What happened this day in history December 10

What are the important events that happened on December 10? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

December 10: Facts & Myths About This Day

December 10 is the 345th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 21 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 27, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,733,788,800 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatetracontapentagon’ day.

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 50 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,372 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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December 10 Historical Events

  • 1508
    The 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 Venice.
  • 1541
    Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII.
  • 1799
    France adopts the metre as its official unit of length.
  • 1868
    The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
  • 1902
    Women are given the right to vote in Tasmania.
  • 1904
    The Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity is founded at the College of Charleston.
  • 1927
    The phrase “Grand Ole Opry” is used for the first time on-air.
  • 1941
    World War II: The Royal Navy capital ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse are sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers near Malaya.
  • 1989
    Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announces the establishment of Mongolia’s democratic movement that changes the second oldest communist country into a democracy.
  • 1993
    The 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.

Who were born on December 10?

  • 1452
    Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)
  • 1821
    Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov, Russian poet (d. 1877)
  • 1851
    Melvil Dewey, American librarian, (d. 1931)
  • 1920
    Clarice Lispector, Ukrainian-Brazilian writer (d. 1977)
  • 1934
    Howard Martin Temin, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 1994)
  • 1952
    Clive Anderson, English television presenter
  • 1957
    Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor
  • 1957
    Paul Hardcastle, English composer and musician
  • 1974
    Meg White, American drummer (The White Stripes)
  • 1988
    Mitchell Donald, Dutch footballer

Who died on December 10?

  • 1909
    Red Cloud, Oglala Lakota Sioux Chief (b. 1822)
  • 1917
    Sir Mackenzie Bowell, Canadian politician (b. 1823)
  • 1926
    Nikola Pašić, Serbian politician (b. 1845)
  • 1928
    Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer, and illustrator (b. 1868)
  • 1945
    Theodor Dannecker, German Nazi officer (b. 1913)
  • 1978
    Edward D. Wood, Jr., American filmmaker (b. 1924)
  • 1994
    Keith Joseph, English politician (b. 1918)
  • 1999
    Rick Danko, Canadian bassist and singer (The Band) (b. 1942)
  • 1999
    Shirley Hemphill, American actress (b. 1947)
  • 2010
    John Bennett Fenn, American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1917)

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