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{{redirect|Dec 10|the computer known as the "DEC 10"|PDP-10|the collection of short stories by [[George Saunders]]|Tenth of December: Stories}} {{pp-pc1}} {{pp-move-indef}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{calendar}}<!-- Do not add birthday code. --> {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1317]] – The [[Nyköping Banquet]]: King [[Birger, King of Sweden|Birger of Sweden]] treacherously seizes his two brothers, dukes [[Valdemar Magnusson|Valdemar]] and [[Erik Magnusson (duke)|Erik]], who are subsequently starved to death in the dungeon of Nyköping Castle.<ref>{{cite book|last=Liljegren|first=Bengt|translator-last=Williams|translator-first=Adam|title=Rulers of Sweden|location=Lund, Sweden|publisher=Historiska Media|date=2004|isbn=9789185057634|page=46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dDhpAAAAMAAJ&q=Nyk%C3%B6ping+Banquet+%2210+December+%22+%221317%22}}</ref> *[[1508]] – The [[War of the League of Cambrai|League of Cambrai]] is formed by [[Pope Julius II]], [[Louis XII of France]], [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] as an alliance against [[Republic of Venice|Venice]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Creightonfirst=Mandell|title=A History of the Papacy During the Period of the Reformation. Volume IV: The Italian Princes, 1464-1518|location=London|publisher=Longmans, Green, and Co.|date=1892|oclc=7953426|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BpshAQAAMAAJ|page=100}}</ref> *[[1520]] – [[Martin Luther]] burns his copy of the [[papal bull]] ''[[Exsurge Domine]]'' outside [[Wittenberg]]'s Elster Gate.<ref>{{cite book|last=Soen|first=Violet|chapter=Arise, O Lord (Exsurge Domine)|title=Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation|editor-last1=Lamport|editor-first1=Mark A.|editor-last2=Gordon|editor-first2=Bruce|editor-last3=Marty|editor-first3=Martin E.|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|date=2017|isbn=9781442271586|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ih8wDwAAQBAJ|page=39}}</ref> *[[1541]] – [[Thomas Culpeper]] and [[Francis Dereham]] are executed for having affairs with [[Catherine Howard]], Queen of England and wife of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bryson|first=Sarah|title=The Brandon Men: In the Shadow of Kings|location=Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.|publisher=Amberley Publishing|date=2021|isbn=9781445686271|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=odtzEAAAQBAJ|page=20}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1652]] – Defeat at the [[Battle of Dungeness]] causes the [[Commonwealth of England]] to reform its navy. *[[1665]] – The [[Royal Netherlands Marine Corps]] is founded by [[Michiel de Ruyter]]. *[[1684]] – [[Isaac Newton]]'s derivation of [[Kepler's laws]] from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper ''[[De motu corporum in gyrum]]'', is read to the [[Royal Society]] by [[Edmond Halley]]. *[[1768]] – The first edition of the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' is published. *[[1799]] – France adopts the metre as its official [[unit of length]]. *[[1817]] – [[Mississippi]] becomes the 20th [[U.S. state]]. *[[1861]] – [[American Civil War]]: The [[Confederate States of America]] accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares [[Kentucky]] to be the 13th state of the Confederacy. * 1861 – Forces led by [[Nguyễn Trung Trực]], an anti-colonial guerrilla leader in southern [[Vietnam]], sink the French [[lorcha (boat)|lorcha]] ''L'Esperance''. *[[1864]] – American Civil War: [[Sherman's March to the Sea]]: Major General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]]'s [[Union Army]] troops reach the outer [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] defenses of [[Savannah, Georgia]]. *[[1877]] – [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)|Russo-Turkish War]]: The Russian Army [[Siege of Plevna|captures Plevna]] after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving [[Ottoman Empire|Turks]] surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the [[Liberation of Bulgaria]]. *[[1896]] – [[Alfred Jarry]]'s ''[[Ubu Roi]]'' premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance. *[[1898]] – [[Spanish–American War]]: The [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|Treaty of Paris]] is signed, officially ending the conflict. Spain cedes administration of [[Cuba]] to the United States, and the United States agrees to pay Spain $20 million for the [[Philippines]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rowe| first=Joseph M. Jr. |chapter=Treaty of Paris of 1898|title=Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism|editor-last1=Olson|editor-first1=James Stuart|editor-last2=Shadle|editor-first2=Robert|location=New York|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=1991|isbn=9780313262579|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uyqepNdgUWkC|page=624}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – The first [[Nobel Prize]] ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. *[[1902]] – The opening of the reservoir of the [[Aswan Low Dam|Aswan Dam]] in [[Egypt]]. *[[1906]] – U.S. President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] is awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for his role in the mediation of the [[Russo-Japanese War]], becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize in any field.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Natalie A. Naylor|author2=Douglas Brinkley|author3=John A. Gable|title=Theodore Roosevelt--many-sided American|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XP92AAAAMAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Heart of the Lakes Pub.|isbn=978-1-55787-085-8|page=20}}</ref> *[[1907]] – The worst night of the [[Brown Dog affair|Brown Dog riots]] in London, when 1,000 medical students, protesting against the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected, clash with 400 police officers.<ref name="Lansbury1985">{{cite book|author=Coral Lansbury|title=The Old Brown Dog: Women, Workers, and Vivisection in Edwardian England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mja8AAAAIAAJ|year=1985|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|isbn=978-0-299-10250-0|page=17}}</ref> *[[1909]] – [[Selma Lagerlöf]] becomes the first female writer to receive the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Folkerdina Stientje de Vrieze|author2=Selma Lagerlöf|title=Fact and Fiction in the Autobiographical Works of Selma Lagerlöf|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-3UAAAAMAAJ|year=1958|publisher=Van Gorcum|page=371}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Thailand]] becomes a [[Constitution of Thailand|constitutional monarchy]]. *[[1936]] – [[Abdication Crisis]]: [[Edward VIII]] signs the ''[[Edward VIII abdication crisis|Instrument of Abdication]]''. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Royal Navy]] capital ships {{HMS|Prince of Wales|53|6}} and {{HMS|Repulse|1916|6}} are [[Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse|sunk]] by [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] [[torpedo bomber]]s near [[British Malaya]]. * 1941 – World War II: [[Battle of the Philippines (1941-42)|Battle of the Philippines]]: [[Imperial Japan]]ese forces under the command of General [[Masaharu Homma]] land on [[Luzon]]. *[[1942]] – World War II: [[Polish government-in-exile|Government of Poland in exile]] send [[Raczyński's Note]] (the first official report on the [[Holocaust]]) to 26 governments who signed the [[Declaration by United Nations]]. *[[1948]] – [[United Nations Commission on Human Rights|The Human Rights Convention]] is signed by the [[United Nations]]. *[[1949]] – [[Chinese Civil War]]: The [[People's Liberation Army]] begins its siege of [[Chengdu]], the last [[Kuomintang]]-held city in [[mainland China]], forcing [[President of the Republic of China]] [[Chiang Kai-shek]] and his government to retreat to [[Taiwan]]. *[[1953]] – [[United Kingdom|British]] Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] receives the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]]. *[[1963]] – [[Zanzibar]] gains independence from the United Kingdom as a [[constitutional monarchy]], under Sultan [[Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar|Jamshid bin Abdullah]]. * 1963 – An [[High Commissioner attack|assassination attempt]] on the British High Commissioner in Aden kills two people and wounds dozens more. *[[1968]] – Japan's biggest heist, the still-unsolved "[[300 million yen robbery]]", is carried out in Tokyo. *[[1978]] – [[Arab–Israeli conflict]]: [[Prime Minister of Israel]] [[Menachem Begin]] and [[President of Egypt]] [[Anwar Sadat]] are jointly awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]]. *[[1979]] – [[Kaohsiung Incident]]: Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations are suppressed by the [[KMT]] dictatorship, and organizers are arrested. *[[1983]] – [[Democracy]] is restored in [[Argentina]] with the inauguration of President [[Raúl Alfonsín]]. *[[1984]] – [[United Nations General Assembly]] recognizes the [[United Nations Convention against Torture|Convention against Torture]]. *[[1989]] – [[Mongolian Revolution of 1990|Mongolian Revolution]]: At the country's first open pro-democracy public demonstration, [[Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj]] announces the establishment of the [[Mongolian Democratic Union]]. *[[1991]] – [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] is sworn in as the 1st [[President of Kazakhstan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kudrenok |first=Tatyana |date=2021-12-10 |title=10th of December in history: Historically important day: 10 December 2021, 15:47 - news on inform.kz |url=https://www.inform.kz/en/10th-of-december-in-history-historically-important-day_a3872940 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Kazinform |language=en}}</ref> *1991 – The [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]] is renamed into the [[Republic of Kazakhstan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The decision to rename the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic as the Republic of Kazakhstan was made |url=https://e-history.kz/en/calendar/show/27420 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=e-history.kz |language=en}}</ref> *[[1993]] – The last shift leaves [[Wearmouth Colliery]] in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]]. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old [[County Durham]] [[coalfield]], which had been in operation since the Middle Ages. *[[1994]] – [[Rwandan genocide]]: [[Maurice Baril]], military advisor to the U.N. [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General]] and head of the Military Division of the [[Department of Peacekeeping Operations]], recommends that [[UNAMIR]] stand down. *[[1995]] – The [[Israeli army]] withdraws from [[Nablus]] pursuant to the terms of [[Oslo I Accord|Oslo Accord]]. *[[1996]] – The new [[Constitution of South Africa]] is promulgated by [[Nelson Mandela]]. *[[1999]] – [[Helen Clark]] is sworn in as [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]], the second woman to hold the post and the first following an election.<ref name="Boston">{{cite book |last1=Boston |first1=Jonathan |author-link=Jonathan Boston |title=Left Turn: The New Zealand General Election of 1999 |date=2000 |publisher=Victoria University Press |isbn=9780864734044 |page=248 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YUYU8uVXgJgC&pg=PA248 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/mps-and-parliaments-1854-onwards/prime-ministers-of-new-zealand-since-1856/|title=Prime Ministers of New Zealand since 1856|website=New Zealand Parliament|date=18 January 2019|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref> *[[2005]] – [[Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145]] crashes at [[Port Harcourt International Airport]] in [[Nigeria]], killing 108 people.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 5N-BFD Port Harcourt Airport (PHC)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20051210-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060223002351/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=20051210-0 |archive-date=23 February 2006 }}</ref> *[[2014]] – Palestinian minister [[Ziad Abu Ein]] is killed after the suppression of a demonstration by [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli forces]] in the village ([[Turmus Ayya|Turmus'ayya]]) in [[Ramallah]]. *[[2015]] – [[Rojava conflict]]: The [[Syrian Democratic Council]] is established in [[Al-Malikiyah|Dêrik]], forming the political wing of the [[Syrian Democratic Forces]] in northeast Syria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalpost.com/article/6702811/2015/12/10/syria-kurd-arab-coalition-creates-political-wing|title=Kurdish-Arab coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria creates political wing|publisher=GlobalPost (AFP)|date=2015-12-10|access-date=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/12/11/kurdish-arab-coalition-in-syria-forms-political-wing.html|title=Kurdish-Arab coalition in Syria forms political wing|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2015-12-11|access-date=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/executive-board-of-democratic-syria-assembly-elected|title=Executive Board of Democratic Syria Assembly elected|publisher=ANF|date=2015-12-13|access-date=2016-05-26}}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[December 2016 Istanbul bombings|Two explosions]] outside a [[Vodafone Park|football stadium]] in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], kill 38 people and injure 166 others. *[[2017]] – [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] is defeated in [[Iraq]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aboulenein |first1=Ahmed |title=Iraq holds victory parade after defeating Islamic State |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-parade/iraq-holds-victory-parade-after-defeating-islamic-state-idUSKBN1E407Z |access-date=December 8, 2019 |work=Reuters |date=December 10, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2019]] – The [[Ostrava hospital attack]] in the Czech Republic results in eight deaths, including the perpetrator.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50725840 |work=[[BBC]] |title=Czech shooting: Gunman kills six at hospital in Ostrava |date=10 December 2019 |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> *[[2021]] – A widespread, deadly, and violent [[Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021|tornado outbreak]] slams the [[Central United States|Central]], [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]], and [[Southern United States|Southern]] regions of the [[United States]]. Eighty-nine people are killed by the tornadoes, with most of the fatalities occurring in [[Kentucky]], where a [[2021 Western Kentucky tornado|single tornado]] kills 57 people, and injures hundreds of others.