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{{redirect|Dec 10|the computer known as the "DEC 10"|PDP-10|the collection of short stories by [[George Saunders]]|Tenth of December: Stories}} {{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{calendar}}<!-- Do not add birthday code. --> {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1317]] – The [[Nyköping Banquet]]: King [[Birger, King of Sweden|Birger of Sweden]] treacherously seizes his two brothers, dukes [[Valdemar Magnusson|Valdemar]] and [[Erik Magnusson (duke)|Erik]], who are subsequently starved to death in the dungeon of Nyköping Castle.<ref>{{cite book|last=Liljegren|first=Bengt|translator-last=Williams|translator-first=Adam|title=Rulers of Sweden|location=Lund, Sweden|publisher=Historiska Media|date=2004|isbn=9789185057634|page=46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dDhpAAAAMAAJ&q=Nyk%C3%B6ping+Banquet+%2210+December+%22+%221317%22}}</ref> *[[1508]] – The [[War of the League of Cambrai|League of Cambrai]] is formed by [[Pope Julius II]], [[Louis XII of France]], [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] as an alliance against [[Republic of Venice|Venice]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Creightonfirst=Mandell|title=A History of the Papacy During the Period of the Reformation. Volume IV: The Italian Princes, 1464-1518|location=London|publisher=Longmans, Green, and Co.|date=1892|oclc=7953426|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BpshAQAAMAAJ|page=100}}</ref> *[[1520]] – [[Martin Luther]] burns his copy of the [[papal bull]] ''[[Exsurge Domine]]'' outside [[Wittenberg]]'s Elster Gate.<ref>{{cite book|last=Soen|first=Violet|chapter=Arise, O Lord (Exsurge Domine)|title=Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation|editor-last1=Lamport|editor-first1=Mark A.|editor-last2=Gordon|editor-first2=Bruce|editor-last3=Marty|editor-first3=Martin E.|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|date=2017|isbn=9781442271586|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ih8wDwAAQBAJ|page=39}}</ref> *[[1541]] – [[Thomas Culpeper]] and [[Francis Dereham]] are executed for having affairs with [[Catherine Howard]], Queen of England and wife of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bryson|first=Sarah|title=The Brandon Men: In the Shadow of Kings|location=Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.|publisher=Amberley Publishing|date=2021|isbn=9781445686271|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=odtzEAAAQBAJ|page=20}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1652]] – Defeat at the [[Battle of Dungeness]] causes the [[Commonwealth of England]] to reform its navy. *[[1665]] – The [[Royal Netherlands Marine Corps]] is founded by [[Michiel de Ruyter]]. *[[1684]] – [[Isaac Newton]]'s derivation of [[Kepler's laws]] from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper ''[[De motu corporum in gyrum]]'', is read to the [[Royal Society]] by [[Edmond Halley]]. *[[1768]] – The first edition of the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' is published. *[[1799]] – France adopts the metre as its official [[unit of length]]. *[[1817]] – [[Mississippi]] becomes the 20th [[U.S. state]]. *[[1861]] – [[American Civil War]]: The [[Confederate States of America]] accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares [[Kentucky]] to be the 13th state of the Confederacy. * 1861 – Forces led by [[Nguyễn Trung Trực]], an anti-colonial guerrilla leader in southern [[Vietnam]], sink the French [[lorcha (boat)|lorcha]] ''L'Esperance''. *[[1864]] – American Civil War: [[Sherman's March to the Sea]]: Major General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]]'s [[Union Army]] troops reach the outer [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] defenses of [[Savannah, Georgia]]. *[[1877]] – [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)|Russo-Turkish War]]: The Russian Army [[Siege of Plevna|captures Plevna]] after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving [[Ottoman Empire|Turks]] surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the [[Liberation of Bulgaria]]. *[[1896]] – [[Alfred Jarry]]'s ''[[Ubu Roi]]'' premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance. *[[1898]] – [[Spanish–American War]]: The [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|Treaty of Paris]] is signed, officially ending the conflict. Spain cedes administration of [[Cuba]] to the United States, and the United States agrees to pay Spain $20 million for the [[Philippines]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rowe| first=Joseph M. Jr. |chapter=Treaty of Paris of 1898|title=Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism|editor-last1=Olson|editor-first1=James Stuart|editor-last2=Shadle|editor-first2=Robert|location=New York|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=1991|isbn=9780313262579|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uyqepNdgUWkC|page=624}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – The first [[Nobel Prize]] ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. *[[1902]] – The opening of the reservoir of the [[Aswan Low Dam|Aswan Dam]] in [[Egypt]]. *[[1906]] – U.S. President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] is awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for his role in the mediation of the [[Russo-Japanese War]], becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize in any field.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Natalie A. Naylor|author2=Douglas Brinkley|author3=John A. Gable|title=Theodore Roosevelt--many-sided American|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XP92AAAAMAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Heart of the Lakes Pub.|isbn=978-1-55787-085-8|page=20}}</ref> *[[1907]] – The worst night of the [[Brown Dog affair|Brown Dog riots]] in London, when 1,000 medical students, protesting against the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected, clash with 400 police officers.<ref name="Lansbury1985">{{cite book|author=Coral Lansbury|title=The Old Brown Dog: Women, Workers, and Vivisection in Edwardian England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mja8AAAAIAAJ|year=1985|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|isbn=978-0-299-10250-0|page=17}}</ref> *[[1909]] – [[Selma Lagerlöf]] becomes the first female writer to receive the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Folkerdina Stientje de Vrieze|author2=Selma Lagerlöf|title=Fact and Fiction in the Autobiographical Works of Selma Lagerlöf|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-3UAAAAMAAJ|year=1958|publisher=Van Gorcum|page=371}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Thailand]] becomes a [[Constitution of Thailand|constitutional monarchy]]. *[[1936]] – [[Abdication Crisis]]: [[Edward VIII]] signs the ''[[Edward VIII abdication crisis|Instrument of Abdication]]''. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Royal Navy]] capital ships {{HMS|Prince of Wales|53|6}} and {{HMS|Repulse|1916|6}} are [[Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse|sunk]] by [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] [[torpedo bomber]]s near [[British Malaya]]. * 1941 – World War II: [[Battle of the Philippines (1941-42)|Battle of the Philippines]]: [[Imperial Japan]]ese forces under the command of General [[Masaharu Homma]] land on [[Luzon]]. *[[1942]] – World War II: [[Polish government-in-exile|Government of Poland in exile]] send [[Raczyński's Note]] (the first official report on the [[Holocaust]]) to 26 governments who signed the [[Declaration by United Nations]]. *[[1948]] – [[United Nations Commission on Human Rights|The Human Rights Convention]] is signed by the [[United Nations]]. *[[1949]] – [[Chinese Civil War]]: The [[People's Liberation Army]] begins its siege of [[Chengdu]], the last [[Kuomintang]]-held city in [[mainland China]], forcing [[President of the Republic of China]] [[Chiang Kai-shek]] and his government to retreat to [[Taiwan]]. *[[1953]] – [[United Kingdom|British]] Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] receives the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]]. *[[1963]] – [[Zanzibar]] gains independence from the United Kingdom as a [[constitutional monarchy]], under Sultan [[Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar|Jamshid bin Abdullah]]. * 1963 – An [[High Commissioner attack|assassination attempt]] on the British High Commissioner in Aden kills two people and wounds dozens more. *[[1968]] – Japan's biggest heist, the still-unsolved "[[300 million yen robbery]]", is carried out in Tokyo. *[[1978]] – [[Arab–Israeli conflict]]: [[Prime Minister of Israel]] [[Menachem Begin]] and [[President of Egypt]] [[Anwar Sadat]] are jointly awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]]. *[[1979]] – [[Kaohsiung Incident]]: Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations are suppressed by the [[KMT]] dictatorship, and organizers are arrested. *[[1983]] – [[Democracy]] is restored in [[Argentina]] with the inauguration of President [[Raúl Alfonsín]]. *[[1984]] – [[United Nations General Assembly]] recognizes the [[United Nations Convention against Torture|Convention against Torture]]. *[[1989]] – [[Mongolian Revolution of 1990|Mongolian Revolution]]: At the country's first open pro-democracy public demonstration, [[Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj]] announces the establishment of the [[Mongolian Democratic Union]]. *[[1991]] – [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] is sworn in as the 1st [[President of Kazakhstan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kudrenok |first=Tatyana |date=2021-12-10 |title=10th of December in history: Historically important day: 10 December 2021, 15:47 - news on inform.kz |url=https://www.inform.kz/en/10th-of-december-in-history-historically-important-day_a3872940 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Kazinform |language=en}}</ref> *1991 – The [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]] is renamed into the [[Republic of Kazakhstan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The decision to rename the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic as the Republic of Kazakhstan was made |url=https://e-history.kz/en/calendar/show/27420 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=e-history.kz |language=en}}</ref> *[[1993]] – The last shift leaves [[Wearmouth Colliery]] in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]]. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old [[County Durham]] [[coalfield]], which had been in operation since the Middle Ages. *[[1994]] – [[Rwandan genocide]]: [[Maurice Baril]], military advisor to the U.N. [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General]] and head of the Military Division of the [[Department of Peacekeeping Operations]], recommends that [[UNAMIR]] stand down. *[[1995]] – The [[Israeli army]] withdraws from [[Nablus]] pursuant to the terms of [[Oslo I Accord|Oslo Accord]]. *[[1996]] – The new [[Constitution of South Africa]] is promulgated by [[Nelson Mandela]]. *[[1999]] – [[Helen Clark]] is sworn in as [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]], the second woman to hold the post and the first following an election.<ref name="Boston">{{cite book |last1=Boston |first1=Jonathan |author-link=Jonathan Boston |title=Left Turn: The New Zealand General Election of 1999 |date=2000 |publisher=Victoria University Press |isbn=9780864734044 |page=248 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YUYU8uVXgJgC&pg=PA248 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/mps-and-parliaments-1854-onwards/prime-ministers-of-new-zealand-since-1856/|title=Prime Ministers of New Zealand since 1856|website=New Zealand Parliament|date=18 January 2019|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref> *[[2005]] – [[Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145]] crashes at [[Port Harcourt International Airport]] in [[Nigeria]], killing 108 people.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 5N-BFD Port Harcourt Airport (PHC)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20051210-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060223002351/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=20051210-0 |archive-date=23 February 2006 }}</ref> *[[2014]] – Palestinian minister [[Ziad Abu Ein]] is killed after the suppression of a demonstration by [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli forces]] in the village ([[Turmus Ayya|Turmus'ayya]]) in [[Ramallah]]. *[[2015]] – [[Rojava conflict]]: The [[Syrian Democratic Council]] is established in [[Al-Malikiyah|Dêrik]], forming the political wing of the [[Syrian Democratic Forces]] in northeast Syria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalpost.com/article/6702811/2015/12/10/syria-kurd-arab-coalition-creates-political-wing|title=Kurdish-Arab coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria creates political wing|publisher=GlobalPost (AFP)|date=2015-12-10|access-date=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/12/11/kurdish-arab-coalition-in-syria-forms-political-wing.html|title=Kurdish-Arab coalition in Syria forms political wing|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2015-12-11|access-date=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/executive-board-of-democratic-syria-assembly-elected|title=Executive Board of Democratic Syria Assembly elected|publisher=ANF|date=2015-12-13|access-date=2016-05-26}}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[December 2016 Istanbul bombings|Two explosions]] outside a [[Vodafone Park|football stadium]] in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], kill 38 people and injure 166 others. *[[2017]] – [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] is defeated in [[Iraq]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aboulenein |first1=Ahmed |title=Iraq holds victory parade after defeating Islamic State |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-parade/iraq-holds-victory-parade-after-defeating-islamic-state-idUSKBN1E407Z |access-date=December 8, 2019 |work=Reuters |date=December 10, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2019]] – The [[Ostrava hospital attack]] in the Czech Republic results in eight deaths, including the perpetrator.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50725840 |work=[[BBC]] |title=Czech shooting: Gunman kills six at hospital in Ostrava |date=10 December 2019 |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> *[[2021]] – A widespread, deadly, and violent [[Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021|tornado outbreak]] slams the [[Central United States|Central]], [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]], and [[Southern United States|Southern]] regions of the [[United States]]. Eighty-nine people are killed by the tornadoes, with most of the fatalities occurring in [[Kentucky]], where a [[2021 Western Kentucky tornado|single tornado]] kills 57 people, and injures hundreds of others.