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On This Day · The 344th day of the year

December 10

December 10's record stretches 308 years, from 1684 to 1992. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and politics and nation-building recur.

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Sagittarius is the sign for December 10 — read more on the Sagittarius page, or see December's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on December 10?

December 10 is the 344th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1684 and 1992. Famous people born on December 10 include Emily Dickinson, Ada Lovelace and Melvil Dewey.

Released on December 10

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Dogpile

2024

  • Game Ballionaire
  • Game MiSide
  • Game Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind
  • Game Fast Food Simulator

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1684

    Isaac Newton

  2. 1768

    Encyclopædia Britannica

  3. 1817

    Mississippi

  4. 1861

    Nguyễn Trung Trực

  5. 1907

    Brown Dog affair

  6. 1932

    Thailand

  7. 1941

    World War II

  8. 1953

    United Kingdom

  9. 1963

    Zanzibar

  10. 1992

    Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Famous birthday twins

Born on December 10

Emily Dickinson

b. 1830

Ada Lovelace

b. 1815

Melvil Dewey

b. 1851

Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

b. 1891

Adolf Loos

b. 1870

César Franck

b. 1822

Kenneth Branagh

b. 1960

Nelly Sachs

b. 1891

Deaths

  • 2025Jeff Garcia (comedian)
  • 2006Augusto Pinochet
  • 1967Otis Redding
  • 1936Luigi Pirandello
  • 1896Alfred Nobel
  • 1865Leopold I of Belgium

Holidays & observances

  • —Alfred Nobel Day or Nobeldagen (Sweden)
  • —Christian feast day: Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Syriac Orthodox Church)
  • —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

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