Page 5: Historical Events In December - 10

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

1928  On this day in history john Colicos, Toronto, actor (Battlestar Galactica)   

1929  Bradman scores 225 in 2nd inn of Test Cricket trial after 124 in 1st on this day in history.   

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 December - 10 max Elskamp, Belgian author/poet (Six Chansons), dies at 69   

1932  Thailand receives its first constitution on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history 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 December - 10 a's sell Jimmie Foxx to the Red Sox for $150,000   

1935  On this day in history john H Aberson, 1st rector of Landbouw high school, dies at 78   

1936  On this day in history england replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI   

1936  King Edward VIII abdicates throne to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson on this day in history.   

1936  On December - 10 luigi Pirandello, Italian writer (Enrico IV, Nobel 1934), dies at 69   

1938  On this day in history 26th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 30-7   

1938  On December - 10 mario Pilati, composer, dies at 35   

1939  Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat NY Giants 27-0 on this day in history.   

1939  On December - 10 wilhelm Grosz, composer, dies at 45   

1940  British anti-offensive in Libya (Sidi Barrani) on December - 10.   

1941  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 on this day in history.   

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 December - 10.   

1942  On this day in history hitler names Mussert "leader of Netherland people"   

1943  On this day in history british 8th Army occupies Orsogna/Ortona Italy   

1944  9 Dutch citizens hanged by nazis on December - 10.   

1945  Aust Services lose 3rd Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts on this day in history.   

1946  Damon Runyon, US journalist/writer (Guys & Dolls), dies at 66 on December - 10.   

1947  USSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history uN General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights   

1950  Ralph J Bunche (1st black American) presented Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.   

1952  Yitchak Ben-Zvi elected 2nd president of Israel on this day in history.   

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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1394  On this day in history birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)   

1452  Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

1538  On December - 10 birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)   

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.   

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on December - 10.   

1041  On December - 10 michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on this day in history.   

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1572  On December - 10 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72