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/tornado-storms-weekend.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |title= What to know about the deadly tornado outbreak.|date=11 December 2021 |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref> <!--Please DO NOT add videogames, videogame consoles, concerts, movie, TV or album releases, as they WILL be deleted--> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[553]] – [[Chen Shubao|Houzhu]], emperor of the [[Chen dynasty]] (d. 604) *[[1376]] – [[Edmund Mortimer (1376-1409)|Edmund Mortimer]], English nobleman and rebel (d. 1409)<ref>{{cite book|title=Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, 2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&pg=RA2-PA195|publisher=Douglas Richardson|isbn=978-1-4610-4520-5|pages=2}}</ref> *[[1452]] – [[Johannes Stöffler]], German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)<ref>{{cite book|author=T. W. Freeman|title=Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ARp8CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA123|date=28 January 2016|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4742-3077-3|pages=123–}}</ref> *[[1472]] – [[Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk]] (d. 1481)<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Mowbray, John (1415-1461)|volume=39|page=225}}</ref> *[[1489]] – [[Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours]] (d. 1512) *[[1588]] – [[Isaac Beeckman]], Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)<ref>{{cite book|author=Klaas van Berkel|title=Isaac Beeckman on Matter and Motion: Mechanical Philosophy in the Making|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D3WTX-23UVEC&pg=PA10|date=17 June 2013|publisher=JHU Press|isbn=978-1-4214-0936-8|pages=10}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1610]] – [[Adriaen van Ostade]], Dutch painter (d. 1685)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Peter Hecht|author2=Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut Frankfurt am Main|title=Senses and sins: Dutch painters of daily life in the seventeenth century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d8DqAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Hatje Cantz|isbn=9783775715232}}</ref> *[[1654]] – [[Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole]], Italian painter (d. 1719) *[[1658]] – [[Lancelot Blackburne]], Archbishop of York (d. 1743) *[[1713]] – [[Johann Nicolaus Mempel]], German cantor and organist (d. 1747) *[[1751]] – [[George Shaw (biologist)|George Shaw]], English botanist and zoologist (d. 1813) *[[1776]] – [[Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este]] (d. 1848) *[[1783]] – [[María Bibiana Benítez]], Puerto Rican poet and playwright (d. 1873) *[[1787]] – [[Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet]], American educator, founded the [[American School for the Deaf]] (d. 1851) *[[1804]] – [[Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi]], German mathematician and academic (d. 1851) *[[1805]] – [[William Lloyd Garrison]], American journalist and activist, founded ''[[The Liberator (anti-slavery newspaper)|The Liberator]]'' (d. 1879) * 1805 – [[Joseph Škoda]], Czech physician, dermatologist, and academic (d. 1881) *[[1811]] – [[Caroline Mehitable Fisher Sawyer]], American poet, biographer, and editor (d. 1894)<ref name="JohnsonBrown1904">{{cite book|last1=Johnson|first1=Rossiter|last2=Brown|first2=John Howard|title=The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_e0UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT255|edition=Public domain|year=1904|publisher=Biographical Society|pages=255–}}</ref> *[[1815]] – [[Ada Lovelace]], English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1852)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Grinstein | first1=Louise S. | last2=Campbell | first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics : a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/135 135] | url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/135 }}</ref> *[[1821]] – [[Nikolay Nekrasov]], Russian poet and critic (d. 1877) *[[1822]] – [[César Franck]], Belgian organist and composer (d. 1890) *[[1824]] – [[George MacDonald]], Scottish minister, author, and poet (d. 1905) *[[1827]] – [[Eugene O'Keefe]], Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1913) *[[1830]] – [[Emily Dickinson]], American poet (d. 1886) *[[1851]] – [[Melvil Dewey]], American librarian, created the [[Dewey Decimal Classification|Dewey Decimal System]] (d. 1931) *[[1866]] – [[Louis Bolk]], Dutch anatomist and biologist (d. 1930) *[[1870]] – [[Jadunath Sarkar]], Indian historian (d. 1958)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Bhimsen|author2=Sir Jadunath Sarkar|title=Sir Jadunath Sarkar birth centenary commemoration volume: English translation of Tarikh-i-dilkasha (Memoirs of Bhimsen relating to Aurangzib's Deccan campaigns).|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MM05AQAAIAAJ|year=1972|publisher=Dept. of Archives, Maharashtra}}</ref> * 1870 – [[Adolf Loos]], Austrian architect and theoretician (d. 1933)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Panayotis Tournikiotis|author2=Adolf Loos|title=Adolf Loos|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8SgqvI3ddbgC&pg=PA9|year=1994|publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|isbn=978-1-878271-80-8|pages=9–}}</ref> * 1870 – [[Pierre Louÿs]], Belgian-French author and poet (d. 1925) *[[1878]] – [[C. Rajagopalachari]], Indian lawyer and politician, 45th [[List of Governors-General of India|Governor-General of India]] (d. 1972)<ref>{{cite book|author=Kanwalpreet Kaur|title=Independence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2fsqHxZTZr4C&pg=PA57|publisher=Sanbun Publishers|isbn=978-81-89540-80-7|pages=57–}}</ref> *1878 – [[Mohammad Ali Jauhar]], Indian Muslim activist (d. 1931)<ref name=storyofpakistan>{{cite web|url=http://storyofpakistan.com/maulana-muhammad-ali-jouhar|title=Mohammad Ali Jauhar profile|website=Storyofpakistan.com website|archive-date=30 October 2018|access-date=5 September 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030191816/http://storyofpakistan.com/maulana-muhammad-ali-jouhar}}</ref> *[[1882]] – [[Otto Neurath]], Austrian sociologist and philosopher (d. 1945)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Nancy Cartwright |author2=Jordi Cat |author3=Thomas E. Uebel |author4=Lola Fleck |title=Otto Neurath: Philosophy Between Science and Politics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tjptisy9BAUC&pg=PA10 |date=28 April 2008|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-04111-9|pages=10–}}</ref> * 1882 – [[Shigenori Tōgō]], Japanese politician, 37th [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs]] (d. 1950) *[[1883]] – [[Giovanni Messe]], Italian field marshal and politician (d. 1968) *[[1885]] – [[Elizabeth Baker (economist)|Elizabeth Baker]], American economist and academic (d. 1973)<ref>{{Cite book|title=A biographical dictionary of women economists|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict00dima|url-access=limited|date=2000|publisher=Edward Elgar|author1=Dimand, Robert William|author2=Dimand, Mary Ann|author3=Forget, Evelyn L.