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/tornado-storms-weekend.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |title= What to know about the deadly tornado outbreak.|date=11 December 2021 |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[553]] – [[Chen Shubao|Houzhu]], emperor of the [[Chen dynasty]] (died 604) *[[1376]] – [[Edmund Mortimer (1376-1409)|Edmund Mortimer]], English nobleman and rebel (died 1409)<ref>{{cite book|title=Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, 2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&pg=RA2-PA195|publisher=Douglas Richardson|isbn=978-1-4610-4520-5|pages=2}}</ref> *[[1452]] – [[Johannes Stöffler]], German mathematician and astronomer (died 1531)<ref>{{cite book|author=T. W. Freeman|title=Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ARp8CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA123|date=28 January 2016|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4742-3077-3|pages=123–}}</ref> *[[1472]] – [[Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk]] (died 1481)<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Mowbray, John (1415-1461)|volume=39|page=225}}</ref> *[[1489]] – [[Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours]] (died 1512) *[[1588]] – [[Isaac Beeckman]], Dutch scientist and philosopher (died 1637)<ref>{{cite book|author=Klaas van Berkel|title=Isaac Beeckman on Matter and Motion: Mechanical Philosophy in the Making|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D3WTX-23UVEC&pg=PA10|date=17 June 2013|publisher=JHU Press|isbn=978-1-4214-0936-8|pages=10}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1610]] – [[Adriaen van Ostade]], Dutch painter (died 1685)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Peter Hecht|author2=Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut Frankfurt am Main|title=Senses and sins: Dutch painters of daily life in the seventeenth century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d8DqAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Hatje Cantz|isbn=9783775715232}}</ref> *[[1654]] – [[Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole]], Italian painter (died 1719) *[[1658]] – [[Lancelot Blackburne]], Archbishop of York (died 1743) *[[1713]] – [[Johann Nicolaus Mempel]], German cantor and organist (died 1747) *[[1751]] – [[George Shaw (biologist)|George Shaw]], English botanist and zoologist (died 1813) *[[1776]] – [[Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este]] (died 1848) *[[1783]] – [[María Bibiana Benítez]], Puerto Rican poet and playwright (died 1873) *[[1787]] – [[Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet]], American educator, founded the [[American School for the Deaf]] (died 1851) *[[1804]] – [[Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi]], German mathematician and academic (died 1851) *[[1805]] – [[William Lloyd Garrison]], American journalist and activist, founded ''[[The Liberator (anti-slavery newspaper)|The Liberator]]'' (died 1879) * 1805 – [[Joseph Škoda]], Czech physician, dermatologist, and academic (died 1881) *[[1811]] – [[Caroline Mehitable Fisher Sawyer]], American poet, biographer, and editor (died 1894)<ref name="JohnsonBrown1904">{{cite book|last1=Johnson|first1=Rossiter|last2=Brown|first2=John Howard|title=The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_e0UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT255|edition=Public domain|year=1904|publisher=Biographical Society|pages=255–}}</ref> *[[1815]] – [[Ada Lovelace]], English mathematician and computer scientist (died 1852)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Grinstein | first1=Louise S. | last2=Campbell | first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics : a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/135 135] | url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/135 }}</ref> *[[1821]] – [[Nikolay Nekrasov]], Russian poet and critic (died 1877) *[[1822]] – [[César Franck]], Belgian organist and composer (died 1890) *[[1824]] – [[George MacDonald]], Scottish minister, author, and poet (died 1905) *[[1827]] – [[Eugene O'Keefe]], Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 1913) *[[1830]] – [[Emily Dickinson]], American poet (died 1886) *[[1851]] – [[Melvil Dewey]], American librarian, created the [[Dewey Decimal Classification|Dewey Decimal System]] (died 1931) *[[1866]] – [[Louis Bolk]], Dutch anatomist and biologist (died 1930) *[[1870]] – [[Jadunath Sarkar]], Indian historian (died 1958)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Bhimsen|author2=Sir Jadunath Sarkar|title=Sir Jadunath Sarkar birth centenary commemoration volume: English translation of Tarikh-i-dilkasha (Memoirs of Bhimsen relating to Aurangzib's Deccan campaigns).|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MM05AQAAIAAJ|year=1972|publisher=Dept. of Archives, Maharashtra}}</ref> * 1870 – [[Adolf Loos]], Austrian architect and theoretician (died 1933)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Panayotis Tournikiotis|author2=Adolf Loos|title=Adolf Loos|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8SgqvI3ddbgC&pg=PA9|year=1994|publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|isbn=978-1-878271-80-8|pages=9–}}</ref> * 1870 – [[Pierre Louÿs]], Belgian-French author and poet (died 1925) *[[1878]] – [[C. Rajagopalachari]], Indian lawyer and politician, 45th [[List of Governors-General of India|Governor-General of India]] (died 1972)<ref>{{cite book|author=Kanwalpreet Kaur|title=Independence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2fsqHxZTZr4C&pg=PA57|publisher=Sanbun Publishers|isbn=978-81-89540-80-7|pages=57–}}</ref> *1878 – [[Mohammad Ali Jauhar]], Indian Muslim activist (died 1931)<ref name=storyofpakistan>{{cite web|url=http://storyofpakistan.com/maulana-muhammad-ali-jouhar|title=Mohammad Ali Jauhar profile|website=Storyofpakistan.com website|archive-date=30 October 2018|access-date=5 September 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030191816/http://storyofpakistan.com/maulana-muhammad-ali-jouhar}}</ref> *[[1882]] – [[Otto Neurath]], Austrian sociologist and philosopher (died 1945)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Nancy Cartwright |author2=Jordi Cat |author3=Thomas E. Uebel |author4=Lola Fleck |title=Otto Neurath: Philosophy Between Science and Politics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tjptisy9BAUC&pg=PA10 |date=28 April 2008|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-04111-9|pages=10–}}</ref> * 1882 – [[Shigenori Tōgō]], Japanese politician, 37th [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs]] (died 1950) *[[1883]] – [[Giovanni Messe]], Italian field marshal and politician (died 1968) *[[1885]] – [[Elizabeth Baker (economist)|Elizabeth Baker]], American economist and academic (died 1973)<ref>{{Cite book|title=A biographical dictionary of women economists|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict00dima|url-access=limited|date=2000|publisher=Edward Elgar|author1=Dimand, Robert William|author2=Dimand, Mary Ann|author3=Forget, Evelyn L.