Page 6: Historical Events In December - 10

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

1958  First domestic (NY-Miami) passenger jet flight-National 707 flew 111 people on December - 10.   

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

1959  On December - 10 charles Jones, cricket batsman (WI in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies   

1960  On December - 10 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 December - 10.   

1964  On December - 10 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 this day in history israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature   

1966  On December - 10 boris Koutzen, composer, dies at 65   

1967  Brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1968  Karl Barth, Swiss theologist/minister (Kirchliche Dogma), dies at 82 on December - 10.   

1969  Franco Capuana, composer, dies at 75 on December - 10.   

1971  On December - 10 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  Earle Foxe, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1974  Helios 1 launched by US, Germany; later makes closest flyby of Sun on December - 10.   

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

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

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 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  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  On this day in history danuta Walesa, wife of Lech Walesa, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize   

1983  Raul Alfonsin inaugurated as Argentina's first civilian president on this day in history.   

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

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

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1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on December - 10.   

1452  Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1750  On this day in history birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)   

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 this day in history 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 December - 10.   

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