|author3-link=Evelyn L. Forget|isbn=1843761424|location=Cheltenham, UK|pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict00dima/page/n44 16]|oclc=49852577}}</ref> * 1885 – [[Marios Varvoglis]], Greek composer and conductor (d. 1967) *[[1886]] – [[Victor McLaglen]], English-American actor (d. 1959) *[[1889]] – [[Ray Collins (actor)|Ray Collins]], American actor (d. 1965) *[[1890]] – [[László Bárdossy]], Hungarian politician and diplomat, 33rd [[Prime Minister of Hungary]] (d. 1946) *[[1891]] – [[Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis]], English field marshal and politician, 17th [[Governor General of Canada]] (d. 1969) * 1891 – [[Arlie Mucks]], American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1967) * 1891 – [[Nelly Sachs]], German-Swedish poet and playwright, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1970) *[[1896]] – [[Torsten Bergström]], Swedish actor and director (d. 1948) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Una Merkel]], American actress (d. 1986) *[[1904]] – [[Antonín Novotný]], Czechoslovak politician, [[List of presidents of Czechoslovakia|President]] of [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]], General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia]] (d. 1975) *[[1906]] – [[Harold Adamson]], American lyricist (d. 1980) * 1906 – [[Jules Ladoumègue]], French runner (d. 1973) *[[1907]] – [[Rumer Godden]], English author and poet (d. 1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3670310/Rumer-Goddens-life-is-a-story-in-itself.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3670310/Rumer-Goddens-life-is-a-story-in-itself.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Rumer Godden's life is a story in itself|website=The Telegraph|date=5 January 2008|author=Matthew Dennison|access-date=10 October 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * 1907 – [[Lucien Laurent]], French footballer and coach (d. 2005) * 1907 – [[Amedeo Nazzari]], Italian actor (d. 1979) *[[1908]] – [[Olivier Messiaen]], French composer and ornithologist (d. 1992) *[[1909]] – [[Hermes Pan]], American dancer and choreographer (d. 1990) *[[1910]] – [[Ambrosio Padilla]], Filipino basketball player and politician (d. 1996) *[[1911]] – [[Chet Huntley]], American journalist (d. 1974) *[[1912]] – [[Philip Hart]], American lawyer and politician, 49th [[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan]] (d. 1976) * 1912 – [[Tetsuji Takechi]], Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (d. 1988)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Art Random - Tetsuji Takechi |url=http://art-random.main.jp/samescale/075-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304163218/http://art-random.main.jp/samescale/075-2.html|archive-date=4 March 2009 }}</ref> * 1912 – [[René Toribio]], Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) *[[1913]] – [[Pannonica de Koenigswarter]], English-American jazz patron and writer (d. 1988) * 1913 – [[Morton Gould]], American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1996) * 1913 – [[Harry Locke]], English actor (d. 1987) * 1913 – [[Ray Nance]], American trumpeter, violinist, and singer (d. 1976) *[[1914]] – [[Dorothy Lamour]], American actress and singer (d. 1996) *[[1915]] – [[Nicky Barr]], Australian rugby player, soldier, and pilot (d. 2006) *[[1916]] – [[Walt Arfons]], American race car driver (d. 2013) *[[1918]] – [[Anne Gwynne]], American actress (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite web |title=Anne Gwynne |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f02be79 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729040310/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f02be79 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2020 |website=BFI |access-date=31 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1918 – [[Anatoli Tarasov]], Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) *[[1919]] – [[Alexander Courage]], American composer and conductor (d. 2008) *[[1920]] – [[Clarice Lispector]], Ukrainian-Brazilian journalist and author (d. 1977)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 10: Kenneth Branagh, Melissa Roxburgh |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/10/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-10-Kenneth-Branagh-Melissa-Roxburgh/5231670635859/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=8 December 2023 |date=10 December 2022}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Reginald Rose]], American screenwriter and producer (d. 2002) *[[1921]] – [[Toh Chin Chye]], Singaporean academic and politician, 1st [[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore]] (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite web|title=Toh Chin Chye - Roots.sg|url=https://www.roots.sg/learn/stories/toh-chin-chye/story|website=Roots.sg|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1922]] – [[Agnes Nixon]], American television writer and director (d. 2016) *[[1923]] – [[Harold Gould]], American actor (d. 2010) * 1923 – [[Clorindo Testa]], Italian-Argentinian architect, designed the [[National Library of the Argentine Republic]] and [[Marriott Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires|Marriott Plaza Hotel]] (d. 2013) *[[1924]] – [[Ken Albers]], American singer and musician (d. 2007) * 1924 – [[Michael Manley]], Jamaican pilot and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Jamaica]] (d. 1997)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nlj.gov.jm/biographies/rt-hon-michael-manley-1924-1997/|title=The Rt. Hon. Michael Manley (1924 - 1997)|website=National Library of Jamaica|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Carolyn Kizer]], American poet and academic (d. 2014) *[[1926]] – [[Guitar Slim]], American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959) *[[1927]] – [[Bob Farrell (motivational speaker)|Bob Farrell]], American businessman, founded [[Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour]] (d. 2015) * 1927 – [[Danny Matt]], German-Israeli general (d. 2013) *[[1928]] – [[Barbara Nichols]], American actress (d. 1976) *[[1930]] – [[Wayne D. Anderson]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2013) * 1930 – [[Ray Felix]], American basketball player (d. 1991)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ray Felix |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76704/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1930 – [[Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling]], English farmer and politician, [[Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food]] *[[1931]] – [[Peter Baker (footballer, born 1931)|Peter Baker]], English-South African footballer and manager (d. 2016) *[[1933]] – [[Philip R. Craig]], American author (d. 2007) * 1933 – [[Mako Iwamatsu]], Japanese actor (d. 2006) *[[1934]] – [[Howard Martin Temin]], American geneticist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1994) *[[1935]] – [[Terry Allcock]], English footballer and cricketer (d. 2024) * 1935 – [[Jaromil Jireš]], Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2001) *[[1936]] – [[Howard Smith (director)|Howard Smith]], American journalist, director, and producer (d. 2014) *[[1938]] – [[Bill Dunk]], Australian golfer * 1938 – [[Yuri Temirkanov]], Russian viola player and conductor (d. 2023) *[[1939]] – [[Dick Bavetta]], American basketball player and referee * 1939 – [[Barry Cunliffe]], English archaeologist and academic *[[1941]] – [[Ken Campbell]], English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2008) * 1941 – [[Fionnula Flanagan]], Irish actress and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1941 – [[Tommy Kirk]], American actor (d. 2021)<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1941 – [[Tommy Rettig]], American child actor (d. 1996) * 1941 – [[Kyu Sakamoto]], Japanese singer and actor (d. 1985) *[[1942]] – [[Ann Gloag]], Scottish nurse and