Historical Events In December - 10
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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 "Nightline" is seen in the USSR for first time on December - 10.
1987 Jascha Heifetz, Russia, violinist, dies at 86 on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history 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 Armand Hammer, CEO (Occidental Petroleum), dies at 92 on this day in history.
1991 On December - 10 berenice Abbott, US photographer, dies at 93
1992 On this day in history carlomagno Andrade, Equadorian general, dies
1993 Maroun Bagdadi, director/writer (Little Wars, Veiled Man), dies at 42 on this day in history.
1994 On this day in history garnett Silk, vocalist, dies at 28
2006 On this day in history chivas defeats Toluca in the final of the Mexican Soccer League.
2006 On this day in history christer Fuglesang becomes the first Swede in space.
2006 On December - 10 sTS-116: Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on the first night launch since the 2003 loss of Columbia.
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 December - 10.
2012 On this day in history google begins selling US$99 laptops
2017 Governor Jerry Brown tours Southern Californian wildfires and declares them "the new normal" on this day in history.
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 Theresa May cancels UK parliament vote on Brexit bill in face of certain defeat on December - 10.
2018 Russia's most prolific mass murderer Mikhail Popkov sentenced to second life sentence for total of 56 murders on December - 10.
2018 On this day in history emmanuel Macron announces in TV address rise in minimum wage and tax concessions after weeks of civil unrest
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 December - 10.
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] The United States and Saudi Arabia approve tozinameran for emergency use, while Argentina approves Sputnik V on this day in history.
2020 On December - 10 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.
2020 France: End of Nicolas Sarkozy corruption trial on December - 10.