January 10th, 1690

Born on January 10th, 1690

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 10th?

January 10th, 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.

January 10th, 1993

The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached peak intensity.

January 10th, 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.

January 10th, 1966

India and Pakistan signed the Tashkent Declaration to end the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965.

January 10th, 1946

The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened in London with representatives from the original 51 member states.

January 10th, 1941

Greco-Italian War: The Greek army captured the strategically important Klisura Pass in Albania.

January 10th, 1929

Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, began serialisation.

January 10th, 1927

The science fiction film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang, was released in Germany.

January 10th, 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.

January 10th, 1917

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party were rescued after being stranded for several months.

January 10th, 1901

The first great gusher of the Texas oil boom was discovered in the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont.

January 10th, 1863

Service began on the Metropolitan Railway (construction depicted) between Paddington and Farringdon Street, today the oldest segment of the London Underground.

January 10th, 1812

New Orleans (pictured), the first steamship on the Mississippi River, arrived at New Orleans to complete its maiden voyage.

January 10th, 1776

Common Sense, a pamphlet by Thomas Paine denouncing British rule in the Thirteen Colonies, was published.

January 10th, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 10th

Same year
Born in 1690

63

Martin Folkes

British mathematician and astronomer (1690-1754)

*October 29th, 1690, Westminster †June 28th, 1754, London

30

Peter Tordenskjold

Norwegian sea officer (1690–1720)

*October 28th, 1690 †November 20th, 1720, Gleidingen

64

Isaac Thellusson

Genevan private banker

*October 14th, 1690, Geneva †September 2nd, 1755, Geneva

63

Léopold Philippe d'Arenberg

Austrian field marshal (1690-1754)

*October 14th, 1690, City of Brussels †March 4th, 1754, Leuven

46

Ferdinand von Plettenberg

German politician (1690-1737)

*July 25th, 1690, Paderborn †March 18th, 1737, Vienna

82

Ernst Johann von Biron

Duke of Courland and Semigallia (1690-1772)

*November 13th, 1690, Kalnciems †December 17th, 1772, Jelgava

88

Friedrich Bernhard Werner

Silesian draughtsman and engraver

*January 28th, 1690, Topola, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †April 20th, 1778, Wrocław

66

Silvio Valenti Gonzaga

Catholic cardinal

*March 1st, 1690, Mantua †August 28th, 1756, Viterbo

72

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville

British statesman (1690-1763)

*April 22nd, 1690, Westminster †January 22nd, 1763, Westminster

69

François Colin de Blamont

French composer

*November 22nd, 1690, Versailles †February 14th, 1760, Versailles

78

Francesco Maria Veracini

Italian composer

*February 1st, 1690, Florence †October 31st, 1768, Florence

73

Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke

English lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor (1690-1764)

*December 1st, 1690, Dover †March 6th, 1764, London

70

Carlo Lodoli

Italian architect (1690-1761)

*November 28th, 1690, Venice †October 27th, 1761, Padua

65

Richard Rawlinson

Antiquarian and cleric

*February 3rd, 1690, London †April 6th, 1755

56

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

German general (1690-1747)

*November 29th, 1690, Dornburg †March 16th, 1747, Zerbst

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1690 is a normal year and no leap year.

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