Lutheran Church
Publicly burns the Papal Bull at Wittenberg
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December 10 in History
This permanent archive page contains 343 World History Database records for December 10, spanning 1520 to 2024. Recorded topics include Lutheran Church; Papal Bull; Death of Francis Dereham.
Total: 343Events: 325Births: 4Deaths: 6Battles: 8Countries: 49
Events on December 10
Papal Bull
Publicly burns the Papal Bull at Wittenberg during the Reformation
Execution
Executed after Catherine Howard confesses unchastity with Dereham & Culpepper
Execution
Executed after Catherine Howard admits prenuptial unchastity with Dereham & Culpepper
Execution
Thomas Culpeper is executed for treason, an alleged lover of Catherine Howard. Francis Dereham is executed for treason, an alleged lover of Catherine Howard
Treason
Death of Thomas Culpeper, executed for treason
Treason
Death of Francis Dereham, executed for treason
Treason
Thomas Culpeper is executed for treason, an alleged lover of Catherine Howard. Francis Dereham is executed for treason, an alleged lover of Catherine Howard
President of Continental Congress
Appointed President of the Continental Congress
President of USA
Appointed President of the Continental Congress
Indictment Report
The Convention received a report setting out accusations against Louis XVI before his formal interrogation.
Invasion of Portugal
Moves his base to Corunna in preparation for invasion by Napoleon
Rule of Samos
Turkish suzerainty over Samos Begins & lasts 80 yrs. The Sultan recognizes Samos as a principality with its own Parliament
Rule of Samos
Turkish suzerainty over Samos Begins & lasts 80 yrs
Election
The Conservatives win 273 seats, the Whigs & others 380 seats
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
Patent
Patents the pneumatic tyre
President of France
Appointed President of France, appealing to the nostalgia of the "Napoleonic legend"
Election
Makes rural elections as democratic as urban ones
Reform of Electoral System
Recognizes individual voting rights regardless of property qualifications. Makes rural elections as democratic as urban ones. Extends the male electorate from 3 to 5 million
Rule of Nigeria
Germany agrees to support Britains claims in Nigeria, against the French
State Insolvency Announced
Trikoupis acknowledges that the government cannot meet its debt obligations.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Receives the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for idealistic and artistically accomplished poetry.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Receives the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for serum therapy against diphtheria.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Receives the first Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the radiation later called X-rays.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on sugar and purine synthesis.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his historical writing, especially A History of Rome.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for research explaining malaria transmission.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for research on the influence of magnetism on radiation.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the effect of magnetism on light spectra.
Electrolytic Dissociation Recognition
Gains international recognition for explaining ions in chemical solutions.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the theory of electrolytic dissociation.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering spontaneous radioactivity.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics and becomes the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for research on radiation phenomena discovered by Henri Becquerel.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for noble, versatile, and inspired poetry.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for radiation research.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for radiation research.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering the inert gaseous elements and defining their place in the periodic system.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Shares the Nobel Prize in Literature for dramatic works that renewed Spanish theatrical traditions.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Shares the Nobel Prize in Literature for poetry reflecting Provence and for his work as a Provençal philologist.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for research on digestive physiology.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for gas-density research and the discovery of argon.
Moscow Uprising
Orders repression as armed revolt spreads in Moscow.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for outstanding achievement as an epic novelist.
Speech
Speaks against the persecution of Jews in Russia at the Palace Theatre Manchester
Spokesman
Appointed Spokesman for the Colonial Office because Lord Elgin is a peer
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for learning, creative energy, style, and lyrical power.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for observation, imagination, ideas, and narrative talent.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for philosophical works advancing an idealistic view of life.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Becomes the first woman awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognised for imagination and spiritual perception.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for an idealistic and accomplished literary career.
Beardmore Glacier
Begins the ascent from the Barrier toward the polar plateau.
Dioptrics of the Eye
Advances understanding of image formation through the human lens.
Heat Radiation Recognition
Is honored for foundational discoveries concerning black-body heat radiation.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on radium and polonium, including the isolation and study of radium.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for radium and polonium.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for imaginative dramatic and literary works.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Receives the medicine prize for research on optical refraction in the eye.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Receives the Nobel Prize for laws governing thermal radiation.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for varied and outstanding dramatic writing.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for sensitive and beautiful verse expressed through his own English translations.
