Page 6: Historical Events In December - 10

1954  Albert Schweitzer receives Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.   

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

1963  On December - 10 zanzibar becomes independent within British Commonwealth   

1964  Sam Cooke, US, singer (Sad Moon), slain at a motel at 33 on this day in history.   

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 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  Franco Capuana, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history mark A Van Doren, US literary (Our Lady Peace), dies at 78   

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

1974  Helios 1 launched by US, Germany; later makes closest flyby of Sun on this day in history.   

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

1975  On December - 10 andrei Sakharov's wife Yelena Bonner, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize   

1977  On this day in history soyuz 26 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station   

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

1978  On this day in history edward D Wood Jr, director (Plan 9), dies of heart failure at 54   

1979  Ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67 on December - 10.   

1980  On this day in history 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  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  South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received his Nobel Peace Prize on December - 10.   

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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 December - 10.   

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on December - 10.   

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

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  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.