Page 6: Historical Events In December - 10

1954  On December - 10 albert Schweitzer receives Nobel Peace Prize   

1958  On this day in history first domestic (NY-Miami) passenger jet flight-National 707 flew 111 people   

1958  Juliane Gabriels, Flemish physician, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1960  On this day in history the birth of Kenneth Branagh, British actor   

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

1966  Israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature on December - 10.   

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

1967  On December - 10 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  On this day in history william H Rehnquist confirmed as Supreme Court justice   

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 December - 10 earle Foxe, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies at 81   

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 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 December - 10.   

1978  On this day in history in Oslo, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat accept 1978 Nobel Peace Prize   

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

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

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

1981  John Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89 on December - 10.   

1982  Soyuz T-5 returns to Earth, 211 days after take-off on this day in history.   

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

1983  Dorothy Cummings, actress (Dancing Mothers), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history south African Bishop Desmond Tutu received his Nobel Peace Prize   

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

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

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

1490  On December - 10 antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on December - 10.   

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