First Evacuation Stage Removes Surplus Personnel
White's plan removes sick men, surplus troops and stores while the front continues to appear fully occupied.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for idealism, sympathy, and commitment to truth in his writing.
Sick Wounded and Stores Removed before Final Evacuation
The evacuation programme removes sick and wounded men, surplus troops and valuable stores before the final nights of withdrawal.
First Lord of Admiralty
When Asquith resigned, he returns to office as First Lord of the Admiralty
Five-Member War Cabinet Formed
Creates a small War Cabinet intended to accelerate strategic and administrative decisions.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as a leading representative of a new era in Swedish literature.
Conference of Brest Litovsk
Drafts the peace proposals for the Brest Litovsk negotiations
Nobel Prize in Literature
Shares the Nobel Prize in Literature for varied and idealistic poetry.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Shares the Nobel Prize in Literature for authentic descriptions of contemporary Danish life.
Capture of Minsk
The Red Army occupies Minsk
Conscription
A Labour Code providing for males & females between 16 & 50 to render "labor service"
Occupation
The AEF occupy the west bank of the Rhine
Red Army
The Red Army occupies Minsk
Soviet Labour Code
The Soviet government adopts a labour code regulating compulsory labour obligations and employment under the new state system.
1st Flight Australia
12 November-10 December, 1st completion of a flight from England to Australia
Immunity Research Recognition
Is recognized for foundational studies of bacteriolysis and complement.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his epic poem Olympian Spring.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Receives the medicine prize for discoveries concerning immunity.
Capillary Regulation Recognition
Is recognized for explaining blood-flow control in skeletal muscle capillaries.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for the novel Growth of the Soil.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Receives the medicine prize for discovering capillary motor regulation.
Commissar
Appointed Commissar for Foreign Affairs
Dismissal
Dismisses leading Russian diplomats including ambassadors in London, Washington & Rome
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for elegant style, human sympathy, and distinguished literary achievement.
Atomic Structure Recognition
Gains recognition for applying quantum ideas to the structure of atoms.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for continuing the traditions of Spanish drama.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Receives the physics prize for research on atomic structure and radiation.
Equal Rights Amendment
Introduces the proposed Equal Rights Amendment in Congress.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Receives the chemistry prize for developing organic microanalysis.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for inspired poetry expressing the spirit of Ireland.
Recognition of Microanalysis
Gains international recognition for precise analysis of minute chemical samples.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his national epic The Peasants.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Receives the physics prize for discoveries in X-ray spectroscopy.
X-Ray Spectroscopy Recognition
Is recognized for highly accurate methods mapping characteristic X-ray spectra.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for humane, idealistic, and sharply satirical writing.
Chamberlain Receives 1925 Nobel Peace Prize
Chamberlain receives the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to European reconciliation and the Locarno settlement.
Locarno Reconciliation Recognized by Nobel Committee
Briand's award recognizes his advocacy of Franco-German rapprochement, including his role in negotiating the 1925 Locarno settlement.
Nobel Peace Award
Wins the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Aristide Briand.
Nobel Peace Prize for Franco-German Reconciliation
Stresemann shares the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize with Briand for Franco-German reconciliation associated with Locarno.
Nobel Peace Prize for Locarno Diplomacy
Chamberlain receives the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize, with his Locarno diplomacy central to the award.
Nobel Peace Prize Sharing
Shares the Nobel Peace Prize with French statesman Aristide Briand.
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is shared by Gustav Stresemann of Germany and Aristide Briand of France
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for vivid writing about Sardinian life and universal human problems.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Bergson receives the Nobel Prize in Literature for his rich and vitalising ideas.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for powerful descriptions of medieval Northern life.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, principally for the novel Buddenbrooks.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for vivid description, wit, and original characters.
Lytton Commission
Leads the League commission investigating Manchuria.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously for his poetry.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for distinguished narration, especially The Forsyte Saga.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for classical artistry in Russian prose.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for renewing dramatic and theatrical art.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for artificial radioactivity.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Frederic Joliot-Curie.
Abdication
Chooses to abdicate rather than give up, "The woman I love"
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for powerful and emotionally honest tragic drama.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for truthful depictions of human conflict in Les Thibault.
