Historical Events
- Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Stockholm, while imprisoned in China
Famous Weddings
Wedding of Interest
Tennis player Martina Hingis (30) weds equestrian show jumper Thibault Hutin at a private civil ceremony in Paris, France
Martina Hingis
Famous Deaths
- J. Michael Hagopian, Turkish-born American documentarian (b. 1913)
- John Bennett Fenn, American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1917)
- MacKenzie Miller, American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1921)