|author3-link=Evelyn L. Forget|isbn=1843761424|location=Cheltenham, UK|pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict00dima/page/n44 16]|oclc=49852577}}</ref> * 1885 – [[Marios Varvoglis]], Greek composer and conductor (died 1967) *[[1886]] – [[Victor McLaglen]], English-American actor (died 1959) *[[1889]] – [[Ray Collins (actor)|Ray Collins]], American actor (died 1965) *[[1890]] – [[László Bárdossy]], Hungarian politician and diplomat, 33rd [[Prime Minister of Hungary]] (died 1946) *[[1891]] – [[Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis]], English field marshal and politician, 17th [[Governor General of Canada]] (died 1969) * 1891 – [[Arlie Mucks]], American discus thrower and shot putter (died 1967) * 1891 – [[Nelly Sachs]], German-Swedish poet and playwright, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1970) *[[1896]] – [[Torsten Bergström]], Swedish actor and director (died 1948) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Una Merkel]], American actress (died 1986) *[[1904]] – [[Antonín Novotný]], Czechoslovak politician, [[List of presidents of Czechoslovakia|President]] of [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]], General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia]] (died 1975) *[[1906]] – [[Harold Adamson]], American lyricist (died 1980) * 1906 – [[Jules Ladoumègue]], French runner (died 1973) *[[1907]] – [[Rumer Godden]], English author and poet (died 1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3670310/Rumer-Goddens-life-is-a-story-in-itself.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3670310/Rumer-Goddens-life-is-a-story-in-itself.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Rumer Godden's life is a story in itself|website=The Telegraph|date=5 January 2008|author=Matthew Dennison|access-date=10 October 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * 1907 – [[Lucien Laurent]], French footballer and coach (died 2005) * 1907 – [[Amedeo Nazzari]], Italian actor (died 1979) *[[1908]] – [[Olivier Messiaen]], French composer and ornithologist (died 1992) *[[1909]] – [[Hermes Pan]], American dancer and choreographer (died 1990) *[[1910]] – [[Ambrosio Padilla]], Filipino basketball player and politician (died 1996) *[[1911]] – [[Chet Huntley]], American journalist (died 1974) *[[1912]] – [[Philip Hart]], American lawyer and politician, 49th [[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan]] (died 1976) * 1912 – [[Tetsuji Takechi]], Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (died 1988)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Art Random - Tetsuji Takechi |url=http://art-random.main.jp/samescale/075-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304163218/http://art-random.main.jp/samescale/075-2.html|archive-date=4 March 2009 }}</ref> * 1912 – [[René Toribio]], Guadeloupean politician (died 1990) *[[1913]] – [[Pannonica de Koenigswarter]], English-American jazz patron and writer (died 1988) * 1913 – [[Morton Gould]], American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1996) * 1913 – [[Harry Locke]], English actor (died 1987) * 1913 – [[Ray Nance]], American trumpeter, violinist, and singer (died 1976) *[[1914]] – [[Dorothy Lamour]], American actress and singer (died 1996) *[[1915]] – [[Nicky Barr]], Australian rugby player, soldier, and pilot (died 2006) *[[1916]] – [[Walt Arfons]], American race car driver (died 2013) *[[1918]] – [[Anne Gwynne]], American actress (died 2003)<ref>{{cite web |title=Anne Gwynne |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f02be79 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729040310/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f02be79 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2020 |website=BFI |access-date=31 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1918 – [[Anatoli Tarasov]], Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 1995) *[[1919]] – [[Alexander Courage]], American composer and conductor (died 2008) *[[1920]] – [[Clarice Lispector]], Ukrainian-Brazilian journalist and author (died 1977)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 10: Kenneth Branagh, Melissa Roxburgh |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/10/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-10-Kenneth-Branagh-Melissa-Roxburgh/5231670635859/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=8 December 2023 |date=10 December 2022}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Reginald Rose]], American screenwriter and producer (died 2002) *[[1921]] – [[Toh Chin Chye]], Singaporean academic and politician, 1st [[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore]] (died 2012)<ref>{{cite web|title=Toh Chin Chye - Roots.sg|url=https://www.roots.sg/learn/stories/toh-chin-chye/story|website=Roots.sg|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1922]] – [[Agnes Nixon]], American television writer and director (died 2016) *[[1923]] – [[Harold Gould]], American actor (died 2010) * 1923 – [[Clorindo Testa]], Italian-Argentinian architect, designed the [[National Library of the Argentine Republic]] and [[Marriott Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires|Marriott Plaza Hotel]] (died 2013) *[[1924]] – [[Ken Albers]], American singer and musician (died 2007) * 1924 – [[Michael Manley]], Jamaican pilot and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Jamaica]] (died 1997)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nlj.gov.jm/biographies/rt-hon-michael-manley-1924-1997/|title=The Rt. Hon. Michael Manley (1924 - 1997)|website=National Library of Jamaica|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Carolyn Kizer]], American poet and academic (died 2014) *[[1926]] – [[Guitar Slim]], American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1959) *[[1927]] – [[Bob Farrell (motivational speaker)|Bob Farrell]], American businessman, founded [[Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour]] (died 2015) * 1927 – [[Danny Matt]], German-Israeli general (died 2013) *[[1928]] – [[Barbara Nichols]], American actress (died 1976) *[[1930]] – [[Wayne D. Anderson]], American baseball player and coach (died 2013) * 1930 – [[Ray Felix]], American basketball player (died 1991)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ray Felix |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76704/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1930 – [[Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling]], English farmer and politician, [[Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food]] *[[1931]] – [[Peter Baker (footballer, born 1931)|Peter Baker]], English-South African footballer and manager (died 2016) *[[1933]] – [[Philip R. Craig]], American author (died 2007) * 1933 – [[Mako Iwamatsu]], Japanese actor (died 2006) *[[1934]] – [[Howard Martin Temin]], American geneticist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1994) *[[1935]] – [[Terry Allcock]], English footballer and cricketer (died 2024) * 1935 – [[Jaromil Jireš]], Czech director and screenwriter (died 2001) *[[1936]] – [[Howard Smith (director)|Howard Smith]], American journalist, director, and producer (died 2014) *[[1938]] – [[Bill Dunk]], Australian golfer * 1938 – [[Yuri Temirkanov]], Russian viola player and conductor (died 2023) *[[1939]] – [[Dick Bavetta]], American basketball player and referee * 1939 – [[Barry Cunliffe]], English archaeologist and academic *[[1941]] – [[Ken Campbell]], English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2008) * 1941 – [[Fionnula Flanagan]], Irish actress and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1941 – [[Tommy Kirk]], American actor (died 2021)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1941 – [[Tommy Rettig]], American child actor (died 1996) * 1941 – [[Kyu Sakamoto]], Japanese singer and actor (died 1985) *[[1942]] – [[Ann Gloag]], Scottish nurse and businesswoman *[[1944]] – [[Andris Bērziņš (Latvian President)|Andris Bērziņš]], Latvian