What day is December 10? Historical events that took place on December 10
This Day in History December 10th. The most notable events that took place on December 10th range from historical, political to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on December 10
December 10, 1427:The Dong Quan Oath was held between the Lam Son army and the Ming army, ending the Lam Son uprising, and Dai Viet was re-established.
December 10, 1898:Nguyen Trung Truc's army raided and burned the French warship L'Esperance at Nhut Tao estuary, Vietnam.
December 10, 1993:Establishment of Vietnam National University, Hanoi (transaction name in English: Vietnam National University, Hanoi; abbreviated as VNU) as a multidisciplinary, multi-field, high-quality training, scientific research, knowledge and technology transfer center; on par with the region, gradually reaching international standards; meeting the country's development requirements, in line with the development trend of advanced higher education.
December 10, 2010:The day of death of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thu. Mrs. Thu had a husband, 9 sons, a son-in-law and 2 grandchildren who were martyrs. She was the mother with the most children and grandchildren who sacrificed their lives in both wars against France and America that lasted nearly 30 years. She became a typical heroic Vietnamese mother, and was used as the prototype to build the monument of Heroic Vietnamese Mothers in Quang Nam province.
International events taking place on December 10
December 10, 1817:Mississippi becomes the 20th state of the United States.
December 10, 1868:The first traffic light was erected outside the Houses of Parliament in London, England.
December 10, 1901:The Nobel Prizes were first awarded exactly five years after the death of the prize's founder, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel.
December 10, 1906:US President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
December 10, 1909:Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
December 10, 1948:The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first international document setting forth human rights standards.
December 10, 1983:President Raul Alfonsin takes power, Argentina returns to democracy after 7 years of dictatorship.
December 10, 1998:Scientists have completed the genetic blueprint of the species.
December 10, 2009:Avatar - the science fiction film that broke the Titanic's 12-year box office record was released in London (UK)
December 10, 2016:Two explosions outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul, Türkiye, killed 38 people and injured 166.
