December 10

Events

 * - Empress elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the  as.
 * - The is formed by, ,  and  as an alliance against.
 * - burns his copy of the   outside 's Elster Gate.
 * - 's derivation of from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper , is read to the  by.
 * - becomes the 20th.
 * - Emory College (now ) is chartered in.
 * - : the accepts a rival state government's pronouncement that declares  to be the 13th state of the Confederacy.
 * - : - Major General 's  troops reach.
 * - The first are installed outside the  in . Resembling,  they use  arms and are illuminated at night by  and  s.
 * - grants women the right to vote.
 * 1869  - The first American chapter of  is founded at the.
 * - : The is signed, officially ending the conflict.
 * - The fraternity is founded at the.
 * - The first s are awarded.
 * - Women are given the right to vote in.
 * - The fraternity is founded at the  in.
 * -  wins the, becoming the first American to win a  of any kind.
 * - The worst night of the in London, when 1,000 medical students clashed with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals who have been vivisected.
 * - adopts a  and becomes a.
 * - The, later renamed the , was given to halfback of the . This award was given to the best college football player east the.
 * - : signs his Instrument of Abdication.
 * - : The capital ships ' and '  by   near.
 * 1941  - :  - ese forces under the command of General  land on the Philippine mainland.
 * - The adopts the.
 * - : The begins its siege of, the last -held city in , forcing   and his government to retreat to.
 * - The 's  program is cancelled by.
 * - biggest heist, the still-unsolved "", occurs in.
 * - throws a football for a record 98 yards, the longest recorded throw.
 * - :  and   are jointly awarded the.
 * - The approves  proposal for establishing nuclear free-zone in.
 * - is restored in  with the assumption of President.
 * - announced the establishment of Mongolia's democratic movement that peacefully changed the second oldest communist country into a democratic society.
 * - : Military Advisor to the and head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations  recommends that the  multi-national forces in  stand down.
 * - One million opposition supporters gather in downtown, calling for the government to resign.

Births

 * - King (d. )
 * -, German mathematician and astronomer (d. )
 * -, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. )
 * -, ruler of the (d. )
 * -, English botanist and zoologist (d. )
 * -, American educator (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, Bohemian physician (d. )
 * -, British mathematician (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, Belgian composer and organist (d. )
 * -, British writer and preacher (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, American librarian, (d. )
 * -, Greekcomposer of the Modern Era (d. )
 * -, French author (d. )
 * 1870  -, Austrian architect (d. )
 * 1870  -, pretender to the French imperial throne (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.)
 * -, Austrian philosopher (d. )
 * -, Russian-born painter (d. )
 * -, Italian statesman (b. )
 * - Sir, British Army Field Marshal, first Earl of Tunis. (d. )
 * 1891  -, German-born writer and  laureate (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * - (Margaret Rumer Godden), British writer (d. )
 * 1907  -, French footballer (d. )
 * -, French composer and ornithologist (d. )
 * -, American choreographer and dancer (d. )
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * -, U.S. Senator (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * 1913  -, British character actor (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, King of Malaysia (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1918  -, Russian hockey coach (d. )
 * -, American composer
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * 1920  -, Ukrainian-Brazilian writer (d. )
 * -, First Lady of Chile (-), wife of Chilean military dictator
 * -, American poet
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Japanese-born American actor (d. )
 * -, American geneticist and laureate (d. )
 * -, Retired English
 * -, Russian orchestral conductor
 * -, English university professor
 * -, British folk singer
 * 1941  -, Irish actress
 * 1941  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American poet
 * -, American humorist (d. )
 * 1947  -, Azerbaijani politician and chairman of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party.
 * 1947  -, German field hockey player
 * -, founder of the Palestine Liberation Front (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Norwegian singer
 * -, British television host
 * 1952  -, American actress
 * -, American baseball writer and analyst for ESPN
 * -, American actor
 * 1957  -, known also as Maharaji
 * -, Northern Irish actor and director
 * -, American musician
 * -, pitcher
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, charged with the murder of and two others on , 2005
 * -, Belgian-born singer and songwriter
 * 1972  -, French-born record producer
 * 1972  -, Argentine racing driver
 * -, American drummer
 * -, Australian footballer
 * -, co-founder of
 * 1978  -, American actress
 * 1978  -, skateboarder
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American violinist
 * 1980  -, English footballer
 * -, Arab Singer
 * -, Singaporean singer
 * 1981  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1981  -, Papua New Guinea swimmer and  Gold medalist
 * -, VJ
 * -, American actor
 * 1983  -, Angolan footballer
 * 1983  -, Ghanaian footballer
 * 1983  -, Estonian singer
 * 1984  -, American Professional wrestler
 * -, American Professional Ice Hockey Player
 * 1985  -, American actress and singer
 * -, English footballer
 * 1986  -, Japanese Acrobat and Pop Idol
 * -, French footballer of Argentine origins
 * -, Italian actress

Deaths
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 * -, (b. )
 * -, Arab physician and philosopher (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English scientist (b. )
 * -, Italian composer
 * -, English mathematician (b. )
 * -, Italian composer
 * -, Portuguese ruler of Malta (b. )
 * -, Baltic German physicist (b. )
 * -, French mineralogist and geologist (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Swedish inventor and founder of the Nobel Prize (b. )
 * - Sir, British botanist (b. )
 * - Sir, fifth (b. )
 * -, American automobile manufacturing pioneer (b. )
 * -, British architect, designer, and illustrator (b. )
 * -, test cricketer (b. )
 * 1936  -, Italian writer and  laureate (b. )
 * - ,the founder of the Republic of Turkey and its first President (b. )
 * -, American pilot (b. )
 * -, Victoria Cross holder (b. )
 * -, SS officer (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 1946  -, American writer (b. )
 * -, British writer (b. )
 * -, Indian-born scholar and translator (b. )
 * -, American soul singer (b. )
 * -, American monk and author (b. )
 * 1968  -, Swiss theologian (b. )
 * 1968  -, Northern Irish MP (b. )
 * -, Brazilian politician
 * -, American filmmaker (b. )
 * -, American film actress (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1986  -, American folk singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, Russian-born violinist (b. )
 * -, American industrialist and art collector (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * 1991  -, South African singer and member of  (b.
 * -, A Mexican soccer player
 * -, A Mexican soccer player
 * -, English tennis commentator (b. )
 * -, Canadian and Notre Dame athlete (b. )
 * 1994  -, British politician (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Canadian bassist and singer (b. )
 * 1999  -,  (b. )
 * -, American film actress (b. )
 * -, Indian actor (b. )
 * -, Swedish-Estonian politician, journalist (b. )
 * -, U.S. Senator (b. )
 * 2005  -, American comedian and actor (b. )
 * -, military president of Chile (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Presentation Ceremony of the
 * Presentation Ceremony of the