Tuesday, December 10, 2024 -Quote Of The Day...
* " If at first you don't succeed, you're doing about average. "
On This Day In History...
In 0741- Zacharias becomes Pope
In 1294- Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th)
In 1508- League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice)
In 1520- Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant
In 1582- France begins use of Gregorian calendar
In 1652- Sea battle at Dungeness: Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet
In 1672- New York Governor Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York & Boston
In 1688- King James II flees London
In 1690- Massachusetts Bay becomes 1st American colonial government to borrow money
In 1745- Bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester
In 1799- Metric system established in France
In 1810- Tom Cribb (Great Britain) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds)
In 1816- Dutch regain Sumatra
In 1817- Mississippi admitted as 20th state
In 1831- "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet)
In 1864- General Sherman's armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins
In 1869- Women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US 1st)
In 1882- John Brahms' "Gesang der the Parzen" premieres
In 1887- Austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan
In 1896- 1st intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3)
In 1896- Alfred Jarry's "Ubu Roi" premieres in Paris
In 1898- Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, Puerto Rico & Guam
In 1899- 1st defeat of "Black Week" - Battle at Stormberg South Africa - Boers vs British army; nearly 3000 British troops killed
In 1899- Frank Wedekind's "Der Kammersang" premieres in Berlin
In 1901- 1st Nobel Peace Prizes (to Jean Henri Dunant, Frederic Passy)
In 1903- Nobel for physics awarded to Pierre/Marie Curie
In 1904- King Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime
In 1906- 1st American awarded Nobel Peace Prize - President Theodore Roosevelt
In 1907- Ruyard Kipling receives Nobel prize for literature
In 1910- JD Van de Waals wins Nobel Prize for physics
In 1911- Calbraith Rogers completes 1st crossing of US by airplane (84 days)
In 1911- Tobias Asser given Nobel prize for peace
In 1913- Kamerlingh Onnes receives Nobel prize for physics
In 1914- French government returns to Paris
In 1915- President Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Galt
In 1915- 10,000,000th model T Ford assembled
In 1918- John A Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League
In 1919- National League votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers
In 1919- New York, Boston, & Chicago, oppose American League resolution accusing Ban Johnson of overstepping his duties
In 1920- President Woodrow Wilson receives Nobel Peace Prize
In 1922- Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards
In 1922- Nobel awarded to Fridtjof Nansen, Niels Bohr & Albert Einstein
In 1923- Polish government of Grabski, forms
In 1924- Agreement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years
In 1924- Willem Einthoven awarded Nobel for medicine
In 1925- George Bernard Shaw awarded Nobel
In 1926- 1st radio broadcast in the Springfield IL area (WCBS)
In 1926- 2nd part of Hitler's Mein Kampf published
In 1927- Grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville TN
In 1929- Bradman scores 225 in 2nd inning of Test Cricket trial after 124 in 1st
In 1931- Jane Addams (1st US woman) named co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize
In 1931- Manuel Azaña becomes premier/Niceto Zamora President of Spain
In 1932- King Rama VII (Prajadhipok) grants Thailand a constitution
In 1934- NFL adopts player waiver rule; applies after 6th game of the season
In 1934- Fascist dictator of Latvia Ulmanis begins building concentration camp
In 1934- Saint-Adelbert cooperation formed by Catholic elite
In 1935- A's sell Jimmie Foxx to the Red Sox for $150,000
In 1935- White Sox sell Al Simmons to the Tigers for $75,000
