Historical Events In December - 10

1986  On this day in history 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  "Nightline" is seen in the USSR for first time on December - 10.  

1987  On this day in history jascha Heifetz, Russia, violinist, dies at 86  

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

1988  On December - 10 dick Clair, comedian (Clair & McMahon, Facts of Life), dies of AIDS  

1990  On this day in history space Shuttle STS 35 (Columbia 11) lands  

1990  Armand Hammer, CEO (Occidental Petroleum), dies at 92 on December - 10.  

1991  Berenice Abbott, US photographer, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

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

1993  On December - 10 maroun Bagdadi, director/writer (Little Wars, Veiled Man), dies at 42  

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 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 December - 10 led Zeppelin reunites in London, England, for the Ahmet Ertegün tribute.  

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

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 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 this day in history.  

2018  Emmanuel Macron announces in TV address rise in minimum wage and tax concessions after weeks of civil unrest on this day in history.  

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1394  On this day in history birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)  

1452  On this day in history birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)  

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  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on December - 10.  

1691  On this day in history birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist  

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on December - 10.  

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 December - 10.  

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 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  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on this day in history.