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
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 122 years, 4 months and 17 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Sagittarius