In 1936- England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI
In 1936- King Edward VIII abdicates throne to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson
In 1936- Stockholm: physicist PBJ Debije receives Nobel prize for chemistry
In 1938- 26th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 30-7
In 1938- Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Zen teacher, Rinzai line, enters Zen priesthood
In 1939- Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat New York Giants 27-0
In 1939- KNVB celebrates 50th anniversary
In 1940- British anti-offensive in Libya (Sidi Barrani)
In 1941- British battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore
In 1941- Japanese troops land on northern Luzon in the Philippines
In 1941- Japanese troops overrun Guam
In 1942- Hitler names Mussert "leader of Netherlands people"
In 1942- North Africa: 5th German pantser army forms under Colonel-General von Arnim
In 1943- British 8th Army occupies Orsogna/Ortona Italy
In 1944- 9 Dutch citizens hanged by nazis
In 1944- German counter attack at Dillingen-bridgehead at Saar
In 1945- Australian Services lose 3rd Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wickets
In 1945- Preston Tucker reveals plan to produce the Torpedo, a new 150 MPH car
In 1947- USSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement
In 1948- UN General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights
In 1950- 1st black American awarded Nobel Peace Prize - Ralph J Bunche
In 1952- Yitzhak Ben-Zvi elected 2nd President of Israel
In 1952- WSLS TV channel 10 in Roanoke VA (NBC) begins broadcasting
In 1953- "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial NYC for 229 performances
In 1953- KOMO TV channel 4 in Seattle WA (ABC) begins broadcasting
In 1953- WSTV (now WTOV) TV channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling OH (CBS) begins
In 1954- Philadelphia Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium
In 1954- Albert Schweitzer receives Nobel Peace Prize
In 1956- Establishment of MPLA in Angola
In 1958- 1st domestic (New York-Miami) passenger jet flight-National 707 flew 111
In 1958- University of Pittsburgh agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pirates
In 1961- Houston Oiler Billy Cannon gains record 373 yards against Titans
In 1961- Dr Ruth marries Fred Westheimer
In 1961- US performs nuclear test at Carlsbad NM (underground)
In 1961- USSR & Albania break diplomatic relations
In 1962- Hunters Point (San Francisco) jitney ends service after 50 years
In 1963- 6 year old Donny Osmond's singing debut on the Andy Williams Show
In 1963- Zanzibar becomes independent within British Commonwealth
In 1964- Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Dr Martin Luther King Jr
In 1965- "Yearling" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 3 performances
In 1965- Dutch ends economic boycott of Rhodesia
In 1965- Test Cricket debut of Doug Walters vs England at the Gabba
In 1966- Israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature
In 1966- Nobel for chemistry awarded to Robert S Mulliken
In 1968- Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
In 1970- North American Soccer League awards New York & Toronto franchises
In 1971- William H Rehnquist confirmed as Supreme Court justice
In 1971- West German union chancellor W Burns receives Nobel prize of peace
In 1972- USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
In 1973- 1st time since 1885, tennis has 2 top males (S Smith & J Connors)
In 1974- Helios 1 launched by US, Germany; later makes closest flyby of Sun
In 1974- European Economic Community calls for a European Parliament
In 1975- Andrei Sakharov's wife Yelena Bonner, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize
In 1975- Terry Funk beats Jack Brisco in Miami Beach, to become NWA champion
In 1976- Wings release triple album "Wings Over America"
In 1977- Soyuz 26 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station
