Historical Events In December - 10

1986  On December - 10 holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepts 1986 Nobel Peace Prize  

1986  On this day in history kate Wolf, folksinger (Back Roads), dies of leukemia at 44  

1987  On this day in history "Nightline" is seen in the USSR for first time  

1987  On December - 10 jascha Heifetz, Russia, violinist, dies at 86  

1988  On this day in history massive Earthquake in Armenia kills 100,000 in cities of Leninakan and Spitak  

1988  Dick Clair, comedian (Clair & McMahon, Facts of Life), dies of AIDS on December - 10.  

1990  On December - 10 space Shuttle STS 35 (Columbia 11) lands  

1990  On this day in history armand Hammer, CEO (Occidental Petroleum), dies at 92  

1991  Berenice Abbott, US photographer, dies at 93 on December - 10.  

1992  On December - 10 carlomagno Andrade, Equadorian general, dies  

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1993  On this day in history maroun Bagdadi, director/writer (Little Wars, Veiled Man), dies at 42  

1994  On this day in history garnett Silk, vocalist, dies at 28  

2006  Chivas defeats Toluca in the final of the Mexican Soccer League on December - 10.  

2006  Christer Fuglesang becomes the first Swede in space on December - 10.  

2006  STS-116: Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on the first night launch since the 2003 loss of Columbia on December - 10.  

2006  On this day in history the Nobel Prize ceremonies take place in Stockholm and Oslo.  

2007  On this day in history led Zeppelin reunites in London, England, for the Ahmet Ertegün tribute.  

2007  On this day in history the United Nations deadline for a negotiated settlement on the future of Kosovo passed without an international agreement.  

2012  Google begins selling US$99 laptops on December - 10.  

2017  Governor Jerry Brown tours Southern Californian wildfires and declares them "the new normal" on this day in history.  

2017  On this day in history philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is out for the season after injuring his knee in 43-35 win over Los Angeles Rams in Los Angeles  

2018  Theresa May cancels UK parliament vote on Brexit bill in face of certain defeat on this day in history.  

2018  On December - 10 russia's most prolific mass murderer Mikhail Popkov sentenced to second life sentence for total of 56 murders  

2018  On December - 10 emmanuel Macron announces in TV address rise in minimum wage and tax concessions after weeks of civil unrest  

2019  On this day in history democrats in the United States House of Representatives announce formal charges against President Donald Trump, accusing him of abusing power and "obstructing Congress"; he becomes the fourth U.S. president in history to face impeachment.December 11 - The World Trade Organization is left unable to intervene in trade disputes after the U.S. blocks the appointment of new panel members.  

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1394  On December - 10 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 this day in history.  

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 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 December - 10.  

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on December - 10.  

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on December - 10.  

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

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on December - 10.  

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on December - 10.  

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

1524  On this day in history death of henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death  

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