Succession
10th to 12th Dec, proclaimed King by the Dominions
Carotid Sinus Regulation
Is recognized for explaining carotid sinus control of breathing.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for epic portrayals of Chinese rural life and biography.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Receives the medicine prize for discoveries in respiratory regulation.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for portraying Finnish peasant life and its relationship with nature.
Western Desert Offensive
Receives news of early British success against Italian forces.
Capture of Germany
German troops occupy Rome
Capture of Rome
German troops occupy Rome
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for discovering vitamin K.
Vitamin K Discovery Recognition
Receives recognition for research connecting nutrition with blood coagulation.
Not Guilty Plea at Nuremberg
Kaltenbrunner entered his not guilty plea after illness delayed his appearance before the Tribunal.
Emergency Martial Law
Declares emergency martial-law measures as Communist military victories intensify the Nationalist government’s crisis.
Invasion of Costa Rica
Ex-President, Guardia, invades Costa Rica from Nicaragua with an army of 1,000
Invasion of Costa Rica
Ex-President, Guardia, invades Costa Rica from Nicaragua with an army of 1,000
Exile of Chiang Kai-Shek
Leaves Chengdu for Taipei as the Nationalist government completes its relocation to Taiwan.
Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Receives the medicine prize for discoveries concerning oxidation enzymes.
Oxidation Enzyme Research
Explains structures and actions of enzymes involved in cellular oxidation.
Nobel Peace Prize
Receives the Nobel Peace Prize for Suez peacekeeping diplomacy.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Camus receives the Nobel Prize in Literature for illuminating problems of the human conscience.
Cherenkov Theory Recognition
The achievement marks cherenkov theory recognition as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize for discovering and interpreting Cherenkov radiation.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize for the theoretical interpretation of Cherenkov radiation.
Recognition of Cherenkov Radiation
The achievement marks recognition of cherenkov radiation as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Condensed Matter Theory
The achievement marks condensed matter theory as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Receives the Nobel Prize for pioneering theories of condensed matter.
Maser and Laser Research
The achievement marks maser and laser research as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize for fundamental work in quantum electronics.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize for research leading to masers and lasers.
Quantum Electronics
The achievement marks quantum electronics as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Health of Jack Ruby
doctors realized he had cancer in his liver, lungs, and brain
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for research on visual processes.
Visual Physiology Recognition
Is recognized for explaining retinal responses to light and color.
Magnetohydrodynamics Recognition
Is recognized for discoveries concerning plasma and magnetic-field interactions.
Neurotransmitter Storage Research
Receives recognition for work on noradrenaline storage and release.
Nobel Peace Prize
Receives the Nobel Peace Prize for work associated with the Green Revolution
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for discoveries concerning nerve transmitters.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for foundational work in magnetohydrodynamics.
Rainbow Theatre Stage Attack
Suffers severe injuries after an audience member pushes him from the stage into the orchestra pit at the Rainbow Theatre.
Apollo 17 Lunar Orbit Insertion
Commands Apollo 17 as the spacecraft enters lunar orbit before the final Apollo landing.
Creation of European Council
Supports the Paris decision creating the European Council and advancing direct European Parliament elections.
Creation of European Council
Supports the agreement creating the European Council and advancing direct European Parliament elections.
Direct Elections Agreement
Giscard supported the decision to move toward direct elections to the European Parliament.
Direct European Elections Decision
Supports the Paris summit decision to advance direct elections to the European Parliament.
Helios 1 Solar Wind Mission Launch
Begins solar-wind investigations with the Helios programme after Helios 1 launches on a close solar orbit carrying plasma and magnetic-field instruments.
Regional Development Fund Agreement
At the Paris summit, Giscard supported creation of a Community fund to reduce regional economic disparities.
Collective Nuclear Motion Recognition
Receives recognition for connecting nuclear structure with collective behavior.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for describing collective motion in atomic nuclei.
Low-Temperature Physics
The achievement marks low-temperature physics as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Nobel Prize
Penzias receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the microwave background discovery
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Peace Prize with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
Nobel Prize
Wilson receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the microwave background discovery
Nobel Prize in Physics
Receives the Nobel Prize for discoveries in low-temperature physics.
Higgs Boson
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for electroweak unification, the theory whose massive weak bosons depend on spontaneous gauge-symmetry breaking.
Higgs Boson
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for the electroweak theory, which incorporates the symmetry-breaking mechanism later tested through Higgs-boson measurements.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg for contributions to unified weak and electromagnetic interactions.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics with Sheldon Glashow and Abdus Salam for contributions to electroweak unification.