businessman and politician, 8th [[President of Latvia]] * 1944 – [[John Birt, Baron Birt]], English businessman * 1944 – [[Steve Renko]], American baseball player *[[1945]] – [[Mukhtar Altynbayev]], Kazakhstani general and politician, 3rd [[Defence Minister of Kazakhstan]] *[[1946]] – [[Douglas Kenney]], American satirist (died 1980) *[[1947]] – [[Rasul Guliyev]], Azerbaijani engineer and politician, 22nd [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan]] *[[1948]] – [[Dušan Bajević]], Bosnian footballer and manager * 1948 – [[Jessica Cleaves]], American singer-songwriter (died 2014) * 1948 – [[Jasuben Shilpi]], Indian sculptor (died 2013) *[[1949]] – [[Yasmin Alibhai-Brown]], Ugandan-English journalist and author * 1949 – [[David Perdue]], American politician *[[1950]] – [[John Boozman]], American football player, lawyer, and politician * 1950 – [[Simon Owen]], New Zealand golfer *[[1951]] – [[Johnny Rodriguez]], American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2025)<ref name="AP" /> *[[1952]] – [[Clive Anderson]], English lawyer and television host * 1952 – [[Susan Dey]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1952 – [[Greg Mortimer]], Australian geologist and mountaineer * 1952 – [[Greg Laurie]], American author and pastor * 1952 – [[Paul Varul]], Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th [[Ministry of Justice (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Justice]] *[[1953]] – [[Chris Bury]], American journalist and academic *[[1954]] – [[Eudine Barriteau]], Barbadian economist and academic * 1954 – [[Price Cobb]], American race car driver and manager * 1954 – [[Jack Hues]], English singer-songwriter and musician *[[1956]] – [[Rod Blagojevich]], American lawyer and politician, 40th [[Governor of Illinois]] * 1956 – [[Roberto Cassinelli]], Italian lawyer and politician * 1956 – [[Jan van Dijk (footballer)|Jan van Dijk]], Dutch footballer and manager *[[1957]] – [[Michael Clarke Duncan]], American actor (died 2012)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1957 – [[Paul Hardcastle]], English composer and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1957 – [[Prem Rawat]], Indian-American guru and educator *[[1958]] – [[Cornelia Funke]], German-American author * 1958 – [[Kathryn Stott]], English pianist and academic *[[1959]] – [[Mark Aguirre]], American basketball player and coach * 1959 – [[Udi Aloni]], American-Israeli director and author * 1959 – [[Kevin Ash]], English journalist and author (died 2013) * 1959 – [[Wolf Hoffmann]], German guitarist *[[1960]] – [[Kenneth Branagh]], British actor director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 10, 2022 includes celebrities Bobby Flay, Raven-Symoné |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-10-2022-includes-celebrities-bobby-flay-raven-symone.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=8 December 2023 |date=10 December 2022}}</ref> * 1960 – [[Kōichi Satō (actor)|Kōichi Satō]], Japanese actor *[[1961]] – [[Mark McKoy]], Canadian hurdler and sprinter * 1961 – [[Nia Peeples]], American singer and actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1962]] – [[Rakhat Aliyev]], Kazakh politician and diplomat (died 2015) * 1962 – [[John de Wolf]], Dutch footballer and manager *[[1963]] – [[Jahangir Khan]], Pakistani squash player<ref>{{cite book|title=Teenager|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zPkoAAAAYAAJ|year=1984|publisher=M.M. Ahmed|page=32}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Stephen Billington]], English actor * 1964 – [[Stef Blok]], Dutch banker and politician, [[List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands|Dutch Minister of the Interior]] * 1964 – [[Bobby Flay]], American chef and author<ref name="AP" /> * 1964 – [[Edith González]], Mexican actress (died 2019) *[[1965]] – [[Greg Giraldo]], American lawyer, comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2010) * 1965 – [[J Mascis]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1965 – [[Stephanie Morgenstern]], Swiss-Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter *[[1966]] – [[Rein Ahas]], Estonian geographer and academic * 1966 – [[Robin Brooke]], New Zealand rugby player * 1966 – [[Mel Rojas]], Dominican baseball player * 1966 – [[Penelope Trunk]], American writer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/10/my-birthday-post/|title=My birthday post {{!}} Penelope Trunk Careers|website=blog.penelopetrunk.com|date=10 December 2009|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Yōko Oginome]], Japanese singer, actress, and voice actress *[[1969]] – [[Darren Berry]], Australian cricketer and coach * 1969 – [[Rob Blake]], Canadian ice hockey player and executive *[[1970]] – [[Kevin Sharp]], American singer-songwriter (died 2014) * 1970 – [[Bryant Stith]], American basketball player and coach *[[1972]] – [[Donavon Frankenreiter]], American surfer, singer-songwriter, and guitarist * 1972 – [[Brian Molko]], British-Belgian singer-songwriter *[[1973]] – [[Rusty LaRue]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Rusty LaRue |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1601/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Gabriela Spanic]], Venezuelan actress *[[1974]] – [[Meg White]], American drummer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1975]] – [[Steve Bradley]], American wrestler (died 2008) * 1975 – [[Emmanuelle Chriqui]], Canadian actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1975 – [[Josip Skoko]], Australian footballer *[[1976]] – [[Shane Byrne (motorcycle racer)|Shane Byrne]], English motorcycle racer *[[1978]] – [[Anna Jesień]], Polish hurdler * 1978 – [[Summer Phoenix]], American actress *[[1979]] – [[Matt Bentley]], American wrestler * 1979 – [[Iain Brunnschweiler]], English cricketer * 1979 – [[Yang Jianping]], Chinese recurve archer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jianping YANG - Olympic Archery {{!}} People's Republic of China |url=https://www.olympic.org/jianping-yang |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=10 January 2020 |language=en |date=18 June 2016}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Sarah Chang]], American violinist *[[1981]] – [[Taufik Batisah]], Singaporean singer * 1981 – [[Rene Bourque]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Rene Bourque |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/rene-bourque-8471504 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Fábio Rochemback]], Brazilian footballer *[[1982]] – [[Claudia Hoffmann]], German sprinter * 1982 – [[Sultan Kösen]], Turkish farmer, [[List of tallest people|tallest living person]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/tallest-man-living|title=Tallest man - living|access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Patrick Flueger]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1983 – [[Xavier Samuel]], Australian actor<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1984]] – [[JTG]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mac |first1=Eddie |title=This Day in Wrestling History (December 10): ARMAGEDDON! |url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/2015/12/10/9871376/this-day-in-wrestling-history-december-10-armageddon |publisher=[[CageSide Seats]] |access-date=8 December 2023 |date=10 December 2015}}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Charlie Adam]], Scottish footballer * 1985 – [[Roman Červenka]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Roman Cervenka |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/roman-cervenka-8476834 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1985 – [[Matt Forte]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Forte |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/11278/matt-forte |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1985 – [[Trésor Mputu]], Congolese footballer * 1985 – [[Raven-Symoné]], American actress, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP" /> * 1985 – [[Lê Công Vinh]], Vietnamese footballer *[[1986]] – [[Kahlil Bell]], American football player *[[1987]] – [[Gonzalo Higuaín]], French-Argentinian footballer *[[1988]] – [[Wilfried Bony]], Ivorian footballer * 1988 – [[Neven Subotić]], Serbian footballer *[[1989]] – [[Marion Maréchal-Le Pen]], French politician * 1989 – [[Tom Sexton (rugby union)|Tom Sexton]], Australian-Irish rugby player *[[1990]] – [[Kazenga LuaLua]], Congolese-English footballer * 1990 – [[Sakiko Matsui]], Japanese singer and actress * 1990 – [[Wil Myers]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Wil Myers |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/wil-myers-571976 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Teyana Taylor]], American singer, songwriter, choreographer, and actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1990 – [[Shoya Tomizawa]], Japanese motorcycle racer (died 2010) *[[1991]] – [[KiKi Layne]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1991 – [[Eric Reid]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Reid |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15809/eric-reid |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Dion Waiters]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dion Waiters |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203079/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Carlos Rodón]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlos Rodón |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/carlos-rodon-607074 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Melissa Roxburgh]], Canadian-American actress<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1994]] – [[Richard Kennar]], Samoan rugby league player * 1994 – [[Matti Klinga]], Finnish footballer *[[1995]] – [[Tacko Fall]], Senegalese basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tacko Fall |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629605/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Joe Burrow]], American football player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurrJo01.htm|title=Joe Burrow Stats {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com |website=pro-football-reference.com|access-date=October 16, 2021}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Kang Daniel]], South Korean singer and entrepreneur<ref>{{cite web|url=http://konnectent.com/kangdaniel.php|title=Kang Daniel|publisher=[[Konnect Entertainment]]|access-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Viktoriia Savtsova]], Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Dublin 2018 - Live Results |url=https://www.paralympic.org/dublin-2018/results/info-live-results/swdu18/eng/ze/engze_swimming-sport-and-npc-entries-by-event-ukraine.htm |website=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=7 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Lucia Bronzetti]], Italian tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/322280/lucia-bronzetti|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Lucia Bronzetti|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucia Bronzetti - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/lucia-bronzetti_prs551914/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Reiss Nelson]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Reiss Nelson|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/14450/Reiss-Nelson/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Jeremie Frimpong]], Dutch footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeremie Frimpong|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/jeremie-frimpong|website=[[Bundesliga]]|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[925]] – [[Sancho I of Pamplona|Sancho I]], king of [[Kingdom of Navarra|Pamplona]] * [[949]] – [[Herman I, Duke of Swabia]] * [[990]] – [[Folcmar (bishop)|Folcmar]], bishop of [[Episcopal principality of Utrecht|Utrecht]]<ref name="aw">{{cite book |last1=Blok |first1=Dirk Peter |title=Folkmar (Poppo), Bischof von Utrecht (976–990); Lexikon des Mittelalters (LexMA). Band 4 |date=1989 |publisher=Artemis & Winkler |location=München/Zürich |isbn=3-7608-8904-2 |page=613}}</ref> *[[1041]] – [[Michael IV the Paphlagonian]], Byzantine emperor (born 1010) *[[1081]] – [[Nikephoros III Botaneiates]], deposed [[Byzantine Emperor]] (born c.1002) *[[1113]] – [[Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan|Radwan]], ruler of Aleppo *[[1310]] – [[Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria]] (born 1271) *[[1454]] – [[Ignatius Behnam Hadloyo]], Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.<ref>{{cite book | last1 =Barsoum| first1=Ephrem |date=2003|title=The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences|edition=2nd|publisher=Gorgias Press|translator=Matti Moosa|author-link=Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum|page=497|url=https://archive.org/details/EphremBarsoumMattiMoosaTheScatteredPearlsAHistoryOfSyriacLiteratureAndSciences|access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1475]] – [[Paolo Uccello]], Italian painter (born 1397) *[[1508]] – [[René II, Duke of Lorraine]] (born 1451) *[[1541]] – [[Thomas Culpeper]], English courtier (born 1514) * 1541 – [[Francis Dereham]], English courtier (born c. 1513) *[[1561]] – [[Caspar Schwenckfeld]], German theologian and writer ===1601–1900=== *[[1618]] – [[Giulio Caccini]], Italian composer and educator (born 1551) *[[1626]] – [[Edmund Gunter]], English mathematician and academic (born 1581) *[[1665]] – [[Tarquinio Merula]], Italian organist, violinist, and composer (born 1594) *[[1736]] – [[António Manoel de Vilhena]], Portuguese soldier and politician (born 1663) *[[1791]] – [[Jacob Frank]], Polish religious leader (born 1726) *[[1831]] – [[Thomas Johann Seebeck]], German physicist and academic (born 1770) *[[1850]] – [[Józef Bem]], Polish general and physicist (born 1794) * 1850 – [[François Sulpice Beudant]], French mineralogist and geologist (born 1787) *[[1865]] – [[Leopold I of Belgium]] (born 1790) *[[1867]] – [[Sakamoto Ryōma]], Japanese samurai and politician (born 1836) *[[1896]] – [[Alfred Nobel]], Swedish chemist and engineer, invented [[Dynamite]] and founded the [[Nobel Prize]] (born 1833) ===1901–present=== *[[1909]] – [[Red Cloud]], American tribal chief (of the [[Oglala|Oglala nation]]) (born 1822) *[[1911]] – [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]], English botanist and explorer (born 1817) *[[1917]] – [[Mackenzie Bowell]], English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (born 1823) *[[1920]] – [[Horace Elgin Dodge]], American businessman, co-founded [[Dodge]] (born 1868) *[[1922]] – [[Clement Lindley Wragge]], English meteorologist and author (born 1852) *[[1926]] – [[Nikola Pašić]], Serbian politician, 46th [[Prime Minister of Serbia]] (born 1845) *[[1928]] – [[Charles Rennie Mackintosh]], Scottish architect and painter (born 1868) *[[1929]] – [[Harry Crosby]], American publisher and poet (born 1898) *[[1932]] – [[Joseph Carruthers]], Australian politician, 16th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (born 