More Events A treaty codifying the Law of the Sea was signed by 117 countries. The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Representatives of Spain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris, concluding the Spanish-American War.

On December 10th, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This milestone document proclaimed the inalienable rights that every human being is entitled to.

• Alano Miller. Actor Alano Miller is 41.
• Kiki Layne. Actor Kiki Layne is 29.
• Sarah Chang. Violinist Sarah Chang is 40.
• Arden Myrin. Actor-comedian Arden Myrin is 47.
• Bobby Flay. TV chef Bobby Flay is 56.
• Emmanuelle Chriqui. Actor Emmanuelle Chriqui is 45.
• Fionnula Flanagan. Actor Fionnula Flanagan is 79.
• Gloria Loring.

The disappearance of a Douglas DST airliner, registered NC16002, occurred on the night of 28 December 1948 near the end of a scheduled flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami, Florida. The aircraft carried 29 passengers and 3 crew members.

Died On December 10th

• Richard Pryor. Comedian.
• Augusto Pinochet. Chilean. Former President of Chile.
• Otis Redding.
• Alfred Nobel.
• Leopold I of Belgium. Belgian, German, British. King of Belgium.
• Philip McKeon.
• Ed Wood.
• Red Cloud.

Famous people who died on December 10th

• Alfred Nobel (1833 – 1896) Swedish chemist and inventor.
• Richard Pryor (1940 – 2005)
• Angry Grandpa (1950 – 2017)
• Augusto Pinochet (1915 – 2006)
• Otis Redding (1941 – 1967)
• Gary Webb (1955 – 2004)
• Ed Wood (1924 – 1978)
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868 – 1928)

Comedian Richard Pryor

December 2018

• Ken Berry, 85, American actor (F Troop, Mayberry R.F.D., Mama’s Family).
• Taramon Bibi, 62, Bangladeshi independence militant (Mukti Bahini).
• Averroes Bucaram, 64, Ecuadorian politician, Speaker of National Congress (1985–1986, 1990) and MP (1984–1986, 1988–1992).

It’s never easy to say goodbye. Larry King, Christopher Plummer and Cecily Tyson are among the celebrities who died in 2021, leaving those in their wake heartbroken. Dustin Diamond died on February 1 at age 44 after a battle with stage IV small cell carcinoma.

This Is the Least Common Birthday in the U.S. (No, It’s Not Leap Day)

• February 29.
• July 5.
• May 26.
• December 31.
• April 13.
• December 23.
• April 1.
• November 28.

Celebrities With Depression

• 1 / 20. Dwayne Johnson. He’s one of Hollywood’s highest paid actors, but “The Rock” recently opened up about depression to the Express, a British newspaper.
• 2 / 20. Katy Perry.
• 3 / 20. Jon Hamm.
• 4 / 20. Lady Gaga.
• 5 / 20. Michael Phelps.
• 6 / 20. Kristen Bell.
• 7 / 20. Bruce Springsteen.
• 8 / 20. Gwyneth Paltrow.

Research suggests that continuing difficulties – long-term unemployment, living in an abusive or uncaring relationship, long-term isolation or loneliness, prolonged work stress – are more likely to cause depression than recent life stresses.

Another study from 2016 from the University of Adelaide found that actors were highly vulnerable to anxiety and depression.

Mood and creativity People who have worked in the arts throughout history have dealt with poverty, persecution, social alienation, psychological trauma, substance abuse, high stress and other such environmental factors which are associated with developing and perhaps causing mental illness.

And even the genius of geniuses, Albert Einstein, was known to experience periods of extreme productivity and deep despair, which nowadays would most likely be diagnosed as bipolar.

The survey of Mensa’s highly intelligent members found that they were more likely to suffer from a range of serious disorders. The survey covered mood disorders (depression, dysthymia and bipolar), anxiety disorders (generalized, social and obsessive-compulsive), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism.

But besides these, depression can actually change your ability to think. It can impair your attention and memory, as well as your information processing and decision-making skills.

The star of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert started having panic attacks in his late 20s. He eventually realized that, for him, performing was the key to controlling his anxiety. He told Rolling Stone, “Creating something is what helped me from just spinning apart like an unweighted flywheel.