January 10

Events

 * - crosses the, signaling the start of civil war.
 * - begins his reign as a Catholic Pope.
 * - conquers.
 * - defeats the  at the.
 * - Archbishop is beheaded at the
 * - publishes .
 * - Dutch settlers in surrender to the.
 * - The marriage of and  is annulled.
 * - : secedes from the.
 * - The, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between and.
 * - incorporates.
 * - fraternity was founded.
 * - The first great  gusher is discovered at  in.
 * - The holds its first meeting and ratifies the  ending.
 * - is elected President of the.
 * - seizes and annexes.
 * - The film  by premieres.
 * -, a  created by , makes his debut. He went on to be published in over 200 million comic books in 40 languages.
 * - is introduced into the.
 * 1941  - : The  army captures.
 * - The first of the  opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
 * - becomes the prime minister of the.
 * - : announces plans to build the  . It became better known as the  moon rocket, which launched every Apollo  mission.
 * - -  of the  makes a leaping catch from  with 58 seconds to play to defeat the  28-27 in the  at.
 * - The and the  establish full diplomatic relations after 117 years.
 * - n troops begin withdrawing from.
 * - is formed from the merger of  Inc. and  Inc.
 * - The was held in the.
 * - A large piece of the chalk cliff at collapses into the sea.
 * - The television series  first aires.
 * - announces an agreement to buy  for $162 billion, the largest corporate merger in history.
 * - starts as part of . It becomes a separate site five days later.
 * - A mudslide occurs in, killing 10 people, injuring many more and closing the , the main coastal corridor between and , for 10 days.
 * 2005  -  in South Australia kills nine and injures 113.

Births

 * -, of the Netherlands (d. )
 * -, Dutch general (d. )
 * -, German astronomer (d. )
 * -, French missionary (d. )
 * -, English statesman (d. )
 * -, Danish geologist (d. )
 * -, French marshal (d. )
 * -, English scholar (d. )
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * -, German philosopher and theologian (d. )
 * -, German scholar (d. )
 * -, Italian biologist (d. )
 * -, military leader (d. )
 * -, French marshal (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, American statesman (d. )
 * -, German architect (d. )
 * -, First Prime Minister of Canada (d. )
 * -, German Catholic prelate (d. )
 * -, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. )
 * -, American outlaw (d. )
 * -, Spanish free-thinker (d. )
 * -, father of (d. )
 * -, American architect (d. )
 * -, German illustrator and photographer (d. )
 * -, son of (d. )
 * -, sister of (d. )
 * -, Russian monk (d. )
 * -, Canadian athlete (d. )
 * 1873  -, Irish-born baseball player (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1883  -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist (d. )
 * -, British sculptor (d. )
 * 1903  -, Estonian wrestler,  medalist (d. )
 * 1903  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor/dancer (d. )
 * -, Austrian actor (d. )
 * 1908  -, British actor (d. )
 * -, Camp leader at Auschwitz (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1913  -, Albanian politician (d. )
 * -, former Premier of Taiwan (d. 2000)
 * -, Swedish biochemist, (d. )
 * 1916  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American record producer
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1920  -, French actor (d. )
 * -, American race car driver (d. )
 * -, Canadian ballet dancer, choreographer and director (d. )
 * 1924  -, American percussionist, drummer, and composer (d. )
 * -, Canadian singer (d. )
 * 1927  -, American singer (d. )
 * 1927  -, Swiss politician
 * -, American poet
 * -, American film executive
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, British actor
 * -, Ukrainian politician
 * -, American musician, pioneering
 * 1935  -, American baritone
 * -, American historian (d. )
 * 1936  -, American physicist and radio astronomer,
 * -, American judge
 * -, American mathematician and computer scientist
 * 1938  -, American  player
 * 1938  -, Canadian ice hockey player and Canadian Senator
 * -, Dutch writer
 * 1939  -, American actor (d. )
 * 1939  -, American athlete
 * 1939  -, American singer
 * 1939  -, American poet
 * -, Quebec politician
 * -, American film director
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * 1944  -, South African racing car designer
 * 1944  -, French Canadian news presenter
 * -, English Actress (d. )
 * 1945 -, Scottish singer
 * 1945  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, mother of , member of the
 * -, American keyboardist, singer and songwriter
 * 1948  -, American actress and singer (d. )
 * 1948  -, Latvian cellist
 * 1948  -, American actor
 * 1948  -, French cyclist
 * -, American boxer
 * 1949  -, American stage director
 * 1949  -, American pornographic actress (d. )
 * -, American musician, songwriter
 * -, American singer
 * 1953  -, American author
 * 1953  -, American race car driver and race team owner
 * -, German guitarist
 * -, American singer
 * 1956  -, Spanish writer
 * 1957  -, GOP U.S. House Of Representatives, Oregon
 * -, Soviet weightlifter
 * 1959  -, New Zealand screenwriter
 * -, Quebec politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1961  -, American actress; wife of
 * -, American politician
 * -, Canadian singer
 * -, American animator
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Serbian-American chess grandmaster
 * -, Norwegian cross-country skier
 * 1972  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American voice actor
 * 1973  -, American basketball player
 * -, French footballer
 * 1974  -, Indian actor
 * 1974  -, Japanese composer
 * -, American football player
 * -, American baseball personality
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Korean-American singer
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Brazilian racing driver
 * -, Brazilian racing driver

Deaths

 * -, Greek (b. )
 * - Caliph (b. )
 * - (bc. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French historian (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, English editor and publisher (b. )
 * -, British admiral (b. )
 * -, Russian rebel
 * -, Irish actor (b. )
 * -, Swedish botanist (b. )
 * -, German scientist and revolutionary (d. )
 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, Prussian field marshal (b. )
 * -, American inventor (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, American medical doctor (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, French painter and sculptor (b. )
 * -, Latvian composer (b. )
 * -, American frontiersman (b. )
 * -, Dutch communist accused of setting the (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * 1941  - Sir, Northern Irish artist (b. )
 * 1941  -, Hungarian-born comedian and actor (b. )
 * -, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. )
 * -, American writer, laureate (b. )
 * 1951  -, Japanese physicist (b. )
 * -, Chilean writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Soviet cosmonaut (b. )
 * -, French fashion designer (b. )
 * -, Danish politician (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Nicaraguan journalist (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 1980  -, American labor leader (b. )
 * 1980  -, American college football coach (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1981  -, American actor (b. )
 * 1981  -, American historian (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * -, Austrian zither player and composer (b. )
 * -, Czech writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, American singer and actress (b. )
 * 1987  - Sir, British philanthropist and entrepreneur (b. )
 * -, American radio reporter (b. )
 * -, Argentine racing driver (b. )
 * -, British journalist and writer (b. )
 * 1997  -, American producer, actor, and director (b. )
 * 1997  -, Scottish chemist,  laureate (b. )
 * -, American producer (b. )
 * -, American (Baptist) preacher (b. )
 * -, American actor and screenwriter (b. )
 * 2004  -, American author (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * 2005  -, Italian soprano (b. )
 * 2005  -, Grandduchess of Luxembourg (b. )
 * 2005  -, primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (b. )
 * 2005  -, American civil rights leader (b. )
 * 2005  -, Finnish cross country skier (b. )
 * 2005  -, British cinematographer (b. )
 * 2005  -, American sports journalist (b. )
 * -, Italian film producer (b. )
 * 2007  -, American explorer (b. )
 * 2007  -, American explorer (b. )

Holidays and observances

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