Historical Events In December - 10

1986  Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepts 1986 Nobel Peace Prize on December - 10.  

1986  On December - 10 kate Wolf, folksinger (Back Roads), dies of leukemia at 44  

1987  On December - 10 "Nightline" is seen in the USSR for first time  

1987  Jascha Heifetz, Russia, violinist, dies at 86 on December - 10.  

1988  On December - 10 massive Earthquake in Armenia kills 100,000 in cities of Leninakan and Spitak  

1988  On this day in history dick Clair, comedian (Clair & McMahon, Facts of Life), dies of AIDS  

1990  Space Shuttle STS 35 (Columbia 11) lands on this day in history.  

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

1991  On this day in history berenice Abbott, US photographer, dies at 93  

1992  Carlomagno Andrade, Equadorian general, dies on this day in history.  

1993  Maroun Bagdadi, director/writer (Little Wars, Veiled Man), dies at 42 on December - 10.  

1994  Garnett Silk, vocalist, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

2006  The Nobel Prize ceremonies take place in Stockholm and Oslo on December - 10.  

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

2007  The United Nations deadline for a negotiated settlement on the future of Kosovo passed without an international agreement on December - 10.  

2012  On this day in history google begins selling US$99 laptops  

2017  Governor Jerry Brown tours Southern Californian wildfires and declares them "the new normal" on December - 10.  

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  On this day in history theresa May cancels UK parliament vote on Brexit bill in face of certain defeat  

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

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

2019  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 on this day in history.  

2020  On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] The United States and Saudi Arabia approve tozinameran for emergency use, while Argentina approves Sputnik V.  

2020  On this day in history western Sahara conflict, Arab–Israeli conflict: Israel and Morocco normalise diplomatic relations. Simultaneously, the United States reaffirms its previous recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara and announces plans to build a consulate there.  

2020  On December - 10 france: End of Nicolas Sarkozy corruption trial.  

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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  On this day in history birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)  

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 this day in history.  

0969  On December - 10 death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered  

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

1198  On this day in history death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)  

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

1508  On this day in history death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)  

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

1572  On December - 10 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72