Electron Spectroscopy Recognition
Receives recognition for methods revealing atomic and molecular energy levels.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for discoveries about visual information processing.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for high-resolution electron spectroscopy.
Visual Cortex Research
Reveals how cortical cells organize and respond to visual stimuli.
Nobel Prize
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina after the restoration of democracy
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for decisive contributions enabling discovery of the W and Z particles.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing solid-phase methods for chemical synthesis, especially peptide synthesis.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries leading to the W and Z particles, carriers of the weak interaction.
Nobel Prize
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, for work against apartheid
Reform of Soviet Government
Makes a conference speech supporting reform & introducing "perestroika" & "glasnost"
Peace
Announces a ceas-fire with the National Democratic Front
Constitution of Czechoslovakia
Husak nominates a federal cabinet, headed by Calfa. Forms the first non-communist Government in Czech since 1948
End of Adamec Government
The Adamec Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
First Calfa Government
Begins the First Calfa Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
Tenzin Gyatso receives the Nobel Peace Prize for advocating nonviolent solutions.
Resignation of Gustav Husak
Husak resigns
Resignation of Gustav Husak
Resigns after appointing a largely non-communist government.
Resignation of Gustav Husak
The Communist President Gust v Hus k appoints the first largely non-communist Government in Czechoslovakia since 1948, and resigns
Velvet Revolution
The Communist President Gust v Hus k appoints the first largely non-communist Government in Czechoslovakia since 1948, and resigns
Danish Treaty Negotiations
Participates as the European Council reaches political agreement on the treaty package that will become the Maastricht Treaty.
German Support for Monetary Union
Supports the final Maastricht settlement establishing the route toward economic and monetary union.
Greek Treaty Agreement
Supports the final Maastricht settlement establishing European Union and the framework for economic and monetary union.
Irish Treaty Agreement
Accepts the final Maastricht settlement expanding European cooperation, citizenship rights and economic and monetary union.
Italian Treaty Agreement
Accepts the final political settlement establishing European Union and the framework for economic and monetary union.
Maastricht Economic Agreement
Supports the final economic and monetary provisions agreed by the European Council at Maastricht.
Maastricht EMU Negotiations
Helps negotiate convergence requirements and institutional arrangements for the planned economic and monetary union.
Maastricht Monetary Union Agreement
Supports the final economic and monetary provisions agreed at Maastricht.
Maastricht Monetary Union Agreement
Supports the final economic and monetary provisions agreed at Maastricht.
Maastricht Monetary Union Negotiations
Helps negotiate the monetary-union provisions and convergence framework agreed at Maastricht.
Maastricht Monetary Union Settlement
Delors supported agreement on treaty provisions establishing the route toward a single European currency.
Maastricht Negotiation
Negotiates opt outs from the single currency and Social Chapter.
Maastricht Political Agreement
Participates as the Twelve complete political agreement on the Treaty on European Union at Maastricht.
Maastricht Political Union Agreement
Helps conclude the political and foreign-policy provisions of the Maastricht settlement.
Maastricht Political Union Agreement
Helps conclude the political and foreign-policy provisions of the Maastricht settlement.
Maastricht Political Union Negotiations
Helps conclude the foreign-policy and political provisions of the Maastricht settlement.
Maastricht Political Union Settlement
Mitterrand helped secure agreement on a treaty combining political union with economic and monetary integration.
Treaty of Maastricht
Advances France's economic position as the Maastricht monetary settlement is finalised.
Treaty of Maastricht
Supports the convergence framework accepted by Italy at the end of the Maastricht negotiations.
Treaty of Maastricht
Supports Greece's approach to convergence criteria and the timetable for monetary union.
Treaty of Maastricht
Works through the remaining diplomatic issues before Ireland accepts the Maastricht settlement.
Treaty of Maastricht
Helps finalise the political provisions that Italy accepts in the new Treaty on European Union.
Treaty of Maastricht
Contributes to the political-union compromise accepted by France on the summit's final day.
Treaty of Maastricht
Works on the political-union provisions accepted by Denmark in the final Maastricht compromise.
Treaty of Maastricht
Helps conclude Belgium's political and foreign-policy settlement as the Maastricht negotiations reach agreement.
