A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
December 10: Day of the Week
December 10, 2024 is the 345th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 21 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.
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Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
December 10 Historical Event(s)
1520
Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg’s Elster Gate.
1861
American Civil War: the Confederate States of America accept a rival state government’s pronouncement that declares Kentucky to be the 13th state of the Confederacy.
1898
Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.
1902
Women are given the right to vote in Tasmania.
1936
Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
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.
1948
The UN General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
1949
Chinese Civil War: The People’s Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.
1955
The Mighty Mouse Playhouse premieres on television.
1994
Rwandan Genocide: Military advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General and head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations Maurice Baril recommends that the UN multi-national forces in Zaire stand down.
Who were born on December 10?
1903
Una Merkel, American actress (d. 1986)
1907
Lucien Laurent, French footballer (d. 2005)
1907
Rumer Godden, English writer (d. 1998)
1913
Morton Gould, American composer (d. 1996)
1914
Dorothy Lamour, American actress (d. 1996)
1941
Fionnula Flanagan, Irish actress
1961
Nia Peeples, American singer/actress
1965
Stephanie Morgenstern, Canadian actress
1977
Mr. Águila, Mexican wrestler
1984
Jayson Paul, American wrestler
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