Tukuk-OS📅 January 10
18 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on January 10? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2007 — A general strike began in Guinea as an attempt to force President Lansana Conté to resign, eventually resulting in the appointment of two new prime ministers.
- 1993 — The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached peak intensity.
- 1985 — Sir Clive Sinclair launched the Sinclair C5 personal electric vehicle (pictured), "one of the great marketing bombs of postwar British industry", which later became a cult collectable despite its commercial failure.
- 1946 — The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened at the Methodist Central Hall in London with representatives from 51 member states.
United Nations General AssemblyMethodist Central Hall, WestminsterMember states of the United Nations
- 1946 — The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened in London with representatives from the original 51 member states.
First session of the United Nations General AssemblyMember states of the United Nations
- 1941 — Greco-Italian War: The Greek army captured the strategically important Klisura Pass in Albania.
- 1929 — Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, began serialisation.
Tintin in the Land of the SovietsThe Adventures of TintinHergé
- 1927 — The science fiction film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang, was released in Germany.
- 1923 — Lithuanian residents of the Klaipėda Region began a revolt, ahead of a League of Nations decision on their future which they expected to be against their interest.
- 1917 — Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party were rescued after being stranded for several months.
- 1901 — The first great gusher of the Texas oil boom was discovered in the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont.
- 1863 — Service began on the Metropolitan Railway (construction depicted) between Paddington and Farringdon Street, today the oldest segment of the London Underground.
Metropolitan RailwayLondon Paddington stationFarringdon station
- 1812 — New Orleans (pictured), the first steamship on the Mississippi River, arrived at New Orleans to complete its maiden voyage.
- 1475 — Moldavian–Ottoman Wars: Stephen the Great led Moldavian forces to defeat an Ottoman attack under Hadım Suleiman Pasha near Vaslui in present-day Romania.
- 1430 — Philip the Good established the Order of the Golden Fleece, referred to as the most prestigious, exclusive, and expensive order of chivalry in the world.
- 976 — After the death of his guardian John I Tzimiskes, Basil II became the effective ruler and senior emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- 236 — Pope Fabian, said to have been chosen by the Holy Spirit when a dove landed on his head, began his papacy.
- 9 — The Western Han dynasty of China ended after the throne was usurped by Wang Mang, who founded the Xin dynasty.
Births
- 2003 — Cesare Casadei, Italian footballer
- 2001 — Santi Aldama, Spanish basketball player
- 2000 — Erik Botheim, Norwegian footballer
- 2000 — Reneé Rapp, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1999 — Mason Mount, English footballer
- 1999 — Youssouf Fofana, French footballer
- 1997 — Patrick Herbert, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1997 — Blake Lawrie, Australian rugby league player
- 1996 — Budda Baker, American football player
- 1996 — Matthew Dufty, Australian rugby league player
- 1996 — Dylan Edwards, Australian rugby league player
- 1996 — Ahmed Sayed, Egyptian footballer
Deaths
- 2026 — Yeison Jiménez, Colombian singer, (born 1991)
- 2026 — Bob Weir, American musician, (born 1947)
- 2025 — José Jiménez, Puerto Rican activist (born 1948)
- 2025 — Bill McCartney, American football player and coach (born 1940)
- 2025 — Sam Moore, American soul singer-songwriter (born 1935)
- 2023 — Jeff Beck, English guitarist and songwriter (born 1944)
- 2023 — Constantine II of Greece, King of Greece (1964-1973) (born 1940)
- 2022 — Joyce Eliason, American television personality (born 1934)
- 2022 — Robert Durst, American real estate heir and convicted murderer (born 1943)
- 2020 — Qaboos bin Said, ruler of Oman (born 1940)
- 2019 — Ross Lowell, American inventor, photographer & author (born 1926)
- 2017 — Buddy Greco, American jazz and pop singer and pianist (born 1926)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day:
Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Armenian Apostolic Church)
Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty MartyrsArmenian Apostolic Church
- Christian feast day: Gregory of Nyssa
- Christian feast day: Leonie Aviat
- Christian feast day: Obadiah (Coptic Church)
- Christian feast day: Peter Orseolo
- Christian feast day: Pope Agatho (Roman Catholic)
- Christian feast day: William Laud (Anglican Communion)
- Christian feast day: William of Donjeon
- Christian feast day: January 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Fête du Vodoun (Benin)
- Margaret Thatcher Day (Falkland Islands)
- Majority Rule Day (Bahamas)
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