Birthdays occurring on December, 10

1914

Dorothy Lamour was born on December 10, 1914 American actress, 1914-1996 No, can't you tell? - when asked if she had ever studied acting or singing More quotations from Dorothy Lamour

1925

Carolyn Kizer was born on December 10, 1925 American poet and writer, b.1925 Our masks, always in peril of smearing or cracking, in need of continuous check in the mirror or silverware, keep us in thrall to ourselves, concerned with our surfaces. More quotations from Carolyn Kizer

Deaths occurring on December, 10

1830

Simón Bolívar died on December 10, 1830 South american liberator, soldier and statesman , 1783-1830 The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty More quotations from Simón Bolívar

1896

Alfred Bernhard Nobel died on December 10, 1896 Swedish chemist, engineer and inventor of dynamite, who used his enormous fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes. 1833-1896 If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied. More quotations from Alfred Bernhard Nobel

1909

Red Cloud died on December 10, 1909 They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they kept only one; they promised to take our land, and they did. More quotations from Red Cloud

1920

Olive Schreiner died on December 10, 1920 South African writer, 1855-1920 Men are like the earth and we are the moon; we turn always one side to them, and they think there is no other, because they don't see it / but there is. More quotations from Olive Schreiner

1936

Luigi Pirandello died on December 10, 1936 Italian short-story playwright, writer, dramatist and novelist, who became famous as an innovator in modern drama with his creation of the “theater within the theater” in the 1920s, 1867-1936 Whatever is a reality today, whatever you touch and believe in and that seems real for you today, is going to be - like the reality of yesterday - an illusion tomorrow. More quotations from Luigi Pirandello