Treaty of Maastricht
Secures Germany's diplomatic interests in the final agreement on political cooperation.
Treaty of Maastricht
Hurd helps finalise Britain's intergovernmental safeguards in foreign and security policy.
Treaty of Maastricht
Helps complete Luxembourg's economic negotiating position in the final Union treaty.
Treaty of Maastricht
Backs the monetary-union provisions included in Netherlands's Maastricht settlement.
Treaty of Maastricht
Secures British opt-outs from the third stage of monetary union and the Agreement on Social Policy.
Treaty of Maastricht
Supports the monetary-union framework accepted by Belgium when the Maastricht settlement is concluded.
Treaty of Maastricht
Supports Luxembourg's final agreement on the treaty's foreign-policy and institutional provisions.
Treaty of Maastricht
Supports the foreign-policy framework accepted by Greece when the Maastricht settlement is completed.
Treaty of Maastricht
Helps conclude the financial provisions governing Spain's participation in economic and monetary union.
Treaty of Maastricht
Concludes Netherlands's diplomatic work on the political pillar of the Maastricht settlement.
Treaty of Maastricht
Works on the economic provisions that Germany accepts in the final Maastricht agreement.
Confrontation with Congress Intensifies
Accuses the Congress of People's Deputies of obstructing reform as the struggle between president and parliament deepens.
Treaty of Maastricht
Leads Belgium when it notifies the Italian depositary that its Maastricht ratification process is complete.
Hubble Released After First Servicing
Nicollier uses Endeavour's robotic arm to release the repaired Hubble back into orbit after Servicing Mission 1.
Joint Nobel Award
Is honoured for advancing a peaceful democratic transition.
Nobel Peace Prize
Receives the Nobel Peace Prize with F W de Klerk.
Essen Pre-Accession Strategy
Supports the Essen strategy designed to prepare associated Central and Eastern European countries for eventual membership.
Essen Pre-Accession Strategy
Supports the strategy designed to prepare associated countries for eventual membership.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Literature for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth.
Capital Transfer
Nazarbayev transfers the capital from Almaty to Akmola
Ion Transport Enzyme Recognition
Is honored for identifying the first enzyme that actively transports ions.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Receives half the chemistry prize for discovering sodium-potassium ATPase.
Reform of Electoral System
47 Labour MPs vote against the cut in lone-parent benefits
Human Rights Anniversary
Marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Beijing Summit with Jiang Zemin
Meets Jiang Zemin for talks on bilateral relations, Chechnya and Taiwan.
Helsinki European Council
Represents Greece as leaders take major enlargement decisions and recognise Turkey as a candidate country.
Inauguration
Fernando de la Rua is sworn into office
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize for developing semiconductor heterostructures.
Return to Presidency
Returns to the presidency after election victory.
Semiconductor Heterostructures
The achievement marks semiconductor heterostructures as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Peace
Germany will commit 1,000 soldiers to United Nations peacekeeping
GALEX Ultraviolet Mosaic of Andromeda
NASA releases a highly sensitive ultraviolet mosaic of M31 from GALEX, tracing young hot stars and recent star formation across its disk.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize for theories explaining superconductors and superfluids.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize for pioneering contributions to superconductivity theory.
Superconductivity Theory
The achievement marks superconductivity theory as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Type-II Superconductivity
The achievement marks type-ii superconductivity as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Nobel Prize
Mather receives the Nobel Prize for COBE measurements of the microwave background spectrum
Nobel Prize
Smoot receives the Nobel Prize for COBE discovery of microwave background anisotropies
Ahmet Ertegun Tribute
Performs with Page, Plant and Jason Bonham at the O2 reunion concert.
Ahmet Ertegun Tribute
Reunites Led Zeppelin for the Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert at the O2 Arena.
Ahmet Ertegun Tribute
Sings with the reunited Led Zeppelin at the O2 Arena.
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina, 1st term
Barnett Formula Committee Membership
Joins the House of Lords Barnett Formula Committee examining the system used to determine aspects of public expenditure allocations across the United Kingdom.
Family Policy Speech
Reaffirms the coalition government's commitment to family policy in a speech hosted by Relate.
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina, 2nd term
Forced Resignation
Diarra resigns after soldiers arrest him and interfere with the transitional authorities.
Higgs Boson
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics after CERN measurements confirm a particle associated with the symmetry-breaking mechanism proposed in 1964.
