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Michael Clarke Duncan was an American actor best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and other honors.
Famous Birthdays on December 10
1957 — Michael Clarke Duncan
American actor (died 2012)
December 10 has 214 recorded notable births across history, from 553 to 2005. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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553 – 2005
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Major events on December 10
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- 1906 U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize in any field. Source
- 1989 Mongolian Revolution: At the country's first open pro-democracy public demonstration, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announces the establishment of the Mongolian Democratic Union. Source
- 1898 Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict. Spain cedes administration of Cuba to the United States, and the United States agrees to pay Spain $20 million for the Philippines. Source
- 1999 Helen Clark is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, the second woman to hold the post and the first following an election. Source
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C. Rajagopalachari was the only Indian-born Governor-General or Viceroy of India; all previous holders of these posts had been British nationals.
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With 900 stage roles to his credit, he became one of the most successful actors in the developing field of radio drama.
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Tommy Rettig portrayed Jeff Miller in the first three seasons of CBS's Lassie television series, from 1954 to 1957, later seen in syndicated re-runs with the title Jeff's Collie.
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Winner of a British Comedy Award in 1991, Anderson began experimenting with comedy and writing comedic scripts during his 15-year legal career.
More major people born on December 10
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1878
C. Rajagopalachari
Indian lawyer and politician, 45th Governor-General of India (died 1972)
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji or C.R., also known as Mootharignar Rajaji, was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and Indian independence activist.
1889
Ray Collins
American actor (died 1965)
Ray Bidwell Collins was an American character actor in stock and Broadway theatre, radio, films, and television.
1941
Tommy Rettig
American child actor (died 1996)
Thomas Noel Rettig was an American child actor, computer software engineer, and author.
1952
Clive Anderson
English lawyer and television host
Clive Stuart Anderson is an English comedian, presenter, writer and former barrister.
1472
Anne de Mowbray
8th Countess of Norfolk (died 1481)
Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk, later also Duchess of York and Duchess of Norfolk was an English noblewoman and the sole heiress of the Mowbray family.
1985
Matt Forte
American football player
Matthew Garrett Forte is an American former professional football player who was a running back for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
1969
Rob Blake
Canadian ice hockey player and executive
Robert Bowlby Blake is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and currently the executive vice president of hockey operations for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1891
Nelly Sachs
German-Swedish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
Nelly Sachs was a German–Swedish poet and playwright. Her experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokesperson for the grief and yearnings of her fellow…
1489
Gaston of Foix
Duke of Nemours (died 1512)
Gaston de Foix, duc de Nemours, nicknamed The Thunderbolt of Italy, was a famed French military commander of the Renaissance.
1915
Nicky Barr
Australian rugby player, soldier, and pilot (died 2006)
Andrew William "Nicky" Barr, was a member of the Australian national rugby union team, who became a fighter ace in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II.
1985
Roman Červenka
Czech ice hockey player
Roman Červenka is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a centre for HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).
1965
Stephanie Morgenstern
Swiss-Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
Stephanie Morgenstern is a Canadian actress, filmmaker, and screenwriter for television and film. She has worked extensively on stage, film, and television in both English and French.
1811
Caroline Mehitable Fisher Sawyer
American poet, biographer, and editor (died 1894)
Caroline M. Sawyer was a 19th-century American poet, writer, and editor. Her writings ranged through a wide variety of themes.
1941
Fionnula Flanagan
Irish actress and producer
Fionnghuala Manon "Fionnula" Flanagan is an Irish actress. Flanagan is best known for her roles in the films James Joyce's Women (1985), Some Mother's Son (1996), Waking Ned (1998), The Others (2001), Four Brothers…
1981
Rene Bourque
Canadian ice hockey player
Rene Gary Wayne Bourque is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was a right winger in the National Hockey League (NHL).
1998
Lucia Bronzetti
Italian tennis player
Lucia Bronzetti is an Italian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 46 in singles, achieved on 8 April 2024, and No. 170 in doubles.
1923
Harold Gould
American actor (died 2010)
Harold Vernon Goldstein, better known as Harold Gould, was an American character actor. He appeared as Martin Morgenstern on the sitcom Rhoda (1974–78) and Miles Webber on the sitcom The Golden Girls (1985–92).
1959
Mark Aguirre
American basketball player and coach
Mark Anthony Aguirre is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1960
Kenneth Branagh
British actor director, producer, and screenwriter
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh is a British actor and filmmaker. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Reading, Branagh trained at RADA in London and served as its president from 2015 to 2024.