businesswoman *[[1944]] – [[Andris Bērziņš (Latvian President)|Andris Bērziņš]], Latvian businessman and politician, 8th [[President of Latvia]] * 1944 – [[John Birt, Baron Birt]], English businessman * 1944 – [[Steve Renko]], American baseball player *[[1945]] – [[Mukhtar Altynbayev]], Kazakhstani general and politician, 3rd [[Defence Minister of Kazakhstan]] *[[1946]] – [[Douglas Kenney]], American satirist (d. 1980) *[[1947]] – [[Rasul Guliyev]], Azerbaijani engineer and politician, 22nd [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan]] *[[1948]] – [[Dušan Bajević]], Bosnian footballer and manager * 1948 – [[Jessica Cleaves]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2014) * 1948 – [[Jasuben Shilpi]], Indian sculptor (d. 2013) *[[1949]] – [[Yasmin Alibhai-Brown]], Ugandan-English journalist and author * 1949 – [[David Perdue]], American politician *[[1950]] – [[John Boozman]], American football player, lawyer, and politician * 1950 – [[Simon Owen]], New Zealand golfer *[[1951]] – [[Johnny Rodriguez]], American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2025)<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1952]] – [[Clive Anderson]], English lawyer and television host * 1952 – [[Susan Dey]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1952 – [[Greg Mortimer]], Australian geologist and mountaineer * 1952 – [[Greg Laurie]], American author and pastor * 1952 – [[Paul Varul]], Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th [[Ministry of Justice (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Justice]] *[[1953]] – [[Chris Bury]], American journalist and academic *[[1954]] – [[Eudine Barriteau]], Barbadian economist and academic * 1954 – [[Price Cobb]], American race car driver and manager * 1954 – [[Jack Hues]], English singer-songwriter and musician *[[1956]] – [[Rod Blagojevich]], American lawyer and politician, 40th [[Governor of Illinois]] * 1956 – [[Roberto Cassinelli]], Italian lawyer and politician * 1956 – [[Jan van Dijk (footballer)|Jan van Dijk]], Dutch footballer and manager *[[1957]] – [[Michael Clarke Duncan]], American actor (d. 2012)<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1957 – [[Paul Hardcastle]], English composer and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1957 – [[Prem Rawat]], Indian-American guru and educator *[[1958]] – [[Cornelia Funke]], German-American author * 1958 – [[Kathryn Stott]], English pianist and academic *[[1959]] – [[Mark Aguirre]], American basketball player and coach * 1959 – [[Udi Aloni]], American-Israeli director and author * 1959 – [[Kevin Ash]], English journalist and author (d. 2013) * 1959 – [[Wolf Hoffmann]], German guitarist *[[1960]] – [[Kenneth Branagh]], British actor director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 10, 2022 includes celebrities Bobby Flay, Raven-Symoné |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-10-2022-includes-celebrities-bobby-flay-raven-symone.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=8 December 2023 |date=10 December 2022}}</ref> * 1960 – [[Kōichi Satō (actor)|Kōichi Satō]], Japanese actor *[[1961]] – [[Mark McKoy]], Canadian hurdler and sprinter * 1961 – [[Nia Peeples]], American singer and actress<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1962]] – [[Rakhat Aliyev]], Kazakh politician and diplomat (d. 2015) * 1962 – [[John de Wolf]], Dutch footballer and manager *[[1963]] – [[Jahangir Khan]], Pakistani squash player<ref>{{cite book|title=Teenager|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zPkoAAAAYAAJ|year=1984|publisher=M.M. Ahmed|page=32}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Stephen Billington]], English actor * 1964 – [[Stef Blok]], Dutch banker and politician, [[List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands|Dutch Minister of the Interior]] * 1964 – [[Bobby Flay]], American chef and author<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1964 – [[Edith González]], Mexican actress (d. 2019) *[[1965]] – [[Greg Giraldo]], American lawyer, comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2010) * 1965 – [[J Mascis]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1965 – [[Stephanie Morgenstern]], Swiss-Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter *[[1966]] – [[Rein Ahas]], Estonian geographer and academic * 1966 – [[Robin Brooke]], New Zealand rugby player * 1966 – [[Mel Rojas]], Dominican baseball player * 1966 – [[Penelope Trunk]], American writer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/10/my-birthday-post/|title=My birthday post {{!}} Penelope Trunk Careers|website=blog.penelopetrunk.com|date=10 December 2009|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Yōko Oginome]], Japanese singer, actress, and voice actress *[[1969]] – [[Darren Berry]], Australian cricketer and coach * 1969 – [[Rob Blake]], Canadian ice hockey player and executive *[[1970]] – [[Kevin Sharp]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2014) * 1970 – [[Bryant Stith]], American basketball player and coach *[[1972]] – [[Donavon Frankenreiter]], American surfer, singer-songwriter, and guitarist * 1972 – [[Brian Molko]], British-Belgian singer-songwriter *[[1973]] – [[Rusty LaRue]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Rusty LaRue |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1601/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Gabriela Spanic]], Venezuelan actress *[[1974]] – [[Meg White]], American drummer<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1975]] – [[Steve Bradley]], American wrestler (d. 2008) * 1975 – [[Emmanuelle Chriqui]], Canadian actress<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1975 – [[Josip Skoko]], Australian footballer *[[1976]] – [[Shane Byrne (motorcycle racer)|Shane Byrne]], English motorcycle racer *[[1978]] – [[Anna Jesień]], Polish hurdler * 1978 – [[Summer Phoenix]], American actress *[[1979]] – [[Matt Bentley]], American wrestler * 1979 – [[Iain Brunnschweiler]], English cricketer * 1979 – [[Yang Jianping]], Chinese recurve archer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jianping YANG - Olympic Archery {{!}} People's Republic of China |url=https://www.olympic.org/jianping-yang |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=10 January 2020 |language=en |date=18 June 2016}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Sarah Chang]], American violinist *[[1981]] – [[Taufik Batisah]], Singaporean singer * 1981 – [[Rene Bourque]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Rene Bourque |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/rene-bourque-8471504 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Fábio Rochemback]], Brazilian footballer *[[1982]] – [[Claudia Hoffmann]], German sprinter * 1982 – [[Sultan Kösen]], Turkish farmer, [[List of tallest people|tallest living person]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/tallest-man-living|title=Tallest man - living|access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Patrick Flueger]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1983 – [[Xavier Samuel]], Australian actor<ref name="UPI"></ref> *[[1984]] – [[JTG]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mac |first1=Eddie |title=This Day in Wrestling History (December 10): ARMAGEDDON! |url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/2015/12/10/9871376/this-day-in-wrestling-history-december-10-armageddon |publisher=[[CageSide Seats]] |access-date=8 December 2023 |date=10 December 2015}}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Charlie Adam]], Scottish footballer * 1985 – [[Roman