On this day: 10 December

Selected events and births on 10 December, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1508 – The Papal States, France, Aragon and the Holy Roman Empire formed the League of Cambrai, an alliance against the Republic of Venice. Read more: Papal States Kingdom of France Kingdom of Aragon
• 1684 – Edmond Halley presented the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, containing Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, to the Royal Society. Read more: Edmond Halley De motu corporum in gyrum Isaac Newton
• 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica was released in Edinburgh. Read more: First edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica Encyclopædia Britannica History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
• 1848 – Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte won France's first presidential election, and was elected as the first and only president of the French Second Republic. Read more: Napoleon III 1848 French presidential election French Second Republic
• 1884 – Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Finn depicted) by American author Mark Twain was first published in the United Kingdom and Canada, two months earlier than in the US. Read more: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
• 1907 – During the Brown Dog affair, protesters marched through London and clashed with police officers in Trafalgar Square over the existence of a memorial for animals that had been vivisected. Read more: Brown Dog affair Trafalgar Square Vivisection
• 1911 – Calbraith Perry Rodgers completed the first transcontinental flight across the United States. Read more: Calbraith Perry Rodgers
• 1936 – Edward VIII, desiring to marry the American socialite Wallis Simpson against widespread British opposition, signed the instrument of abdication to renounce the throne in favour of his brother George VI. Read more: Edward VIII Wallis Simpson Abdication of Edward VIII
• 1989 – At the first open pro-democracy demonstration in Mongolia, journalist Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announced the formation of the Mongolian Democratic Union, which would be instrumental in ending communist rule four months later. Read more: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Democratic Union Coalition (1996–2000) Mongolian Revolution of 1990
• 1992 – Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan establishes the Marriage Fund in the United Arab Emirates in response to rising wedding prices. Read more: Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Marriage in the United Arab Emirates

Born on this day

• 1930 – Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling, English farmer and politician, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Read more: Michael Jopling Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
• 1944 – Andris Bērziņš, Latvian businessman and politician, 8th President of Latvia Read more: Andris Bērziņš (president) President of Latvia
• 1945 – Mukhtar Altynbayev, Kazakhstani general and politician, 3rd Defence Minister of Kazakhstan Read more: Mukhtar Altynbayev Ministry of Defense (Kazakhstan)
• 1947 – Rasul Guliyev, Azerbaijani engineer and politician, 22nd Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Read more: Rasul Guliyev Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
• 1952 – Paul Varul, Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Justice Read more: Paul Varul Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs (Estonia)
• 1956 – Rod Blagojevich, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Illinois Read more: Rod Blagojevich Governor of Illinois
• 1964 – Stef Blok, Dutch banker and politician, Dutch Minister of the Interior Read more: Stef Blok List of ministers of the interior of the Netherlands
• 1982 – Sultan Kösen, Turkish farmer, tallest living person Read more: Sultan Kösen List of tallest people
• 1999 – Reiss Nelson, English footballer Read more: Reiss Nelson
• 2000 – Jeremie Frimpong, Dutch footballer Read more: Jeremie Frimpong
• 2001 – Coby Mayo, American professional baseball player Read more: Coby Mayo
• 2005 – Ivan Demidov, Russian ice hockey player Read more: Ivan Demidov

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