ben-Zvi elected 2nd president of Israel on December - 10.   

1953  On December - 10 "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial NYC for 229 perfs   

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

1452  Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531) was born on December - 10.   

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 December - 10.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1750  On December - 10 birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)   

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

0969  On December - 10 death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered   

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 December - 10 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72