Today in History for 10th December 2023

[CoM Moderators]

Historical Events

1831 - "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing in New York City, the premier sports journal of the 19th century
1899 - Delta Sigma Phi fraternity founded at City College of New York, to spread "the principles of friendship and brotherhood among college men, without respect to race or creed."
1960 - Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine awarded to Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet and Peter Medawar for work on tissue grafting
1986 - France performs nuclear test
1993 - Dow Jones hits record 3740.67
1995 - 1st meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81

More Historical Events »

Famous Birthdays

1794 - James Wolfe Ripley, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Windham County, Connecticut (d. 1870)
1891 - Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German-Swedish poet and playwright (O the Chimneys - Nobel Prize for Literature 1966), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1970)
1952 - Susan Dey, American actress (1st Love, Partridge Family, LA Law), born in Pekin, Illinois
1961 - Mark McKoy, Canadian track star (world record 50m indoor, Olympic gold 1992), born in Georgetown, British Guiana
1964 - Bobby Flay, American celebrity chef, restaurateur and TV personality (Iron Chef America; Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction), born in NYC, New York
1977 - Emmanuelle Chriqui, Canadian actress

More Famous Birthdays »

Famous Deaths

1826 - Benedikt Schack, Bohemian-born composer and singer and friend of Mozart, dies at 68
1896 - Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist who invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63
2003 - Sean McClory, Irish actor (The Californians, My Chauffeur), dies at 79
2019 - Jim Smith, English soccer midfielder and manager (Birmingham City, QPR, Portsmouth, Derby County), dies at 79
2019 - Jean Pagé, Canadian sports journalist (host: 'La Soirée du hockey' and '110%'), dies from prostate cancer at 73
2021 - Michael Nesmith, American rock guitarist (The Monkees), and singer-songwriter ("Different Drum"), dies of heart failure at 78

More Famous Deaths »