Page 6: Historical Events In December - 10

1954  On this day in history albert Schweitzer receives Nobel Peace Prize   

1958  First domestic (NY-Miami) passenger jet flight-National 707 flew 111 people on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history juliane Gabriels, Flemish physician, dies at 72   

1959  Charles Jones, cricket batsman (WI in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1960  The birth of Kenneth Branagh, British actor on December - 10.   

1962  Hunters Point (San Francisco) jitney ends service after 50 years on this day in history.   

1963  6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on the Andy Williams Show on this day in history.   

1963  Zanzibar becomes independent within British Commonwealth on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history sam Cooke, US, singer (Sad Moon), slain at a motel at 33   

1965  On this day in history henry (Dixon) Cowell, US pianist/composer (Aeolian Harp), dies at 68   

1966  On December - 10 israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature   

1966  Boris Koutzen, composer, dies at 65 on December - 10.   

1967  On December - 10 brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer, dies at 71   

1968  Karl Barth, Swiss theologist/minister (Kirchliche Dogma), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history franco Capuana, composer, dies at 75   

1971  On December - 10 william H Rehnquist confirmed as Supreme Court justice   

1971  Jozef MLT Cals, Dutch min of Education/premier (1965-66), dies at 57 on December - 10.   

1972  Mark A Van Doren, US literary (Our Lady Peace), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1973  Earle Foxe, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies at 81 on December - 10.   

1974  On this day in history helios 1 launched by US, Germany; later makes closest flyby of Sun   

1974  Paul Richards, actor (Dr Thompson-Breaking Point), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history andrei Sakharov's wife Yelena Bonner, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize   

1977  On December - 10 soyuz 26 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station   

1978  In Oslo, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat accept 1978 Nobel Peace Prize on December - 10.   

1978  Edward D Wood Jr, director (Plan 9), dies of heart failure at 54 on December - 10.   

1979  On December - 10 ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67   

1980  Soyuz T-3 returns to Earth on December - 10.   

1981  John Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1982  On December - 10 soyuz T-5 returns to Earth, 211 days after take-off   

1982  Freeman "Amos" Gosden, US radio actor (Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 83 on December - 10.   

1983  Danuta Walesa, wife of Lech Walesa, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.   

1983  Raul Alfonsin inaugurated as Argentina's first civilian president on December - 10.   

1983  On this day in history dorothy Cummings, actress (Dancing Mothers), dies at 84   

1984  South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received his Nobel Peace Prize on December - 10.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

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 December - 10.   

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

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

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on December - 10.   

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 December - 10.   

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 this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72