1857) *[[1936]] – [[Bobby Abel]], English cricketer (born 1857) * 1936 – [[Luigi Pirandello]], Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1867) *[[1939]] – [[John Grieb]], American gymnast and triathlete (born 1879) *[[1941]] – [[Colin Kelly]], American captain and pilot (born 1915) *[[1944]] – [[John Brunt]], English captain, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (born 1922) *[[1945]] – [[Theodor Dannecker]], German captain (born 1913) *[[1946]] – [[Walter Johnson]], American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (born 1887) * 1946 – [[Damon Runyon]], American newspaperman and short story writer (born 1884) *[[1948]] – [[Na Hye-sok]], South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (born 1896) *[[1951]] – [[Algernon Blackwood]], English author and playwright (born 1869) *[[1953]] – [[Abdullah Yusuf Ali]], Indian-English scholar and translator (born 1872) *[[1956]] – [[David Shimoni]], Russian-Israeli poet and translator (born 1891) *[[1957]] – [[Napoleon Zervas]], Greek general (born 1891) *[[1958]] – [[Adolfo Camarillo]], American horse breeder, rancher, and philanthropist (born 1864) *[[1963]] – [[K. M. Panikkar]], Indian historian and diplomat (born 1894) *[[1967]] – [[Otis Redding]], American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1941) *[[1968]] – [[Karl Barth]], Swiss theologian and author (born 1886) * 1968 – [[George Forrest (Northern Ireland politician)|George Forrest]], Northern Irish lawyer and politician (born 1921) * 1968 – [[Thomas Merton]], American monk and author (born 1915) *[[1970]] – [[Chen Qiyou]], Chinese politician and revolutionary (born 1892)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.zg.org.cn/zgdjj/ljld/dljld/201102/t20110226_8664.htm |language=zh |script-title=zh:陈其尤 |trans-title=Chen Qiyou |publisher=China Zhi Gong Party |accessdate=13 October 2024 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241013223153/https://www.zg.org.cn/zgdjj/ljld/dljld/201102/t20110226_8664.htm |archivedate=13 October 2024 }}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Mark Van Doren]], American poet, critic, and academic (born 1894) *[[1973]] – [[Wolf V. Vishniac]], German-American microbiologist and academic (born 1922) *[[1974]] – [[Toshinari Shōji]], Japanese general (born 1890) *[[1977]] – [[Adolph Rupp]], American basketball player and coach (born 1901) *[[1978]] – [[Ed Wood]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1924) *[[1979]] – [[Ann Dvorak]], American actress (born 1911) *[[1982]] – [[Freeman Gosden]], American actor and screenwriter (born 1899) *[[1987]] – [[Jascha Heifetz]], Lithuanian-American violinist and educator (born 1901) *[[1988]] – [[Richard S. Castellano]], American actor (born 1933) * 1988 – [[Johnny Lawrence (cricketer)|Johnny Lawrence]], English cricketer and coach (born 1911) * 1988 – [[Dorothy de Rothschild]], English philanthropist and activist (born 1895) *[[1990]] – [[Armand Hammer]], American businessman, founded [[Occidental Petroleum]] (born 1898) *[[1991]] – [[Greta Kempton]], Austrian-American painter and academic (born 1901) *[[1992]] – [[Dan Maskell]], English tennis player and sportscaster (born 1908) *[[1993]] – [[Alice Tully]], American soprano (born 1902) *[[1994]] – [[Keith Joseph]], English lawyer and politician, [[Secretary of State for Education]] (born 1918) * 1994 – [[Alex Wilson (Canadian sprinter)|Alex Wilson]], Canadian-American sprinter (born 1905) *[[1995]] – [[Darren Robinson (rapper)|Darren Robinson]], American rapper (born 1967) *[[1996]] – [[Faron Young]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1932) *[[1999]] – [[Rick Danko]], Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (born 1943) * 1999 – [[Franjo Tuđman]], Croatian general and politician, 1st [[President of Croatia]] (born 1922) * 1999 – [[Woodrow Borah]], American historian of Spanish America (born 1912) *[[2000]] – [[Marie Windsor]], American actress (born 1919) *[[2001]] – [[Ashok Kumar]], Indian actor, singer, and producer (born 1911) *[[2002]] – [[Andres Küng]], Swedish journalist and politician (born 1945) * 2002 – [[Ian MacNaughton]], Scottish actor, director, and producer (born 1925)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian MacNaughton |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f4d5609 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321031002/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f4d5609 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 March 2018 |website=BFI |access-date=21 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Sean McClory]], Irish actor and director (born 1924) *[[2004]] – [[Gary Webb]], American journalist and author (born 1955) *[[2005]] – [[Mary Jackson (actress)|Mary Jackson]], American actress (born 1910) * 2005 – [[Eugene McCarthy]], American poet, academic, and politician (born 1916) * 2005 – [[Richard Pryor]], American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1940) *[[2006]] – [[Olivia Coolidge]], English-American author and educator (born 1908) * 2006 – [[Augusto Pinochet]], Chilean general and dictator, 30th [[President of Chile]] (born 1915) *[[2007]] – [[Vitali Hakko]], Turkish businessman, founded [[Vakko]] (born 1913) *[[2009]] – [[Vladimir Teplyakov]], Russian soldier and physicist (born 1925) *[[2010]] – [[John Fenn (chemist)|John Fenn]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1917) * 2010 – [[J. Michael Hagopian]], Armenian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1913) * 2010 – [[MacKenzie Miller]], American horse trainer and breeder (born 1921) *[[2012]] – [[Iajuddin Ahmed]], Bangladeshi academic and politician, 13th [[President of Bangladesh]] (born 1931) * 2012 – [[Antonio Cubillo]], Spanish lawyer and politician (born 1930) * 2012 – [[Tommy Roberts (designer)|Tommy Roberts]], English fashion designer (born 1942) *[[2013]] – [[Alan Coleman]], English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1936) * 2013 – [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]], American guitarist and composer (born 1930) * 2013 – [[Don Lund]], American baseball player and coach (born 1923) * 2013 – [[Srikanta Wadiyar]], Indian politician and the titular [[Maharaja of Mysore]](born 1946) *[[2014]] – [[Ralph Giordano (writer)|Ralph Giordano]], German author and publicist (born 1923) * 2014 – [[Robert B. Oakley]], American diplomat, 19th [[United States Ambassador to Pakistan]] (born 1931) * 2014 – [[Bob Solinger]], Canadian ice hockey player (born 1925) * 2014 – [[Judy Baar Topinka]], American journalist and politician (born 1944) * 2014 – [[Gerard Vianen]], Dutch cyclist (born 1944) *[[2015]] – [[Ron Bouchard]], American race car driver and businessman (born 1948) * 2015 – [[Denis Héroux]], Canadian director and producer (born 1940) * 2015 – [[Arnold Peralta]], Honduran footballer (born 1989) * 2015 – [[Dolph Schayes]], American basketball player and coach (born 1928) *[[2017]] – [[Bruce Brown (director)|Bruce Brown]], American filmmaker (born 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=2017-12-12|title=Bruce Brown Dies: Surf Movie Pioneer Who Sought The Perfect Wave For 'Endless Summer' Was 80|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/bruce-brown-dead-endless-summer-director-1202225197/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212195018/http://deadline.com/2017/12/bruce-brown-dead-endless-summer-director-1202225197/ |archive-date=12 December 2017 }}</ref> * 2017 – [[Max Clifford]], British publicist (born 1943) * 2017 – [[Angry Grandpa|Charles M. Green Jr.]], American Internet personality (born 1950)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-11|title=YouTube's 'Angry Grandpa' dies at 67|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/charles-green-dead-angry-grandpa-youtube-dies-died-67-a8103081.html|access-date=2021-10-01|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> * 2017 – [[Curtis W. Harris]], American minister (born 1924)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Monfort|first=Ashley|date=2017-12-13|title=Civil Rights leader, former Hopewell mayor dies|url=https://www.nbc12.com/story/37055795/civil-rights-leader-former-hopewell-mayor-dies|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-01|website=NBC 12|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213124707/http://www.nbc12.com/story/37055795/civil-rights-leader-former-hopewell-mayor-dies |archive-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Philip McKeon]], American actor (born 1964) * 2019 – [[Gershon Kingsley]], American composer and musician (born 1922)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8546355/gershon-kingsley-dead |title=Gershon Kingsley, Moog Synthesizer Pioneer, Dies at 97 |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=14 December 2019 |website=billboard.com |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Emily Mason (painter)|Emily Mason]], American painter (born 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=2020-02-07|title=Emily Mason, Who Created Colorful Canvases, Is Dead at 87|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/arts/emily-mason-dead.html|access-date=2021-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609160334/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/arts/emily-mason-dead.html|archive-date=2020-06-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Tommy Lister Jr.|Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.]], American actor and wrestler (born 1958)<ref>{{Cite web|author=Sarah Moon|title=Thomas 'Tiny' Lister Jr., 'Friday' actor, dead at 62|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/entertainment/thomas-lister-jr-death-trnd/index.html|access-date=2020-12-18|website=CNN|date=11 December 2020 }}</ref> * 2020 – [[Joseph Safra]], Lebanese-Brazilian financier (born1938)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sandy|first=Matt|date=2020-12-16|title=Joseph Safra, Banker Who Was the Richest Brazilian, Dies at 82|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/world/americas/joseph-safra-banker-who-was-the-richest-brazilian-dies-at-82.html|access-date=2021-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218080507/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/world/americas/joseph-safra-banker-who-was-the-richest-brazilian-dies-at-82.html|archive-date=2021-02-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Carol Sutton (actress)|Carol Sutton]], American actress (born 1944)<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-12|title=Carol Sutton: Steel Magnolias actress dies from Covid-19|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55288523|access-date=2021-10-01}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Barbara Windsor]], English actress (born 1937)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tributes paid to 'unofficial queen' Barbara Windsor |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/1211/1183774-tributes-paid-to-unofficial-queen-barbara-windsor/ |website=RTE |access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Michael Nesmith]], American musician ([[The Monkees]]), songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist (born 1942)<ref>{{cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=December 10, 2021|title=Michael Nesmith, the 'Quiet Monkee,' Is Dead at 78|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/arts/music/michael-nesmith-dead.html|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210190249/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/arts/music/michael-nesmith-dead.html|archive-date=10 December 2021|accessdate=December 10, 2021}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Julian Carroll]], American politician, 54th [[Governor of Kentucky]] (born 1931)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll dies at 92 |url=https://www.wkyt.com/2023/12/10/former-kentucky-governor-julian-carroll-dies-92/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |publisher=WKYT |date=December 10, 2023}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Rocky Colavito]], American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1933)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Rocky Colavito, All-Star Slugger for Cleveland, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/sports/baseball/rocky-colavito-dead.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241211025713/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/sports/baseball/rocky-colavito-dead.html |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Michael Cole (actor)|Michael Cole]], American actor (born 1940)<ref>{{Cite news |last=E. Petri |first=Alexandra |date=December 11, 2024 |title=Michael Cole, a Star of ‘The Mod Squad,’ Is Dead at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/arts/television/michael-cole-dead.html |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[Kreskin]], American mentalist (born 1935)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fortin |first=Jacey |date=December 11, 2024 |title=The Amazing Kreskin, Mentalist and 1970s TV Star, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/arts/the-amazing-kreskin-dead.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241211194640/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/arts/the-amazing-kreskin-dead.html |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[S. M. Krishna]], Indian politician and statesman, [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]], 10th [[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister of Karnataka]], 19th [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Governor of Maharashtra]] (born 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/veteran-politician-and-ex-karnataka-chief-minister-sm-krishna-dies-aged-92-7212371|title=Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, Who Transformed Bengaluru, Dies At 92|date=10 December 2024|editor-last=Mitra|editor-first=Chandrajit|agency=India News|access-date=10 December 2024|work=NDTV}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Alfred Nobel Day]] or ''Nobeldagen'' (Sweden) *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs]] ([[Syriac Orthodox Church]])<ref>{{cite book |last= Chaillot|first=Christine|date=2006|chapter=The Ancient Oriental Churches|title=[[The Oxford History of Christian Worship]]|publisher=Oxford University Press|editor1=Geoffrey Wainwright|editor2=Karen B. Westerfield Tucker|page=157}}</ref> **[[Eulalia of Mérida]] **[[Karl Barth]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]]) **[[Thomas Merton]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]]) **[[Basilica della Santa Casa|Translation of the Holy House of Loreto]] **[[December 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Constitution Day (Thailand)]] *[[Human Rights Day]] ([[International observance|International]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/10 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=10}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/10 Historical Events on December 10] {{months}} [[Category:Days of December]]
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