In 1978- In Oslo, Menachem Begin & Anwar Sadat accept 1978 Nobel Peace Prize
In 1978- Islanders end 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3) to Canadiens
In 1978- "Platinum" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 33 performances
In 1978- 67th Davis Cup: USA beats Great Britain in Rancho Mirage (4-1)
In 1979- Piet Dankert appointed as chairman of European Parliament
In 1980- Soyuz T-3 returns to Earth
In 1980- USSR performs underground nuclear test
In 1981- El Salvador army kills 900
In 1981- Jules Feiffer's "Grownups" premieres in New York NY
In 1982- Soyuz T-5 returns to Earth, 211 days after take-off
In 1982- Heavyweight Michael Doakes KOs Mike Weaver in 1:03 in Las Vegas
In 1983- Danuta Walesa, wife of Lech Walesa, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize
In 1983- Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Steelers beat New York Jets 34-7
In 1983- Raul Alfonsin inaugurated as Argentina's 1st civilian president
In 1983- 58th Australian Women's Tennis: M Navratilova beats K Jordan (62 76)
In 1984- South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received his Nobel Peace Prize
In 1984- WNSY-AM in Newport News VA returns from WGH
In 1984- 1st "planet" outside our solar system discovered
In 1985- Bill to balance the federal budget passed by Congress
In 1985- Junta leaders Videla & Massera sentenced in Buenos Aires
In 1986- Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepts 1986 Nobel Peace Prize
In 1986- Atlanta Hawk Dominique Wilkins scores 57 points vs Chicago Bulls
In 1986- France performs nuclear test
In 1987- "Nightline" is seen in the USSR for 1st time
In 1988- Massive Earthquake in Armenia kills 100,000 in cities of Leninakan & Spitak
In 1988- Washington Capitals 1st NHL scoreless tie, vs Montréal Canadiens
In 1989- President Gustav Husák of Czechoslovakia, resigns
In 1990- Hindu-Muslim rebellion in Hyderabad-Aligargh India, 140 die
In 1990- Soyuz TM-10 lands
In 1991- "Crucible" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 32 performances
In 1991- Howard Spira sentenced to 2½ years in prison for trying to extort money from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner
In 1991- IM Pei receives $5 million for design of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
In 1991- Jackie Martling walks off of Howard Stern show for 1 day
In 1992- "My Favorite Year" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC for 37 performances
In 1992- New York Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key
In 1992- NHL awards franchises to Miami & Anaheim (for 1994-95)
In 1992- Orlanda Magic scores 14 3-pointers (2 shy of record)
In 1993- Dow Jones hits record 3740.67
In 1994- 60th Heisman Trophy Award: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (RB)
In 1994- European Campaign against Racism "All different, All equal" begins
In 1994- Nobel prize awarded to Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres & Yasser Arafat
In 1995- 1st meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81
In 1995- Kelly Robbins & Tammie Green win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches
In 1995- Michael Slater scores 219 vs Sri Lanka at the WACA
In 1995- Muralitharan takes 2-224 in Australian innings of 5-617
In 1995- Ricky Ponting makes 96 on Test Cricket debut (Australia vs Sri Lanka, WACA)
In 1995- Worst snowstorm in Buffalo history, 37.9" in 24 hours (Starting Dec 9 at 7 PM, breaks previous record of 25.3" in 1982
December 10 -Birthdays
In 1538- Giovanni Battista Guarini Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)
In 1679- Willem Maurits Dutch count of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders
In 1691- Cornelis Pronk Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist
In 1741- Agatha "Aagje" Deken Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)
In 1764- Louis-Sebastien Lebrun composer
In 1765- [Izaäk J] Alexander Gogel Dutch minister of Finance/patriot
In 1787- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Philadelphia PA, pioneer of educating the deaf
