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January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar . There are 355 days remaining (356 in Leap Year s).
Events
Births
- 1480 - Margaret Of Austria , Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530 )
- 1538 - Louis Of Nassau , Dutch general (d. 1574 )
- 1573 - Simon Marius , German astronomer (d. 1624 )
- 1607 - Isaac Jogues , French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646 )
- 1628 - George Villiers, 2nd Duke Of Buckingham , English statesman (d. 1687 )
- 1638 - Nicolas Steno , Danish geologist (d. 1686 )
- 1644 - Louis François, Duc De Boufflers , French marshal (d. 1711 )
- 1654 - Joshua Barnes , English scholar (d. 1712 )
- 1715 - Christian August Crusius , German philosopher and theologian (d. 1775 )
- 1721 - Johann Philipp Baratier , German scholar (d. 1740 )
- 1729 - Lazzaro Spallanzani , Italian biologist (d. 1799 )
- 1738 - Ethan Allen , American Revolution military leader (d. 1789 )
- 1769 - Michel Ney , French marshal (d. 1815 )
- 1797 - Annette Von Droste-Hülshoff , German writer (d. 1848 )
- 1828 - Herman Koeckemann , German Catholic prelate (d. 1892 )
- 1843 - Frank James , American outlaw (d. 1915 )
- 1849 - Francisco Ferrer Guardia , Spanish free-thinker (d. 1909 )
- 1836 - Charles Ingalls , father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1902 )
- 1858 - Heinrich Zille , German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929 )
- 1865 - Mary Ingalls , elder sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928 )
- 1869 - Grigori Rasputin , Russian monk (d. 1916 )
- 1873 - George Orton , Canadian athlete (d. 1958 )
- 1883 - Francis X. Bushman , American actor (d. 1966 )
- 1883 - Aleksei Nikolaevich Tolstoi , Russian writer (d. 1945 )
- 1887 - Robinson Jeffers , American poet (d. 1962 )
- 1890 - Grigory Landsberg , Russian physicist (d. 1957 )
- 1904 - Ray Bolger , American actor, singer, dancer (d. 1987 )
- 1908 - Paul Henreid , Austrian actor (d. 1993 )
- 1908 - Bernard Lee , British actor (d. 1981 )
- 1913 - Gustáv Husák , President Of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991 )
- 1913 - Mehmet Shehu , Albanian politician (d. 1981 )
- 1916 - Sune Bergström , Swedish biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (d. 2004 )
- 1917 - Jerry Wexler , American record producer
- 1918 - Arthur Chung , President Of Guyana
- 1920 - Max Patkin , American baseball player (d. 1999 )
- 1921 - Rodger Ward , American race car driver (d. 2004 )
- 1925 - Max Roach , American drummer and composer
- 1927 - Gisele MacKenzie , Canadian singer (d. 2003 )
- 1927 - Johnnie Ray , American singer (d. 1990 )
- 1927 - Otto Stich , Swiss politician
- 1930 - Roy Edward Disney , American film executive
- 1931 - Peter Barnes , English writer (d. 2004 )
- 1934 - Leonid Kravchuk , Ukrainian politician
- 1935 - Ronnie Hawkins , American musician
- 1935 - Sherrill Milnes , American baritone
- 1936 - Stephen Ambrose , American historian (d. 2002 )
- 1936 - Robert Wilson , American physicist and radio astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1937 - Thomas Penfield Jackson , American judge
- 1938 - Donald Knuth , American mathematician and computer scientist
- 1938 - Willie McCovey , American baseball player
- 1939 - William Levy , Dutch writer
- 1939 - Sal Mineo , American actor (d. 1976 )
- 1939 - Bill Toomey , American athlete
- 1943 - Jim Croce , American singer (d. 1973 )
- 1944 - Frank Sinatra, Jr. , American singer
- 1945 - Rod Stewart , English singer
- 1946 - Aynsley Dunbar , British drummer
- 1948 - Donald Fagen , American keyboardist
- 1948 - Teresa Graves , American actress and singer (d. 2002 )
- 1948 - Mischa Maisky , Latvian cellist
- 1948 - William Sanderson , American actor
- 1949 - George Foreman , American boxer
- 1949 - James Lapine , American stage director
- 1949 - Linda Lovelace , American actress (d. 2002 )
- 1952 - Scott Thurston , American musician, songwriter
- 1953 - Pat Benatar , American singer
- 1953 - Bobby Rahal , American race car driver
- 1955 - Michael Schenker , German guitarist ( UFO )
