Page 6: Historical Events In December - 10

1954  Albert Schweitzer receives Nobel Peace Prize on December - 10.   

1958  On December - 10 first domestic (NY-Miami) passenger jet flight-National 707 flew 111 people   

1958  On December - 10 juliane Gabriels, Flemish physician, dies at 72   

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

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

1962  On December - 10 hunters Point (San Francisco) jitney ends service after 50 years   

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

1963  On December - 10 zanzibar becomes independent within British Commonwealth   

1964  Sam Cooke, US, singer (Sad Moon), slain at a motel at 33 on December - 10.   

1965  Henry (Dixon) Cowell, US pianist/composer (Aeolian Harp), dies at 68 on December - 10.   

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 December - 10.   

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

1971  William H Rehnquist confirmed as Supreme Court justice on this day in history.   

1971  Jozef MLT Cals, Dutch min of Education/premier (1965-66), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1972  On December - 10 mark A Van Doren, US literary (Our Lady Peace), dies at 78   

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  On this day in history paul Richards, actor (Dr Thompson-Breaking Point), dies at 50   

1975  On December - 10 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  On December - 10 in Oslo, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat accept 1978 Nobel Peace Prize   

1978  On December - 10 edward D Wood Jr, director (Plan 9), dies of heart failure at 54   

1979  On this day in history ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67   

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

1981  On December - 10 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  On December - 10 freeman "Amos" Gosden, US radio actor (Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 83   

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 December - 10 dorothy Cummings, actress (Dancing Mothers), dies at 84   

1984  South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received his Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.   

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

1452  On December - 10 birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)   

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history 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 December - 10.   

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

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

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

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on this day in history.   

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

1198  On December - 10 death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)   

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

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.