In 1794- James Wolfe Ripley Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1870
In 1805- John E Feisser theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church
In 1813- Zachariah Chandler US, merchant/politician (founder of Republican Party)
In 1813- Errico Petrella composer
In 1815- Ada Byron (Lovelace) London England, considered the first computer programmer
In 1820- David Allen Russell Army Brevet Major General (Union), died in 1864
In 1821- Nikolai A Nekrasov Russian poet (Russkije Zjenjshiny)
In 1822- César Franck Liège Belgium, composer (Rébecca)
In 1822- Thomas Casimer Devin Brigadier-General (Union volunteers), died in 1878
In 1823- Wilhelm Kuhe composer
In 1824- George MacDonald Scotland, sci-fi author (Lilith, Princess & Curdie)
In 1830- Emily Dickinson Amherst MA, poet (Collected Poems)
In 1830- Kálmán Tisza premier of Hungary (1875-90)
In 1831- Alexander Conze German archaeologist
In 1851- Melvil[le Louis K] Dewey created Dewey Decimal System for libraries
In 1868- Louis Victor Saar composer
In 1870- Pierre Louis France, novelist/poet (Aphrodite, Woman & Puppet)
In 1870- Adolf Loos Austria architect (building of houses)
In 1870- Rudolf W Canne Fries playwright (Der de Wier Us)
In 1870- T R McKibbin cricketer (New South Wales & Australia off-spinner late 19th century)
In 1872- Johann Babtist Thaller composer
In 1872- Ludwig Klages German philosopher (study of graves)
In 1882- Otto Neurath Australian/British philosopher (Foundation of Social Sciences)
In 1883- Andrej J Vysjinski Russian lawyer/foreign minister/UN-ambassador
In 1885- Janos Hammerschlag composer
In 1885- Mario Varvoglis composer
In 1886- Victor McLaglen England, actor (Informer, Academy Award-1935)
In 1886- William Booth cricketer (Yorks all-rounder, England before WWI)
In 1889- Ray Collins Sacramento CA, actor (Homecoming, Good Sam, Rose Marie)
In 1890- George Merritt London England, actor (I Monster, Q Planes)
In 1891- Leonie "Nelly" Sachs German/Swedish poet (O the Chimneys-Nobel 1966)
In 1893- Walter Rein composer
In 1894- Earnest Haenchen German new testament expert
In 1894- Gertrud Kolmar writer
In 1894- Paul Dessau composer
In 1897- Karl H Waggerl Austria writer (Power of Love)
In 1898- Anton Mauve Dutch painter
In 1898- Yuri N Libedinski Ukrainian writer (Birth of Hero)
In 19XX- Joel Brooks New York NY, actor (Lieutenant Dean-Private Benjamin, J.D.-My Sister Sam)
In 19XX- Pepsi Demacque rocker (Pepsi & Shirley-All Right Now)
In 19XX- Tom DeFile rock bassist (Saigon Kick-New World)
In 1901- F Fischer German war criminal (Breda 4)
In 1903- George J Lewis Guadalajara México, actor (Don-Zorro)
In 1903- Una Merkel Covington KY, actress (42nd Street, Abraham Lincoln)
In 1903- William Plomer Transvaal, author (Paper Houses, I Speak of Africa)
In 1904- Antonin Novótny Czechoslovakia, President of Czechoslovakia (1957-68)
In 1907- Rumer Godden England, author (Thursday's Children)
In 1907- Amedeo Nazzari Cagliari Sardinia Italy, actor (Lure of Sila)
In 1907- Michael Blankfort US, writer/producer/director
In 1908- Olivier Messiaen Avignon France, composer (L'Ame en Bourgeon)
In 1908- Arnold A van Ruler Dutch theologist
In 1910- Dennis Morgan Prentice WI, actor (Dennis-21 Beacon Street)
In 1910- John Hammond Sr New York NY, rock/jazz producer (I Can Tell, So Many Roads)
In 1910- Jill Summers actress (Agatha Coronation Street)
In 1911- Chet Huntley Cardwell MT, newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report)
In 1912- Rien van Nunen Dutch actor (Spuit Elf)
In 1913- Morton Gould Richmond Hill NY, unbelievably prolific composer (Verdun)
In 1914- Dorothy Lamour [Mary Kaumeyer] New Orleans LA, actress (Road to Bali, Greatest Show on Earth)
In 1918- Anne Gwynne Waco TX, actress (Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein)
In 1918- Professor Longhair king of New Orleans music
In 1919- Sven-Eric Emanuel Johanson composer
In 1920- Ragnhild Hveger Denmark, 200 meter swimmer (Olympics-silver-1936)
