Famous people born on December 10 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is December 10, you share it with Ada Lovelace, Emily Dickinson, Kenneth Branagh — and you were born under Sagittarius, the sign of the adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
Birthday basics for December 10
Sagittarius ♐
Zodiac sign
Turquoise
Birthstone
Narcissus
Birth flower
344th
Day of the year
December 10 is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years), with 21 days still to come.
Famous people born on December 10
Ada Lovelace — English mathematician regarded as the first computer programmer (born 1815).
Emily Dickinson — American poet whose verses became classics of literature (born 1830).
Kenneth Branagh — Northern Irish actor and filmmaker (born 1960).
Also sharing the day:
César Franck (b. 1822) — Belgian-French composer and organist of the Romantic era.
Bobby Flay (b. 1964) — celebrity chef and restaurateur of Food Network fame.
Raven-Symoné (b. 1985) — actress who starred in That's So Raven.
December 10 in history
1869 — Wyoming Territory became the first place in America to grant women the right to vote.
1901 — The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.
1948 — The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
1817 — Mississippi was admitted to the Union as the 20th U.S. state.
1898 — The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
1906 — Theodore Roosevelt became the first American awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
December 10 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is December 10?
Anyone born on December 10 is a Sagittarius — adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
What is the birthstone for December 10?
The birthstone for a December 10 birthday is Turquoise, and the birth flower is the Narcissus.
Who is the most famous person born on December 10?
Ada Lovelace is among the best known — English mathematician regarded as the first computer programmer (born 1815).
What happened on December 10?
In 1869, Wyoming Territory became the first place in America to grant women the right to vote.
What day of the year is December 10?
December 10 is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years), with 21 days still to come.
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