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What Happened In December 2010 In History

Historical Events for December, 2010

  • 8th » With the COTS Demo Flight 1 or second launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 and the first launch of the SpaceX Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.
  • 8th » The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800 km.
  • 15th » A boat carrying 90 Refugee Asylum seekers or asylum seekers 2010 Christmas Island boat disaster known as crashes into rocks off the coast of Christmas Island, Australia, killing 48 people.
  • 17th » Mohamed Bouazizi Self-immolation known as sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian revolution and the wider Arab Spring.
  • 18th » Anti-government protests begin in Tunisia, heralding the Arab Spring.
  • 19th » Sachin Tendulkar scores a record-breaking 50th Century in Test cricket against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion, Gauteng.
  • 19th » Rahul Dravid crosses the 12000 runs milestone in Test cricket against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion, Gauteng.
  • 23rd » A monsoonal trough crosses the northeastern coast of Australia from the Coral Sea, bringing 2010–11 Queensland floods or mass flooding across Queensland.
  • 28th » Arab Spring: 2010–2012 Algerian protests e.g Popular protests begin in Algeria against the government.

Famous Deaths for December 2010

  • 1st » Adriaan Blaauw, Dutch astronomer (b. 1914)
  • 1st » Hillard Elkins, American actor and producer (b. 1929)
  • 3rd » Abdumalik Bahori, Azerbaijani poet and author (b. 1927)
  • 5th » Alan Armer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
  • 5th » John Leslie (pornographic actor) named John Leslie, American porn actor, director, and producer (b. 1945)
  • 5th » Don Meredith, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1938)
  • 6th » Mark Dailey, American-Canadian journalist (b. 1953)
  • 7th » Elizabeth Edwards, American lawyer and author (b. 1949)
  • 7th » Gus Mercurio, American-Australian actor (b. 1928)
  • 9th » John Eleuthère du Pont, American murderer (b. 1938)
  • 9th » James Moody (saxophonist) called James Moody, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (b. 1925)
  • 9th » Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician, 10th List of Knesset speakers e.g Speaker of the Knesset (b. 1924)
  • 10th » John Fenn (chemist) named John Fenn, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
  • 10th » J. Michael Hagopian, Armenian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
  • 10th » MacKenzie Miller, American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1921)
  • 11th » Dick Hoerner, American football player (b. 1922)
  • 12th » Peter Pagel, German footballer (b. 1956)
  • 12th » Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver, founded Tom Walkinshaw Racing (b. 1946)
  • 13th » James Dibble, Australian journalist (b. 1923)
  • 13th » Takeshi Watabe, Japanese voice actor (b. 1936)
  • 13th » Richard Holbrooke, American journalist and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1941)
  • 13th » Enrique Morente, Spanish singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
  • 13th » Woolly Wolstenholme, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Barclay James Harvest) (b. 1947)
  • 14th » Timothy Davlin, American politician, List of mayors of Springfield, Illinois e.g Mayor of Springfield (b. 1957)
  • 14th » Neva Patterson, American actress (b. 1920)
  • 14th » Dale Roberts (footballer born 1986) or Dale Roberts, English footballer (b. 1986)
  • 15th » Blake Edwards, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
  • 15th » Bob Feller, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1918)
  • 15th » Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, American psychoanalyst and theorist (b. 1940)
  • 16th » Melvin E. Biddle, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1923)
  • 17th » Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
  • 17th » Walt Dropo, American basketball and baseball player (b. 1923)
  • 17th » Ralph Coates, English footballer (b. 1946)
  • 18th » Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (b. 1916)
  • 18th » Jacqueline de Romilly, French philologist, author, and scholar (b. 1913)
  • 18th » Tasso Kavadia, Greek actress (b. 1921)
  • 18th » Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician, List of Italian Ministers of Economy and Finances e.g Italian Minister of Economy and Finances (b. 1940)
  • 18th » James Pickles, English judge and journalist (b. 1925)
  • 19th » Anthony Howard (journalist) called Anthony Howard, English journalist and author (b. 1934)
  • 19th » Trudy Pitts, American pianist and singer (b. 1932)
  • 20th » Brian Hanrahan, English journalist (b. 1949)
  • 20th » Steve Landesberg, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1936)
  • 20th » James Robert Mann (South Carolina) called James Robert Mann, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1920)
  • 20th » K. P. Ratnam, Sri Lankan academic and politician (b. 1914)
  • 21st » Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1927)
  • 22nd » Fred Foy, American soldier and announcer (b. 1921)
  • 23rd » Fred Hargesheimer, American soldier and pilot (b. 1916)
  • 23rd » K. Karunakaran, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (b. 1918)
  • 24th » Elisabeth Beresford, French-English journalist and author (b. 1926)
  • 24th » Frans de Munck, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1922)
  • 24th » Orestes Quércia, Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 28th List of Governors of São Paulo or Governor of São Paulo State (b. 1938)
  • 24th » Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer (b. 1930)
  • 25th » Carlos Andrés Pérez, Venezuelan politician, 66th List of Presidents of Venezuela e.g President of Venezuela (b. 1922)
  • 26th » Edward Bhengu, South African activist (b. 1934)
  • 26th » Teena Marie, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1956)
  • 28th » Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)
  • 29th » Bill Erwin, American actor (b. 1914)
  • 30th » Bobby Farrell, Aruban-Dutch singer and dancer (Boney M.) (b. 1949)
  • 31st » Raymond Impanis, Belgian cyclist (b. 1925)
  • 31st » Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)

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