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 December - 10.   

1958  Juliane Gabriels, Flemish physician, dies at 72 on December - 10.   

1959  Charles Jones, cricket batsman (WI in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies on December - 10.   

1960  The birth of Kenneth Branagh, British actor on this day in history.   

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

1963  On December - 10 6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on the Andy Williams Show   

1963  Zanzibar becomes independent within British Commonwealth on December - 10.   

1964  On December - 10 sam Cooke, US, singer (Sad Moon), slain at a motel at 33   

1965  On December - 10 henry (Dixon) Cowell, US pianist/composer (Aeolian Harp), dies at 68   

1966  On this day in history israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature   

1966  Boris Koutzen, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer, dies at 71   

1968  On this day in history karl Barth, Swiss theologist/minister (Kirchliche Dogma), dies at 82   

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

1971  William H Rehnquist confirmed as Supreme Court justice on December - 10.   

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

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

1973  On this day in history earle Foxe, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies at 81   

1974  On December - 10 helios 1 launched by US, Germany; later makes closest flyby of Sun   

1974  Paul Richards, actor (Dr Thompson-Breaking Point), dies at 50 on December - 10.   

1975  Andrei Sakharov's wife Yelena Bonner, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.   

1977  Soyuz 26 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1980  On December - 10 soyuz T-3 returns to Earth   

1981  On this day in history john Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89   

1982  Soyuz T-5 returns to Earth, 211 days after take-off on December - 10.   

1982  Freeman "Amos" Gosden, US radio actor (Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1983  Danuta Walesa, wife of Lech Walesa, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize on December - 10.   

1983  On this day in history raul Alfonsin inaugurated as Argentina's first civilian president   

1983  Dorothy Cummings, actress (Dancing Mothers), dies at 84 on December - 10.   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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

1588  On this day in history birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)   

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on this day in history.   

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

0949  On this day in history death of herman I, Duke of Swabia   

0969  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1508  On December - 10 death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)   

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.