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This day in history: 10 December

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392 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 10 December.
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2021: A widespread, deadly, and violent tornado outbreak slams the Central, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States. Eighty-nine people are killed by the tornadoes, with most of the fatalities occurring in Kentucky, where a single t

Holidays and observances

Alfred Nobel Day or Nobeldagen (Sweden)

Christian feast day: Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Christian feast day: December 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: Eulalia of Mérida

Christian feast day: Gregory III

Christian feast day: Karl Barth (Episcopal Church (USA))

Christian feast day: Polydore Plasden

Christian feast day: Thomas Merton (Episcopal Church (USA))

Christian feast day: Translation of the Holy House of Loreto

Constitution Day (Thailand)

Human Rights Day (International)

Events

2021A widespread, deadly, and violent tornado outbreak slams the Central, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States. Eighty-nine people are killed by the tornadoes, with most of the fatalities occurring in Kentucky, where a single t

2019The Ostrava hospital attack in the Czech Republic results in eight deaths, including the perpetrator.

2017ISIL is defeated in Iraq.

2016Two explosions outside a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, kill 38 people and injure 166 others.

2015Rojava conflict: The Syrian Democratic Council is established in Dêrik, forming the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria.

2014Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein is killed after the suppression of a demonstration by Israeli forces in the village (Turmus'ayya) in Ramallah.

2005Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crashes at Port Harcourt International Airport in Nigeria, killing 108 people.

1999Helen Clark is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, the second woman to hold the post and the first following an election.

1996The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela.

1995The Israeli army withdraws from Nablus pursuant to the terms of Oslo Accord.

1994Rwandan genocide: Maurice Baril, military advisor to the U.N. Secretary-General and head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, recommends that UNAMIR stand down.

1993The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in 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.

1992Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan establishes the Marriage Fund in the United Arab Emirates in response to rising wedding prices.

1991Nursultan Nazarbayev is sworn in as the 1st President of Kazakhstan.

1991The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic is renamed into the Republic of Kazakhstan.

1991The Nagorno-Karabakh independence referendum is held, with 99.98% voting in favor of independence.

1989Mongolian Revolution: At the country's first open pro-democracy public demonstration, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announces the establishment of the Mongolian Democratic Union.

1984United Nations General Assembly recognizes the Convention against Torture.

1983Democracy is restored in Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl Alfonsín.

1979Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations are suppressed by the KMT dictatorship, and organizers are arrested.

1978Arab–Israeli conflict: Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

1968Japan's biggest heist, the still-unsolved "300 million yen robbery", is carried out in Tokyo.

1963An assassination attempt on the British High Commissioner in Aden kills two people and wounds dozens more.

1963Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah.

1953British Prime Minister Winston Churchill receives the Nobel Prize in Literature.

1949Chinese 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.

1948The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations.

1942World War II: 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.

1941World War II: Battle of the Philippines: Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on Luzon.

1941World War II: The Royal Navy capital ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse are sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers near British Malaya.

1936Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.

1932Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.

1909Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

1907The worst night of the 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.

1906U.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.

1902The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.

1901The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

1898Spanish–American War: The 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.

1896Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.

1877Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.

Born on this day

2005Ivan Demidov, Russian ice hockey player

2001Coby Mayo, American professional baseball player

2000Jeremie Frimpong, Dutch footballer

1999Reiss Nelson, English footballer

1998Lucia Bronzetti, Italian tennis player

1997Viktoriia Savtsova, Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer

1996Joe Burrow, American football player

1996Kang Daniel, South Korean singer and entrepreneur

1995Tacko Fall, Senegalese basketball player

1994Matti Klinga, Finnish footballer

1994Richard Kennar, Samoan rugby league player

1992Carlos Rodón, American baseball player

1992Melissa Roxburgh, Canadian-American actress

1991Dion Waiters, American basketball player

1991Eric Reid, American football player

1991KiKi Layne, American actress

1990Kazenga LuaLua, Congolese-English footballer

1990Sakiko Matsui, Japanese singer and actress

1990Shoya Tomizawa, Japanese motorcycle racer (died 2010)

1990Teyana Taylor, American singer, songwriter, choreographer, and actress

1990Wil Myers, American baseball player

1989Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, French politician

1989Tom Sexton, Australian-Irish rugby player

1988Neven Subotić, Serbian footballer

1988Wilfried Bony, Ivorian footballer

1987Gonzalo Higuaín, French-Argentinian footballer

1986Kahlil Bell, American football player

1985Charlie Adam, Scottish footballer

1985Lê Công Vinh, Vietnamese footballer

1985Matt Forte, American football player

1985Raven-Symoné, American actress, singer, and dancer

1985Roman Červenka, Czech ice hockey player

1985Trésor Mputu, Congolese footballer

1984JTG, American wrestler

1983Patrick Flueger, American actor

1983Xavier Samuel, Australian actor

1982Claudia Hoffmann, German sprinter

1982Sultan Kösen, Turkish farmer, tallest living person

1981Fábio Rochemback, Brazilian footballer

1981Rene Bourque, Canadian ice hockey player

Died on this day

2025Jeffery Garcia, American stand-up comedian and voice actor (born 1975)

2024Kreskin, American mentalist (born 1935)

2024Michael Cole, American actor (born 1940)

2024Rocky Colavito, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1933)

2024S. M. Krishna, Indian politician and statesman, Minister of External Affairs, 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka, 19th Governor of Maharashtra (born 1932)

2023Julian Carroll, American politician, 54th Governor of Kentucky (born 1931)

2021Michael Nesmith, American musician (The Monkees), songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist (born 1942)

2020Barbara Windsor, English actress (born 1937)

2020Carol Sutton, American actress (born 1944)

2020Joseph Safra, Lebanese-Brazilian financier (born 1938)

2020Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr., American actor and wrestler (born 1958)

2019Emily Mason, American painter (born 1932)

2019Gershon Kingsley, American composer and musician (born 1922)

2019Philip McKeon, American actor (born 1964)

2017Bruce Brown, American filmmaker (born 1937)

2017Charles M. Green Jr., American Internet personality (born 1950)

2017Curtis W. Harris, American minister (born 1924)

2017Max Clifford, British publicist (born 1943)

2015Arnold Peralta, Honduran footballer (born 1989)

2015Denis Héroux, Canadian director and producer (born 1940)

2015Dolph Schayes, American basketball player and coach (born 1928)

2015Ron Bouchard, American race car driver and businessman (born 1948)

2014Bob Solinger, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1925)

2014Gerard Vianen, Dutch cyclist (born 1944)

2014Judy Baar Topinka, American journalist and politician (born 1944)

2014Ralph Giordano, German author and publicist (born 1923)

2014Robert B. Oakley, American diplomat, 19th United States Ambassador to Pakistan (born 1931)

2013Alan Coleman, English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1936)

2013Don Lund, American baseball player and coach (born 1923)

2013Jim Hall, American guitarist and composer (born 1930)

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