Today in History - 10 December 2025

On This Day — 10 December

Key events, births, and deaths on December 10th throughout history

Historical Events

1901

First Nobel Prizes awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.

1948

U.N. adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

1964

Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize.

2007

Al Gore and IPCC receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Notable Births

1830

Emily Dickinson – American poet.

1908

Olivier Messiaen – French composer.

1981

Michael Clarke – Australian cricketer.

In Memoriam

1968

Karl Barth – Swiss theologian.

2012

Ravi Shankar – Indian sitar maestro.