- 1956 - Shawn Colvin , American singer
- 1956 - Antonio Muñoz Molina , Spanish writer
- 1959 - Simon Sunatori , Canadian inventor
- 1961 - Evan Handler , American actor
- 1964 - Brad Roberts , Canadian singer ( Crash Test Dummies )
- 1972 - Thomas Alsgaard , Norwegian cross-country skier
- 1973 - Ryan Drummond , American voice actor and comedian
- 1974 - Steve Marlet , French footballer
- 1975 - Jake Delhomme , American football player
- 1978 - Gavin McCann , English footballer
- 1980 - Janelle Pierzina , American television personality
- 1982 - Max Starks , American football player
- 1983 - Nick Mason , American Drummer
Deaths
- 681 - Pope Agatho
- 1094 - Caliph Al-Mustansir Of Cairo (b. 1029 )
- 1276 - Pope Gregory X
- 1645 - William Laud , Archbishop Of Canterbury (b. 1573 )
- 1698 - Louis-Sébastien Le Nain De Tillemont , French historian (b. 1637 )
- 1707 - Philibert, Comte De Gramont , French writer (b. 1621 )
- 1754 - Edward Cave , English editor and publisher (b. 1691 )
- 1761 - Edward Boscawen , British admiral (b. 1711 )
- 1777 - Spranger Barry , Irish actor (b. 1719 )
- 1778 - Carolus Linnaeus , Swedish botanist (b. 1707 )
- 1811 - Marie-Joseph Chénier , French poet (b. 1764 )
- 1833 - Adrien-Marie Legendre , French mathematician (b. 1752 )
- 1851 - Karl Freiherr Von Müffling , Prussian field marshal (b. 1775 )
- 1862 - Samuel Colt , American inventor (b. 1814 )
- 1866 - Pyotr Pletnyov , Russian poet (b. 1792 )
- 1895 - Benjamin Godard , French composer (b. 1849 )
- 1917 - William F. Cody , American frontiersman (b. 1846 )
- 1934 - Marinus Van Der Lubbe , Dutch communist accused of setting the Reichstag fire (b. 1909 )
- 1941 - Frank Bridge , English composer (b. 1879 )
- 1941 - Sir John Lavery , Northern Irish artist (b. 1856 )
- 1941 - Joe Penner , Hungarian-born comedian and actor (b. 1904 )
- 1951 - Sinclair Lewis , American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885 )
- 1951 - Yoshio Nishina , Japanese physicist (b. 1890 )
- 1957 - Gabriela Mistral , Chilean writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889 )
- 1961 - Dashiell Hammett , American writer (b. 1894 )
- 1970 - Pavel Belyayev , cosmonaut (b. 1925 )
- 1971 - Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel , French fashion designer (b. 1883 )
- 1972 - Aksel Larsen , Danish politician (b. 1897 )
- 1976 - Howlin' Wolf , American musician (b. 1910 )
- 1978 - Pedro Chamorro , Nicaraguan journalist (b. 1924 )
- 1980 - George Meany , American labor leader (b. 1894 )
- 1980 - Bo Rein , former college football coach at North Carolina State and LSU (b. 1945)
- 1981 - Katherine Alexander , American actress (b. 1898 )
- 1981 - Richard Boone , American actor (b. 1917 )
- 1981 - Fawn M. Brodie , American historian (b. 1915 )
- 1982 - Paul Lynde , American comedian (b. 1926 )
- 1986 - Jaroslav Seifert , Czech writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901 )
- 1987 - Sir David Robinson , British philanthropist and entrepreneur (b. 1904 )
- 1997 - Elspeth Huxley , British journalist and writer (b. 1907 )
- 1997 - Sheldon Leonard , American producer, actor, and director (b. 1907 )
- 1997 - Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd , Scottish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907 )
- 2000 - Sam Jaffe , American producer (b. 1901 )
- 2004 - Spalding Gray , American actor and screenwriter (b. 1941 )
- 2004 - Alexandra Ripley , American author (b. 1934 )
- 2005 - Gene Baylos , American comedian (b. 1906 )
- 2005 - Metropolitan Wasyly Fedak , primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (b. 1909 )
- 2005 - Margherita Carosio , Italian soprano (b. 1908 )
- 2005 - James Forman , American civil rights leader (b. 1928 )
- 2005 - Erwin Hillier , British cinematographer (b. 1911 )
- 2005 - Gordon John "Jack" Horner , American sports journalist (b. 1912 )
- 2005 - Joséphine-Charlotte , Grandduchess of Luxembourg (b. 1927 )
Holidays and observances
External links
January 9 - January 11 - December 10 - February 10 — Listing Of All Days
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