Higgs Mechanism Recognition
Receives recognition for the mechanism developed with Robert Brout.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for the theory of particle mass generation.
Appointment as Vice-President
Mnangagwa becomes Vice-President after Joice Mujuru's removal.
Pluto
Close-up imagery reveals aligned pits in Pluto's nitrogen-rich ice, probably formed through fracturing and volatile-ice loss.
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
Brexit
Postpones the first meaningful vote on the Withdrawal Agreement.
Wightman Case
Wins ruling that Article 50 can be revoked unilaterally.
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Nobel Peace Prize
Receives the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to resolve conflict with Eritrea.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries on cellular oxygen sensing.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries on cellular oxygen sensing.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries on cellular oxygen sensing.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on lithium-ion batteries.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on lithium-ion batteries.
President of Argentina
Inaugurated as President of Argentina.
Prime Minister
Becomes Prime Minister of Finland.
USMCA
Supports the revised North American trade agreement with the United States and Canada.
Israel Normalisation
Agrees to normalise relations with Israel as part of a United States brokered arrangement.
Barn
Releases Barn with Crazy Horse, recorded in a restored nineteenth-century barn.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing asymmetric organocatalysis.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing asymmetric organocatalysis.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is honoured for writing about colonialism and the refugee experience between cultures and continents.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for discoveries of receptors involved in temperature and touch.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for discoveries of receptors involved in temperature and touch.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Is honoured for climate modelling that connected weather variability with long-term climate change.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Is honoured for climate modelling that quantified variability and helped predict global warming.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Is honoured for discovering how disorder and fluctuations interact in complex physical systems.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the chemistry prize for click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the chemistry prize for click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the chemistry prize for click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is honoured for examining memory, estrangement, and collective restraints with courage and precision.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Receives the medicine prize for discoveries concerning extinct hominin genomes and human evolution.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for experiments with entangled photons and advances in quantum information science.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for experiments with entangled photons and tests of Bell inequalities.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for experiments with entangled photons and advances in quantum information science.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the chemistry prize for discovering and synthesising quantum dots.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the chemistry prize for discovering and synthesising quantum dots.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the chemistry prize for discovering and synthesising quantum dots.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is honoured for innovative plays and prose that give voice to the unsayable.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for mRNA modifications enabling effective COVID-19 vaccines.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for mRNA modifications enabling effective COVID-19 vaccines.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for methods producing attosecond light pulses to study electron dynamics.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for methods producing attosecond light pulses to study electron dynamics.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for methods producing attosecond light pulses to study electron dynamics.
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Receives part of the chemistry prize for computational protein design.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the chemistry prize for predicting protein structures.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the chemistry prize for predicting protein structures.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is honoured for poetic prose confronting historical trauma and the fragility of human life.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for discovering microRNA and its role in gene regulation.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for discovering microRNA and its role in gene regulation.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for foundational work enabling machine learning with artificial neural networks.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for foundational work enabling machine learning with artificial neural networks.
Births on December 10
Birth of Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson is born in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Birth of Otto Neurath
Otto Neurath is born in Vienna.
Otto Neurath Born
The future Vienna Circle philosopher is born in Austria.
Birth of Enrique Hertzog Garaiz
Enrique Hertzog Garaiz is born in La Paz.
Deaths on December 10
Death of Francis Dereham
Death of Francis Dereham, executed for treason
Death of Thomas Culpeper
Death of Thomas Culpeper, executed for treason
Death of Otis Reading
Death of Otis Reading
Death of Franjo Tudjman
Death of Franjo Tudjman
Death of Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet
Death of Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet
Death of Augusto Pinochet
Death of Augusto Pinochet
Battles on December 10
Battle of Dungeness
Fights with distinction under Martin van Tromp
Battle of Villaviciosa
Villarroel distinguishes himself at Villaviciosa while serving the Habsburg claimant after changing sides.
Battle of Stormberg
The British are defeated by the Boers
Battle of Stormberg
Gatacres forces are weakened after a Boer ambush
Battle of Stormberg
Suffers defeat during Black Week.
Battle of Stormberg
Suffers severe losses against the Boers in an ambush 70 miles from Queenstown
Battle of Stormberg
Helps defeat Gatacre's column.
Battle of Gallipoli
The first day of troop withdrawal from Gallipolli