In 1922- Allen Dwight Sapp composer
In 1923- Harold Gould Schenectady NY, actor (He & She, Martin-Rhoda, Big Bus)
In 1923- Abelardo Quinteros composer
In 1923- Jorge Semprun French writer (2nd mort de R Mercader, Z)
In 1925- Carolyn Ashley Kizer US writer (Yin, Pulitzer 1985)
In 1926- Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe composer
In 1926- Eddie Jones "Guitar Slim" rocker
In 1928- John Colicos Toronto Ontario, actor (Battlestar Galactica)
In 1929- Dan Blocker Texas, actor (Tiny-Cimarron City, Hoss-Bonanza)
In 1930- Clayton K Yeutter Nebraska, US trade representative/Republican National chairman
In 1933- Grenville Alabaster cricketer (New Zealand tourist to Australia 1973-74)
In 1937- Don Sebesky Perth Amboy NJ, orchestra leader (Jimmy Dean Show)
In 1937- Don Bies Cottonwood ID, PGA golfer (1975 Sammy Davis Jr)
In 1938- Yuri Temirkanov Nalchik Russia, conductor (Kirov)
In 1940- William Fred Dempster Berkeley CA, crew member (Biosphere 2)
In 1941- Fionnula Flanagan Dublin Ireland, actress (Rich Man Poor Man)
In 1941- Tim Considine Louisville KY, actor (Mike-My 3 Sons)
In 1941- Tommy Rettig Jackson Heights NY, actor (Jeff's Collie-Lassie)
In 1941- Jeff Jones cricketer (England left-arm pace bowler in 60's)
In 1941- Peter Michael Goetz actor (Jumping Jack Flash, King Kong Lives)
In 1941- Tommy Kirk actor (Old Yeller)
In 1942- Bear Bossu [Berend F Gertenbach] actor/vocalist (Pub Chantant)
In 1943- Theodore Wilson New York NY, actor (That's My Mama, Sanford Arms)
In 1943- Chad Stuart rock vocalist/guitarist (Chad & Jeremy)
In 1943- Jessica Cleaves rocker
In 1944- Tisha Sterling Hollywood CA, actress (Coogan's Bluff)
In 1945- Eric Boom Dutch guitarist/producer
In 1946- Gloria Loring New York NY, actress/singer (Days of our Life)
In 1946- Chris Kefford rocker
In 1946- Walter "Clyde" Orange Florida, rocker (Commodores-Too Hot to Trot)
In 1947- Sinaida Woronin USSR, gymnast (Olympics-gold/silver/2 bronze-1968)
In 1947- Wayne Northrop Sumner WA, actor (Roman-Days of our Lives)
In 1948- Brendan Harkin rocker
In 1948- Ralph Tavares rocker
In 1949- Linda Galloway LPGA golfer
In 1950- Simon Owen Wanganui New Zealand, Australasia golfer
In 1951- Frank Beard US country rock drummer (ZZ Topp)
In 1951- Johnny Rodriquez US, actor (Nashville Girl, La Bamba Party)
In 1952- Susan Hallock Dey Illinois, actress (1st Love, Partridge Family, LA Law)
In 1953- Jack Scalia actor/director (Amore, Deadly Desire, Donor, T-Force)
In 1956- Michael VerMeulen journalist
In 1958- John J York Chicago IL, actor (Mac Scorpio-General Hospital)
In 1958- Paul Hardcastle keyboardist (Don't Waste My Time, Just for Money)
In 1959- Burke Moses New York NY, actor (Sean Baxter-As the World Turns)
In 1959- Mark Aguirre NBA forward (Detroit Pistons)
In 1960- Kenneth Branagh Belfast, actor/director (High Season, Dead Again)
In 1960- Paul Assenmacher Detroit MI, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
In 1961- Nia Peeples [Vernia] Hollywood, actress/dancer/singer/host (Fame, Party Machine)
In 1961- Mark McKoy Canadian track star (world record 50 meter indoor)
In 1962- John de Wolf soccer player (Feyenoord)
In 1963- Robin White San Diego CA, tennis player (US Open doubles 1988)
In 1963- Doug Henry Sacramento CA, pitcher (New York Mets)
In 1963- Gerald Sandel soccer player (Sparta)
In 1963- Michael Lofton Montgomery AL, fencer-sabre (Olympics-96)
In 1964- Luis Polonia Santiago City Dominican Republic, outfielder (New York Yankees, Orioles)
In 1965- Jennifer Wyatt Vancouver Canada, golfer (1992 Crestar-Farm Fresh)
In 1966- Eric Naposki WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
In 1966- Norberto Martin Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, infielder (Chicago White Sox)
In 1968- Rob Davis NFL guard (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
In 1969- Darren Berry cricketer (Victorian wicket-keeper since 1989-90)
In 1969- Nadim Khan cricketer (brother of Moin Pakistani lefty spinner 1993)
In 1969- Rob Blake Simcoe Ontario, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, Los Angeles Kings)