Červenka]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Roman Cervenka |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/roman-cervenka-8476834 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1985 – [[Matt Forte]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Forte |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/11278/matt-forte |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1985 – [[Trésor Mputu]], Congolese footballer * 1985 – [[Raven-Symoné]], American actress, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1985 – [[Lê Công Vinh]], Vietnamese footballer *[[1986]] – [[Kahlil Bell]], American football player *[[1987]] – [[Gonzalo Higuaín]], French-Argentinian footballer *[[1988]] – [[Wilfried Bony]], Ivorian footballer * 1988 – [[Neven Subotić]], Serbian footballer *[[1989]] – [[Marion Maréchal-Le Pen]], French politician * 1989 – [[Tom Sexton (rugby union)|Tom Sexton]], Australian-Irish rugby player *[[1990]] – [[Kazenga LuaLua]], Congolese-English footballer * 1990 – [[Sakiko Matsui]], Japanese singer and actress * 1990 – [[Wil Myers]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Wil Myers |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/wil-myers-571976 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Teyana Taylor]], American singer, songwriter, choreographer, and actress<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1990 – [[Shoya Tomizawa]], Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2010) *[[1991]] – [[KiKi Layne]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1991 – [[Eric Reid]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Reid |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15809/eric-reid |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Dion Waiters]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dion Waiters |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203079/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Carlos Rodón]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlos Rodón |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/carlos-rodon-607074 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Melissa Roxburgh]], Canadian-American actress<ref name="UPI"></ref> *[[1994]] – [[Richard Kennar]], Samoan rugby league player * 1994 – [[Matti Klinga]], Finnish footballer *[[1995]] – [[Tacko Fall]], Senegalese basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tacko Fall |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629605/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Joe Burrow]], American football player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurrJo01.htm|title=Joe Burrow Stats {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com |website=pro-football-reference.com|access-date=October 16, 2021}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Kang Daniel]], South Korean singer and entrepreneur<ref>{{cite web|url=http://konnectent.com/kangdaniel.php|title=Kang Daniel|publisher=[[Konnect Entertainment]]|access-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Viktoriia Savtsova]], Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Dublin 2018 - Live Results |url=https://www.paralympic.org/dublin-2018/results/info-live-results/swdu18/eng/ze/engze_swimming-sport-and-npc-entries-by-event-ukraine.htm |website=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=7 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Lucia Bronzetti]], Italian tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/322280/lucia-bronzetti|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Lucia Bronzetti|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucia Bronzetti - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/lucia-bronzetti_prs551914/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Reiss Nelson]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Reiss Nelson|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/14450/Reiss-Nelson/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Jeremie Frimpong]], Dutch footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeremie Frimpong|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/jeremie-frimpong|website=[[Bundesliga]]|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> <!--Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. If there are multiple people in the same birth year, put them in alphabetical order. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. --> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[925]] – [[Sancho I of Pamplona|Sancho I]], king of [[Kingdom of Navarra|Pamplona]] * [[949]] – [[Herman I, Duke of Swabia]] * [[990]] – [[Folcmar (bishop)|Folcmar]], bishop of [[Episcopal principality of Utrecht|Utrecht]]<ref name="aw">{{cite book |last1=Blok |first1=Dirk Peter |title=Folkmar (Poppo), Bischof von Utrecht (976–990); Lexikon des Mittelalters (LexMA). Band 4 |date=1989 |publisher=Artemis & Winkler |location=München/Zürich |isbn=3-7608-8904-2 |page=613}}</ref> *[[1041]] – [[Michael IV the Paphlagonian]], Byzantine emperor (b. 1010) *[[1081]] – [[Nikephoros III Botaneiates]], deposed [[Byzantine Emperor]] (b. c.1002) *[[1113]] – [[Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan|Radwan]], ruler of Aleppo *[[1310]] – [[Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria]] (b. 1271) *[[1454]] – [[Ignatius Behnam Hadloyo]], Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.<ref>{{cite book | last1 =Barsoum| first1=Ephrem |date=2003|title=The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences|edition=2nd|publisher=Gorgias Press|translator=Matti Moosa|author-link=Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum|page=497|url=https://archive.org/details/EphremBarsoumMattiMoosaTheScatteredPearlsAHistoryOfSyriacLiteratureAndSciences|access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1475]] – [[Paolo Uccello]], Italian painter (b. 1397) *[[1508]] – [[René II, Duke of Lorraine]] (b. 1451) *[[1541]] – [[Thomas Culpeper]], English courtier (b. 1514) * 1541 – [[Francis Dereham]], English courtier (b. c. 1513) *[[1561]] – [[Caspar Schwenckfeld]], German theologian and writer ===1601–1900=== *[[1618]] – [[Giulio Caccini]], Italian composer and educator (b. 1551) *[[1626]] – [[Edmund Gunter]], English mathematician and academic (b. 1581) *[[1665]] – [[Tarquinio Merula]], Italian organist, violinist, and composer (b. 1594) *[[1736]] – [[António Manoel de Vilhena]], Portuguese soldier and politician (b. 1663) *[[1791]] – [[Jacob Frank]], Polish religious leader (b. 1726) *[[1831]] – [[Thomas Johann Seebeck]], German physicist and academic (b. 1770) *[[1850]] – [[Józef Bem]], Polish general and physicist (b. 1794) * 1850 – [[François Sulpice Beudant]], French mineralogist and geologist (b. 1787) *[[1865]] – [[Leopold I of Belgium]] (b. 1790) *[[1867]] – [[Sakamoto Ryōma]], Japanese samurai and politician (b. 1836) *[[1896]] – [[Alfred Nobel]], Swedish chemist and engineer, invented [[Dynamite]] and founded the [[Nobel Prize]] (b. 1833) ===1901–present=== *[[1909]] – [[Red Cloud]], American tribal chief (of the [[Oglala|Oglala nation]]) (b. 1822) *[[1911]] – [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]], English botanist and explorer (b. 1817) *[[1917]] – [[Mackenzie Bowell]], English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (b. 1823) *[[1920]] – [[Horace Elgin Dodge]], American businessman, co-founded [[Dodge]] (b. 1868) *[[1922]] – [[Clement Lindley Wragge]], English meteorologist and author (b. 1852) *[[1926]] – [[Nikola Pašić]], Serbian politician, 46th [[Prime Minister of Serbia]] (b. 