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What Happened on December 10, 1901

Historical Events

  • First Nobel Peace Prizes awarded, first recipients Red Cross founder Jean Henri Dunant and peace activist Frederic Passy

Röntgen's Nobel for X-Rays

First Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Wilhelm Röntgen for his discovery of X-rays

Famous Birthdays

  • Franz Fischer, German Gestapo official and war criminal (one of the Breda 4, last ex-Nazi held in Dutch prison) (d. 1989)

About December 10, 1901

Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 122 years, 7 months and 2 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Sagittarius