In 1969- Todd Furdyk CFL tackle (British Columbia Lions)
In 1970- Bryant Stith NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
In 1971- Amanda Hardy Altona Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96)
In 1971- Carla Sacramento Lisbon, 1.5k runner
In 1971- Manjula Munasinghe cricketer (Sri Lankan ODI pace bowler)
In 1973- Bernard Holsey defensive tackle (New York Giants)
In 1973- Marcus Wall CFL receiver (Montréal Alouettes)
In 1973- Rusty LaRue NBA guard (Chicago Bulls)
In 1985- Raven-Symoné Pearman actress (Cosby)
December 10 -Deaths Which Occurred
In 0969- Nicephorus II Phocas Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered
In 1041- Michael IV Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies
In 1198- Averroës ibn-Rusjd Moorish philosopher, dies
In 1490- Antoine Haneron Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90
In 1524- Henry van Zutphen Dutch Augustine/Lutheran minister, burned to death
In 1572- Cornelis Musius Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72
In 1595- Reynier Cant mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59
In 1603- William Gilbert Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59
In 1616- Diogo do Couto Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74
In 1638- Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49
In 1665- Tarquinio Mercula composer, dies
In 1749- Gabrielle Châtelet [La belle Emilie] writer (Voltaire), dies at 42
In 1770- Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat German court organist/composer, dies at 80
In 1805- Friedrich Franz Hurka composer, dies at 43
In 1826- Benedikt Emanuel Schack composer, dies at 68
In 1833- Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain composer, dies at 79
In 1875- Otogaki Rengetsu zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84
In 1877- Federico Ricci composer, dies at 68
In 1877- Jared Kirtland US physician/naturalist, dies
In 1888- Mariano Obiols composer, dies at 79
In 1889- Ludwig Anzengruber Austrian playwright, dies at 50
In 1890- Ludolf Sloet van de Beele Governor-General (Net India 1861-66), dies at 84
In 1896- Alfred Nobel Swedish Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63
In 1904- James Cranston cricketer (scored 16 & 15 in Test for England), dies
In 1909- Red Cloud Sioux Indian chief, dies
In 1910- Pablo Hernandez Salces composer, dies at 76
In 1911- Joseph D Hooker British botanist, dies at 94
In 1921- Viktor Jacobi composer, dies at 38
In 1931- Max Elskamp Belgian author/poet (Six Chansons), dies at 69
In 1935- John H Aberson 1st rector of Landbouw high school, dies at 78
In 1936- Luigi Pirandello Italian writer (Enrico IV, Nobel 1934), dies at 69
In 1936- Robert Abel cricketer (744 runs in 13 Tests for England 1888-1902), dies
In 1938- Mario Pilati composer, dies at 35
In 1939- Wilhelm Grosz composer, dies at 45
In 1946- Damon Runyon US journalist/writer (Guys & Dolls), dies at 66
In 1946- Walter Johnson great pitcher (Washington Senators), dies at 59
In 1958- Juliane Gabriels Flemish physician, dies at 72
In 1959- Charles Jones cricket batsman (West Indies in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies
In 1959- Henri Vidal French actor (Fabiola), dies of a heart attack at 40
In 1965- Henry (Dixon) Cowell US pianist/composer (Aeolian Harp), dies at 68
In 1966- Boris Koutzen composer, dies at 65
In 1967- Brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere composer, dies at 71
In 1967- Carl Cunningham rocker (Bar-kays), killed in a plane crash
In 1967- Jimmy King rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash
In 1967- Otis Redding singer (Dock of Bay), dies in plane crash at 26
In 1967- Phalin Jones rocker (Bar-kays), dies in plane crash
In 1967- Ron Caldwell rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash
In 1968- Karl Barth Swiss theologist/minister (Kirchliche Dogma), dies at 82
In 1968- Patsy Moran actress (Children of the Wild), dies at 65