1845) *[[1928]] – [[Charles Rennie Mackintosh]], Scottish architect and painter (b. 1868) *[[1929]] – [[Harry Crosby]], American publisher and poet (b. 1898) *[[1932]] – [[Joseph Carruthers]], Australian politician, 16th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1857) *[[1936]] – [[Bobby Abel]], English cricketer (b. 1857) * 1936 – [[Luigi Pirandello]], Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1867) *[[1939]] – [[John Grieb]], American gymnast and triathlete (b. 1879) *[[1941]] – [[Colin Kelly]], American captain and pilot (b. 1915) *[[1944]] – [[John Brunt]], English captain, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (b. 1922) *[[1945]] – [[Theodor Dannecker]], German captain (b. 1913) *[[1946]] – [[Walter Johnson]], American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1887) * 1946 – [[Damon Runyon]], American newspaperman and short story writer (b. 1884) *[[1948]] – [[Na Hye-sok]], South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (b. 1896) *[[1951]] – [[Algernon Blackwood]], English author and playwright (b. 1869) *[[1953]] – [[Abdullah Yusuf Ali]], Indian-English scholar and translator (b. 1872) *[[1956]] – [[David Shimoni]], Russian-Israeli poet and translator (b. 1891) *[[1957]] – [[Napoleon Zervas]], Greek general (b. 1891) *[[1958]] – [[Adolfo Camarillo]], American horse breeder, rancher, and philanthropist (b. 1864) *[[1963]] – [[K. M. Panikkar]], Indian historian and diplomat (b. 1894) *[[1967]] – [[Otis Redding]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1941) *[[1968]] – [[Karl Barth]], Swiss theologian and author (b. 1886) * 1968 – [[George Forrest (Northern Ireland politician)|George Forrest]], Northern Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1921) * 1968 – [[Thomas Merton]], American monk and author (b. 1915) *[[1970]] – [[Chen Qiyou]], Chinese politician and revolutionary (b. 1892)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.zg.org.cn/zgdjj/ljld/dljld/201102/t20110226_8664.htm |language=zh |script-title=zh:陈其尤 |trans-title=Chen Qiyou |publisher=China Zhi Gong Party |accessdate=13 October 2024 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241013223153/https://www.zg.org.cn/zgdjj/ljld/dljld/201102/t20110226_8664.htm |archivedate=13 October 2024 }}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Mark Van Doren]], American poet, critic, and academic (b. 1894) *[[1973]] – [[Wolf V. Vishniac]], German-American microbiologist and academic (b. 1922) *[[1974]] – [[Toshinari Shōji]], Japanese general (b. 1890) *[[1977]] – [[Adolph Rupp]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1901) *[[1978]] – [[Ed Wood]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924) *[[1979]] – [[Ann Dvorak]], American actress (b. 1911) *[[1982]] – [[Freeman Gosden]], American actor and screenwriter (b. 1899) *[[1987]] – [[Jascha Heifetz]], Lithuanian-American violinist and educator (b. 1901) *[[1988]] – [[Richard S. Castellano]], American actor (b. 1933) * 1988 – [[Johnny Lawrence (cricketer)|Johnny Lawrence]], English cricketer and coach (b. 1911) * 1988 – [[Dorothy de Rothschild]], English philanthropist and activist (b. 1895) *[[1990]] – [[Armand Hammer]], American businessman, founded [[Occidental Petroleum]] (b. 1898) *[[1991]] – [[Greta Kempton]], Austrian-American painter and academic (b. 1901) *[[1992]] – [[Dan Maskell]], English tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1908) *[[1993]] – [[Alice Tully]], American soprano (b. 1902) *[[1994]] – [[Keith Joseph]], English lawyer and politician, [[Secretary of State for Education]] (b. 1918) * 1994 – [[Alex Wilson (Canadian sprinter)|Alex Wilson]], Canadian-American sprinter (b. 1905) *[[1995]] – [[Darren Robinson (rapper)|Darren Robinson]], American rapper (b. 1967) *[[1996]] – [[Faron Young]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1932) *[[1999]] – [[Rick Danko]], Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1943) * 1999 – [[Franjo Tuđman]], Croatian general and politician, 1st [[President of Croatia]] (b. 1922) * 1999 – [[Woodrow Borah]], American historian of Spanish America (b. 1912) *[[2000]] – [[Marie Windsor]], American actress (b. 1919) *[[2001]] – [[Ashok Kumar]], Indian actor, singer, and producer (b. 1911) *[[2002]] – [[Andres Küng]], Swedish journalist and politician (b. 1945) * 2002 – [[Ian MacNaughton]], Scottish actor, director, and producer (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian MacNaughton |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f4d5609 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321031002/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f4d5609 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 March 2018 |website=BFI |access-date=21 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Sean McClory]], Irish actor and director (b. 1924) *[[2004]] – [[Gary Webb]], American journalist and author (b. 1955) *[[2005]] – [[Mary Jackson (actress)|Mary Jackson]], American actress (b. 1910) * 2005 – [[Eugene McCarthy]], American poet, academic, and politician (b. 1916) * 2005 – [[Richard Pryor]], American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940) *[[2006]] – [[Olivia Coolidge]], English-American author and educator (b. 1908) * 2006 – [[Augusto Pinochet]], Chilean general and dictator, 30th [[President of Chile]] (b. 1915) *[[2007]] – [[Vitali Hakko]], Turkish businessman, founded [[Vakko]] (b. 1913) *[[2009]] – [[Vladimir Teplyakov]], Russian soldier and physicist (b. 1925) *[[2010]] – [[John Fenn (chemist)|John Fenn]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1917) * 2010 – [[J. Michael Hagopian]], Armenian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1913) * 2010 – [[MacKenzie Miller]], American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1921) *[[2012]] – [[Iajuddin Ahmed]], Bangladeshi academic and politician, 13th [[President of Bangladesh]] (b. 1931) * 2012 – [[Antonio Cubillo]], Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1930) * 2012 – [[Tommy Roberts (designer)|Tommy Roberts]], English fashion designer (b. 1942) *[[2013]] – [[Alan Coleman]], English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936) * 2013 – [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]], American guitarist and composer (b. 1930) * 2013 – [[Don Lund]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1923) * 2013 – [[Srikanta Wadiyar]], Indian politician and the titular [[Maharaja of Mysore]](b. 1946) *[[2014]] – [[Ralph Giordano (writer)|Ralph Giordano]], German author and publicist (b. 1923) * 2014 – [[Robert B. Oakley]], American diplomat, 19th [[United States Ambassador to Pakistan]] (b. 1931) * 2014 – [[Bob Solinger]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925) * 2014 – [[Judy Baar Topinka]], American journalist and politician (b. 1944) * 2014 – [[Gerard Vianen]], Dutch cyclist (b. 1944) *[[2015]] – [[Ron Bouchard]], American race car driver and businessman (b. 1948) * 2015 – [[Denis Héroux]], Canadian director and producer (b. 1940) * 2015 – [[Arnold Peralta]], Honduran footballer (b. 1989) * 2015 – [[Dolph Schayes]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1928) *[[2017]] – [[Bruce Brown (director)|Bruce Brown]], American filmmaker (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=2017-12-12|title=Bruce Brown Dies: Surf Movie Pioneer Who Sought The Perfect Wave For 'Endless Summer' Was 80|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/bruce-brown-dead-endless-summer-director-1202225197/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212195018/http://deadline.com/2017/12/bruce-brown-dead-endless-summer-director-1202225197/ |archive-date=12 December 2017 }}</ref> * 2017 – [[Max Clifford]], British publicist (b. 1943) * 2017 – [[Angry Grandpa|Charles M. Green Jr.]], American Internet personality (b. 1950)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-11|title=YouTube's 'Angry Grandpa' dies at 67|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/charles-green-dead-angry-grandpa-youtube-dies-died-67-a8103081.html|access-date=2021-10-01|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> * 2017 – [[Curtis W. Harris]], American minister (b. 1924)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Monfort|first=Ashley|date=2017-12-13|title=Civil Rights leader, former Hopewell mayor dies|url=https://www.nbc12.com/story/37055795/civil-rights-leader-former-hopewell-mayor-dies|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-01|website=NBC 12|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213124707/http://www.nbc12.com/story/37055795/civil-rights-leader-former-hopewell-mayor-dies |archive-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Philip McKeon]], American actor (b. 1964) * 2019 – [[Gershon Kingsley]], American composer and musician (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8546355/gershon-kingsley-dead |title=Gershon Kingsley, Moog Synthesizer Pioneer, Dies at 97 |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=14 December 2019 |website=billboard.com |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Emily Mason (painter)|Emily Mason]], American painter (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=2020-02-07|title=Emily Mason, Who Created Colorful Canvases, Is Dead at 87|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/arts/emily-mason-dead.html|access-date=2021-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609160334/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/arts/emily-mason-dead.html|archive-date=2020-06-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Tommy Lister Jr.|Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.]], American actor and wrestler (b. 1958)<ref>{{Cite web|author=Sarah Moon|title=Thomas 'Tiny' Lister Jr., 'Friday' actor, dead at 62|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/entertainment/thomas-lister-jr-death-trnd/index.html|access-date=2020-12-18|website=CNN|date=11 December 2020 }}</ref> * 2020 – [[Joseph Safra]], Lebanese-Brazilian financier (b.1938)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sandy|first=Matt|date=2020-12-16|title=Joseph Safra, Banker Who Was the Richest Brazilian, Dies at 82|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/world/americas/joseph-safra-banker-who-was-the-richest-brazilian-dies-at-82.html|access-date=2021-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218080507/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/world/americas/joseph-safra-banker-who-was-the-richest-brazilian-dies-at-82.html|archive-date=2021-02-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Carol Sutton (actress)|Carol Sutton]], American actress (b. 1944)<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-12|title=Carol Sutton: Steel Magnolias actress dies from Covid-19|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55288523|access-date=2021-10-01}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Barbara Windsor]], English actress (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tributes paid to 'unofficial queen' Barbara Windsor |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/1211/1183774-tributes-paid-to-unofficial-queen-barbara-windsor/ |website=RTE |access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Michael Nesmith]], American musician ([[The Monkees]]), songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=December 10, 2021|title=Michael Nesmith, the 'Quiet Monkee,' Is Dead at 78|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/arts/music/michael-nesmith-dead.html|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210190249/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/arts/music/michael-nesmith-dead.html|archive-date=10 December 2021|accessdate=December 10, 2021}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Julian Carroll]], American politician, 54th [[Governor of Kentucky]] (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll dies at 92 |url=https://www.wkyt.com/2023/12/10/former-kentucky-governor-julian-carroll-dies-92/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |publisher=WKYT |date=December 10, 2023}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Rocky Colavito]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Rocky Colavito, All-Star Slugger for Cleveland, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/sports/baseball/rocky-colavito-dead.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241211025713/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/sports/baseball/rocky-colavito-dead.html |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Michael Cole (actor)|Michael Cole]], American actor (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite news |last=E. Petri |first=Alexandra |date=December 11, 2024 |title=Michael Cole, a Star of ‘The Mod Squad,’ Is Dead at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/arts/television/michael-cole-dead.html |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[Kreskin]], American mentalist (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fortin |first=Jacey |date=December 11, 2024 |title=The Amazing Kreskin, Mentalist and 1970s TV Star, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/arts/the-amazing-kreskin-dead.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241211194640/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/arts/the-amazing-kreskin-dead.html |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[S. M. Krishna]], Indian politician and statesman, [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]], 10th [[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister of Karnataka]], 19th [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Governor of Maharashtra]] (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/veteran-politician-and-ex-karnataka-chief-minister-sm-krishna-dies-aged-92-7212371|title=Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, Who Transformed Bengaluru, Dies At 92|date=10 December 2024|editor-last=Mitra|editor-first=Chandrajit|agency=India News|access-date=10 December 2024|work=NDTV}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Alfred Nobel Day]] or ''Nobeldagen'' (Sweden) *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs]] ([[Syriac Orthodox Church]])<ref>{{cite book |last= Chaillot|first=Christine|date=2006|chapter=The Ancient Oriental Churches|title=[[The Oxford History of Christian Worship]]|publisher=Oxford University Press|editor1=Geoffrey Wainwright|editor2=Karen B. Westerfield Tucker|page=157}}</ref> **[[Eulalia of Mérida]] **[[Karl Barth]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]]) **[[Thomas Merton]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]]) **[[Basilica della Santa Casa|Translation of the Holy House of Loreto]] **[[December 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Constitution Day (Thailand)]] *[[Human Rights Day]] ([[International observance|International]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/10 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=10}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/10 Historical Events on December 10] {{months}} [[Category:Days of December]]
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