Page 3: Historical Events In December - 10

1878  Rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972) on December - 10.   

1882  On December - 10 john Brahms' "Gesang der the Parzen," premieres   

1882  Otto Neurath, Aust/Brit philosopher (Foundation of Social Sciences) on this day in history.   

1883  On December - 10 andrej J Vysjinski, Russian lawyer/foreign min/UN-ambassador   

1885  On this day in history 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  Mariano Obiols, composer, dies at 79 on December - 10.   

1889  Ray Collins, Sacramento CA, actor (Homecoming, Good Sam, Rose Marie) on December - 10.   

1889  Anzengruber, writer, dies on December - 10.   

1890  On December - 10 george Merritt, London England, actor (I Monster, Q Planes)   

1890  Ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, gov-gen (Net India 1861-66), dies at 84 on December - 10.   

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

1893  Walter Rein, composer on this day in history.   

1894  Earnest Haenchen, German new testament expert on this day in history.   

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

1896  Alfred Nobel, Swedish Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63 on December - 10.   

1897  Karl H Waggerl, Austria writer (Power of Love) on December - 10.   

1898  Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR and Guam on this day in history.   

1898  On December - 10 spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR & Guam   

1898  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1901  On December - 10 f Fischer, German war criminal (Breda 4)   

1902  Women are given the right to vote in Tasmania on December - 10.   

1903  Marie Curie becomes the first woman to receive a Nobel prize on this day in history.   

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

1903  On December - 10 george J Lewis, Guadalajara Mexico, sacotr (Don-Zorro)   

1904  On this day in history king Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime   

1904  On December - 10 james Cranston, cricketer (scored 16 & 15 in Test for England), dies   

1906  President Theodore Roosevelt (1st American) awarded Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.   

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

1907  Ruyard Kipling receives Nobel prize for literature on this day in history.   

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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  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on December - 10.   

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on December - 10.   

1679  On December - 10 birth of willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1041  On this day in history michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies   

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  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on December - 10.   

1524  On December - 10 death of henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death   

1572  On this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72