Historical Events
Moissan Nobel for Isolating Fluoride
Frenchman Henri Moissan is presented with the Nobel prize for Chemistry for isolating Fluoride
Nervous System Work Awarded Nobel
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal "in recognition of their work on the anatomy of the nervous system" [1]
Roosevelt First US Nobel
US President Theodore Roosevelt is the 1st American awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Famous Birthdays
- Walter Zinn, Canadian-American nuclear physicist (invented the breeder reactor), born in Kitchener, Ontario (d. 2000)
Famous Deaths
- Nikolai Garin-Michailovski], Russian railroad engineer (Trans-Siberian railway) and author (Tjoma Kartashov), dies at 54
Died in 1906 1906 Highlights
About December 10, 1906
Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 117 years, 6 months and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Sagittarius
