Page 3: Historical Events In December - 10

1878  On this day in history rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972)   

1882  On this day in history john Brahms' "Gesang der the Parzen," premieres   

1882  Otto Neurath, Aust/Brit philosopher (Foundation of Social Sciences) on December - 10.   

1883  Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian lawyer/foreign min/UN-ambassador on December - 10.   

1885  On December - 10 janos Hammerschlag, composer   

1886  Victor McLaglen, England, actor (Informer, Acad Award-1935) on this day in history.   

1887  Austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan on December - 10.   

1888  On December - 10 mariano Obiols, composer, dies at 79   

1889  On December - 10 ray Collins, Sacramento CA, actor (Homecoming, Good Sam, Rose Marie)   

1889  Anzengruber, writer, dies on December - 10.   

1890  George Merritt, London England, actor (I Monster, Q Planes) on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, gov-gen (Net India 1861-66), dies at 84   

1891  Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (O the Chimneys-Nobel 1966) on this day in history.   

1893  Walter Rein, composer on December - 10.   

1894  On December - 10 earnest Haenchen, German new testament expert   

1896  1st intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3) on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history alfred Nobel, Swedish Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63   

1897  On this day in history karl H Waggerl, Austria writer (Power of Love)   

1898  Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR and Guam on December - 10.   

1898  On this day in history spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR & Guam   

1898  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter on December - 10.   

1899  On this day in history -15] British "Black Week" due to nederlagen in South Africa   

1901  The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden on December - 10.   

1901  1st Nobel Peace Prizes (to Jean Henri Dunant, Frederic Passy) on December - 10.   

1901  F Fischer, German war criminal (Breda 4) on December - 10.   

1902  On December - 10 women are given the right to vote in Tasmania.   

1903  On this day in history marie Curie becomes the first woman to receive a Nobel prize   

1903  Nobel for physics awarded to Pierre/Marie Curie on December - 10.   

1903  George J Lewis, Guadalajara Mexico, sacotr (Don-Zorro) on this day in history.   

1904  On December - 10 king Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime   

1904  James Cranston, cricketer (scored 16 & 15 in Test for England), dies on this day in history.   

1906  On December - 10 president Theodore Roosevelt (1st American) awarded Nobel Peace Prize   

1906  On this day in history pres Theodore Roosevelt (1st American) awarded Nobel Peace Prize   

1907  On this day in history ruyard Kipling receives Nobel prize for literature   

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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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on December - 10.   

1691  On December - 10 birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

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  On this day in history death of herman I, Duke of Swabia   

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

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on December - 10.   

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on this day in history.   

1490  On December - 10 antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

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

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on December - 10.   

1572  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on this day in history.