In 1968- Thomas Merton French/US priest/writer (7 Story Mountain), dies at 53
In 1969- Franco Capuana composer, dies at 75
In 1969- Leigh Harline composer, dies at 62
In 1971- Jozef Cals Dutch Minister of Education/premier (1965-66), dies at 57
In 1972- Mark A Van Doren US literary (Our Lady Peace), dies at 78
In 1973- Earle Foxe actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies at 81
In 1974- Paul Richards actor (Dr Thompson-Breaking Point), dies at 50
In 1978- Edward D Wood Jr director (Plan 9), dies of heart failure at 54
In 1978- Miura Isshu Zen teacher, Hakuin Rinzai line, dies at 75
In 1979- Fulton J Sheen archbishop/religious broadcaster (Life is Worth Living), dies from a heart attack in New York NY at 84
In 1979- Ann Dvorak actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67
In 1981- John Kieran TV host (Information Please), dies at 89
In 1982- Freeman "Amos" Gosden US radio actor (Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 83
In 1982- Roy Webb composer, dies at 94
In 1983- Dorothy Cummings actress (Dancing Mothers), dies at 84
In 1983- Patrick O'Moore actor (Jungle Gents), dies at 74
In 1986- Kate Wolf folksinger (Back Roads), dies of leukemia at 44
In 1986- Susan Cabot-Roman actress (Sorority Girl, Carnival Rock), dies
In 1987- Jascha Heifetz Russian born-US violinist, dies at 86
In 1988- Dick Clair comedian (Clair & McMahon, Facts of Life), dies of AIDS
In 1988- Richard Castellano aqctor (Honor thy Father), dies at 55
In 1990- Armand Hammer CEO (Occidental Petroleum), dies at 92
In 1991- Berenice Abbott US photographer, dies at 93
In 1992- Carlomagno Andrade Equadorian general, dies
In 1993- Maroun Bagdadi director/writer (Little Wars, Veiled Man), dies at 42
In 1994- Garnett Silk vocalist, dies at 28
In 1994- George G F van Renesse concert pianist/music director, dies at 85
In 1994- Keith Joseph British MP (C), dies
In 1994- Ruth Evelyn Mansfield doctor, dies at 92
In 1995- Darren Robinson singer, dies at 28
In 1995- Gillian Rose philosopher/writer, dies at 48
In 1995- John Francis Boyd journalist, dies at 85
In 1995- Mary Madge Lascelles literary critic/poet, dies at 95
In 1995- Phillip Piratin communist, dies at 88
In 1996- Faron Young country singer/actor (Hidden Guns), commits suicide at 34
In 1996- John Duffey bluegrass musician, dies at 62
In 1997- Violet Carlson stage dancer/singer, dies at 97
December 10 -Holidays
* Khmer Republic : Rights of Man Day
* Mississippi : Admission Day (1817)
* Stockholm, Sweden : Nobel Prize presentation Day (1896)
* Thailand : Constitution Day (1932)
* UN, Equatorial Guinea : Human Rights Day (1948)
* World : World Freedom Day
* Wyoming : Wyoming Day (women's suffrage) (1869)
December 10 -Religious History
In 1520- German reformer Martin Luther publicly burned Pope Leo X's bull, "Exsurge Domine," which had demanded that Luther recant his "protestant" heresies, including that of justification by faith alone rather than through purchased indulgences or other papal favors.
In 1593- Italian archaeologist Antonio Bosio first descended into the subterranean Christian burial chambers, located under the streets of Rome. Bosio was dubbed the "Columbus of the Catacombs," and his books long remained the standard work on the underground tombs of the early Roman Church.
In 1854- The second construction of the structure known as St Paul's Outside the Walls was consecrated. The church is one of four major basilicas in Rome. The original edifice was erected by Roman emperor Constantine in 324, and rebuilt as a larger basilica in the late fourth century by the Emperor Honorius (395).
In 1905- "The Gift of the Magi," a short story by William Sydney Porter, 43, was first published. Known by his pen name, O. Henry, Porter's writings were characterized by trick endings, making him a master of short story telling.
In 1956- English Christian apologist C.S. Lewis wrote in a letter: 'In so far as the things unseen are manifested by the things seen, one might from one point of view call the whole material universe an allegory.'