Timeline December 2010

Events in December 2010 15

• 1941 – 2010 Don Van Vliet (1941-2010) Died 17 December 2010, aged 69 Van Vliet, known by his stage name Captain Beefheart, was an American musician and artist whose avant-garde album Trout Mask Replica influenced generations of experimental rock musicians. He retired from music in the early 1980s to focus full-time on painting. He died of complications from multiple sclerosis.
• 1990 – 2010 Jazz Unites, Inc. Founded and led Jazz Unites, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to the growth and appreciation of jazz and educating people through the art form. Continued performing, mentoring young musicians and organising concerts throughout Chicago.
• 1999 – 2010 Ice Shows and Coaching Competed in professional world championships and performed in ice shows. Later returned to Russia and became a coach, training pairs in Moscow and St. Petersburg. His son Artur Jr. also became a figure skater.
• 2009 – 2010 1Q84 Published 1Q84, an epic three-volume novel about a parallel version of 1984 in which the sky has two moons. It became a global publishing event, selling over a million copies in Japan in the first month alone.
• 2010 2010: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull At 23, German driver Vettel became the youngest World Champion in F1 history, winning the title at the final race in Abu Dhabi.
• 2010 Best Actor at Las Palmas Film Festival Won the Best Actor award at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival for his role in the film Paju.
• 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Played the elderly Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, the character later portrayed by Johnny Depp in the Fantastic Beasts franchise.
• 2010 Instagram founded Photo sharing app changes social media Instagram was founded by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in 2010. It was acquired by Facebook for $1 billion in 2012 and grew to over 2 billion monthly users.
• 2010 Jazz Hero Award Received the Jazz Hero Award from the Jazz Journalists Association, honouring her decades of tireless work promoting jazz in Chicago.
• 2010 The King's Speech Portrayed King George V in The King's Speech, the Oscar-winning film starring Colin Firth.
• 2010 Ivorian election crisis begins Disputed presidential vote splits the country A presidential runoff election in Ivory Coast produced rival claims to victory, with incumbent Laurent Gbagbo refusing to concede to challenger Alassane Ouattara despite international recognition of Ouattara's win. The standoff plunged the country into a political crisis that escalated into armed conflict the following year. It ended Ivory Coast's decade of post-civil-war stability only temporarily.
• 2010 Monsters wins British Independent Film Award Recognition for technical achievement Monsters won the British Independent Film Award for Best Technical Achievement, specifically honoring Edwards' visual effects work achieved with minimal resources. The award further cemented his reputation as a filmmaker capable of delivering high production value on a shoestring budget.
• 2010 Performs at Blues Alley Washington, D.C., December 2010 Performed at Blues Alley in Georgetown, Washington D.C., in December 2010 — among his final live performances, continuing to tour despite declining health.
• 2010 Son Zachary born via surrogacy December 2010 His and David Furnish's first son, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, was born via surrogacy in December 2010.
• 2010 Self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi Act sparks the Tunisian revolution and Arab Spring Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest after officials confiscated his produce cart, an act that ignited widespread anti-government demonstrations. The unrest that followed forced President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power weeks later and spread into uprisings across the Arab world. Bouazizi died of his injuries in early January 2011.