Historical Events In December - 10

1927  On this day in history grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN  

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  On this day in history dan Blocker, Texas, American actor (Tiny-Cimarron City, Hoss-Bonanza)  

1930  Clayton K Yeutter, Nebraska, US trade rep/Republican Natl chairman on December - 10.  

1931  On this day in history 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  King Rama VII (Prajadhipok) grants Thailand a constitution on this day in history.  

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

1935  On December - 10 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  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  On this day in history 26th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 30-7  

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 December - 10.  

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

1941  On December - 10 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  HMS REPULSE sunk with HMS PRince of Wales but hit by 5 torpedoes. Destroyers rescued 1,285 officers and men on December - 10.  

1941  British battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore on this day in history.  

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

1943  British 8th Army occupies Orsogna/Ortona Italy on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history 9 Dutch citizens hanged by nazis  

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 this day in history.  

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

1948  UN General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights on this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history ralph J Bunche (1st black American) presented Nobel Peace Prize  

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

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

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 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 this day in history.  

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on December - 10.  

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.  

1741  On December - 10 birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)  

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  On this day in history michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies  

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

1490  On this day in history antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90  

1508  On this day in history death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)  

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