December 10
December 10 is the 345th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 21 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Sagittarius.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On December 10 the Sun's declination is approximately -23.1°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a December 10.
Position in the year
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))
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2021 — A widespread, deadly, and violent tornado outbreak slams the Central, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States. Eighty-nine people are killed by the tornadoes, with most of the fatalities occurring in Kentucky, where a single tornado kills 57 people, and injures hundreds of others. Another tornado in Edwardsville, Illinois strikes an Amazon warehouse, killing six workers. ↗(5 years ago)more
A deadly late-season tornado outbreak, the deadliest on record in December, produced catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across portions of the Southern United States and Ohio Valley from the evening of December 10 to the early morning of the 11th, 2021.
2019 — The Ostrava hospital attack in the Czech Republic results in eight deaths, including the perpetrator. ↗(7 years ago)more
The Ostrava hospital shooting was a mass shooting that occurred on 10 December 2019 at the Ostrava University Hospital in Ostrava, Czech Republic. A total of seven people were killed in the attack, and two others were injured.
2017 — ISIL is defeated in Iraq. ↗(9 years ago)more
The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist militant organisation and internationally unrecognized quasi-state.
2016 — Two explosions outside a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, kill 38 people and injure 166 others. ↗(10 years ago)more
On the evening of 10 December 2016, two explosions caused by a car bombing and suicide bombing in Istanbul's Beşiktaş municipality killed 48 people and injured 166 others. 39 of those killed were police officers, 7 were civilians and 2 were perpetrators.
2015 — Rojava conflict: The Syrian Democratic Council is established in Dêrik, forming the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria. ↗(11 years ago)more
The Rojava Revolution, also known as the Rojava conflict is a political upheaval and military conflict taking place in northern Syria, known among Kurds as Western Kurdistan or Rojava.
2014 — Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein is killed after the suppression of a demonstration by Israeli forces in the village (Turmus'ayya) in Ramallah. ↗(12 years ago)more
Ziad Abu Ein, also spelled Ziad Abu Ain, was a Palestinian politician. He was a member of the Fatah political party, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and a senior minister in the Palestinian Authority.
2005 — Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crashes at Port Harcourt International Airport in Nigeria, killing 108 people. ↗(21 years ago)more
Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 (SO1145/OSL1145) was a scheduled Nigerian domestic passenger flight from Nigeria's capital of Abuja (ABV) to Port Harcourt (PHC). At approximately 14:08 local time on 10 December 2005, it crash-landed at Port Harcourt International Airport.
1999 — Helen Clark is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, the second woman to hold the post and the first following an election. ↗(27 years ago)more
Helen Elizabeth Clark is a New Zealand politician who served as the 37th prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008 and was the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017. She was New Zealand's fifth-longest-serving prime minister, and the second woman to hold that office.
1996 — The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela. ↗(30 years ago)more
The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa. It provides the legal foundation for the existence of the republic, it sets out the human rights and duties of its citizens, and defines the structure of the Government.
1995 — The Israeli army withdraws from Nablus pursuant to the terms of Oslo Accord. ↗(31 years ago)more
The Israeli Ground Forces are the army of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The current commander of the ground forces is Major General Nadav Lotan.
1994 — Rwandan genocide: Maurice Baril, military advisor to the U.N. Secretary-General and head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, recommends that UNAMIR stand down. ↗(32 years ago)more
The Rwandan genocide, also known as the Tutsi genocide, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. Over a span of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were systematically killed by Hutu militias.
1993 — The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages. ↗(33 years ago)more
Monkwearmouth Colliery was a major North Sea coal mine on the north bank of the River Wear in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom. It was the largest mine in the world and one of the most important in County Durham in northeast England.
Notable births
2000 — Jeremie Frimpong, Dutch footballer ↗(26 years ago)more
Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.
1999 — Reiss Nelson, English footballer ↗(27 years ago)more
Reiss Luke Nelson is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Brentford, on loan from Arsenal.
1998 — Lucia Bronzetti, Italian tennis player ↗(28 years ago)more
Lucia Bronzetti is an Italian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 46 in singles, achieved on 8 April 2024, and No. 170 in doubles. She has played three finals and won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 2023 Morocco Open, and has also reached nine singles finals on the ITF Women's Circuit, of which she won five.
1996 — Joe Burrow, American football player ↗(30 years ago)more
Joseph Lee Burrow is an American professional football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). After three seasons of college football with the Ohio State Buckeyes, he played two seasons for the LSU Tigers, winning the Heisman Trophy and the College Football Playoff National Championship as a senior.
1996 — Kang Daniel, South Korean singer and entrepreneur ↗(30 years ago)more
Kang Daniel, stylized as KANGDANIEL, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, television host, and businessman who rose to fame in early 2017 as the first-place winner of the second season of reality competition series Produce 101.
Notable deaths
2025 — Jeffery Garcia, American stand-up comedian and voice actor (born 1975) ↗(1 years ago)more
Jeffrey Garcia was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Best known for his roles in animation, he voiced Sheen Estevez in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as well as its two Nickelodeon spin-off television show series—The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius and Planet Sheen—along with Pip the Mouse in Barnyard and its spin-off television show series Back...
2024 — Rocky Colavito, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1933) ↗(2 years ago)more
Rocco Domenico "Rocky" Colavito Jr. was an American professional baseball player, coach, and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1955 to 1968, most prominently as a member of the Cleveland Indians, with whom he established himself as a fan favorite for his powerful hitting and his strong throwing a...
2024 — Michael Cole, American actor (born 1940) ↗(2 years ago)more
Michael Cole was an American actor best known for his role as Pete Cochran on the television crime drama The Mod Squad (1968–1973).
2024 — Kreskin, American mentalist (born 1935) ↗(2 years ago)more
The Amazing Kreskin, also known as Kreskin, was an American mentalist who became popular on television in the 1970s. He was inspired to become a mentalist by Lee Falk's comic strip Mandrake the Magician, which features a crime-fighting stage magician.
2024 — S. M. Krishna, Indian politician and statesman, Minister of External Affairs, 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka, 19th Governor of Maharashtra (born 1932) ↗(2 years ago)more
Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna was an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012. He was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008. S. M. Krishna served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha from December 1989 to January 1993.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (345) | 3 × 5 × 23 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (21) | 3 × 7 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 10122026 · next palindrome year: 2101 |
| Sun declination | -23.11° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 10 days |