Historical Events In December - 10

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

1986  Kate Wolf, folksinger (Back Roads), dies of leukemia at 44 on this day in history.   

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

1987  Jascha Heifetz, Russia, violinist, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

1988  Dick Clair, comedian (Clair & McMahon, Facts of Life), dies of AIDS on this day in history.   

1990  On December - 10 space Shuttle STS 35 (Columbia 11) lands   

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

1991  On December - 10 berenice Abbott, US photographer, dies at 93   

1992  On this day in history carlomagno Andrade, Equadorian general, dies   

1993  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

2012  Google begins selling US$99 laptops on this day in history.   

2017  On December - 10 governor Jerry Brown tours Southern Californian wildfires and declares them "the new normal"   

2017  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 on December - 10.   

2018  Theresa May cancels UK parliament vote on Brexit bill in face of certain defeat on this day in history.   

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 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  [COVID-19 pandemic] The United States and Saudi Arabia approve tozinameran for emergency use, while Argentina approves Sputnik V on December - 10.   

2020  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 on this day in history.   

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

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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 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  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  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)   

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on December - 10.   

0969  On this day in history death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1572  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.