Historical Events In December - 10

1927  On this day in history grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN   

1928  On December - 10 john Colicos, Toronto, actor (Battlestar Galactica)   

1929  On December - 10 bradman scores 225 in 2nd inn of Test Cricket trial after 124 in 1st   

1929  On December - 10 dan Blocker, Texas, American actor (Tiny-Cimarron City, Hoss-Bonanza)   

1930  On this day in history clayton K Yeutter, Nebraska, US trade rep/Republican Natl chairman   

1931  Jane Addams (1st US woman) named co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize on December - 10.   

1931  On this day in history max Elskamp, Belgian author/poet (Six Chansons), dies at 69   

1932  On December - 10 thailand receives its first constitution   

1932  On December - 10 king Rama VII (Prajadhipok) grants Thailand a constitution   

1934  Fascist dictator of Latvia Ulmanis begins building concentration camp on this day in history.   

1935  A's sell Jimmie Foxx to the Red Sox for $150,000 on December - 10.   

1935  On December - 10 john H Aberson, 1st rector of Landbouw high school, dies at 78   

1936  On December - 10 england replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI   

1936  King Edward VIII abdicates throne to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson on December - 10.   

1936  On this day in history luigi Pirandello, Italian writer (Enrico IV, Nobel 1934), dies at 69   

1938  26th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 30-7 on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history mario Pilati, composer, dies at 35   

1939  Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat NY Giants 27-0 on December - 10.   

1939  On this day in history wilhelm Grosz, composer, dies at 45   

1940  British anti-offensive in Libya (Sidi Barrani) on December - 10.   

1941  HMS PRINCE OF WALES sunk off Kuantan, Malaya in the South China Sea as many as 5 or 6 torpedoes from Japanese Navy land-based aircraft (Nells and Bettys).Of the crew of 1,612 327 were lost on December - 10.   

1941  On December - 10 hMS REPULSE sunk with HMS PRince of Wales but hit by 5 torpedoes. Destroyers rescued 1,285 officers and men   

1941  British battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore on December - 10.   

1942  On December - 10 hitler names Mussert "leader of Netherland people"   

1943  On this day in history british 8th Army occupies Orsogna/Ortona Italy   

1944  9 Dutch citizens hanged by nazis on December - 10.   

1945  Aust Services lose 3rd Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts on this day in history.   

1946  On December - 10 damon Runyon, US journalist/writer (Guys & Dolls), dies at 66   

1947  USSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement on this day in history.   

1948  UN General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights on this day in history.   

1950  Ralph J Bunche (1st black American) presented Nobel Peace Prize on December - 10.   

1952  On December - 10 yitchak Ben-Zvi elected 2nd president of Israel   

1952  On December - 10 izhak Ben-Zvi elected 2nd president of Israel   

1953  On this day in history "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial NYC for 229 perfs   

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1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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