January 10th, 1741

Born on January 10th, 1741

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, "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 at the Methodist Central Hall in London with representatives from 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 Day
Who's birthday is on January 10th?

18

Angelina Jordan

Norwegian singer

*January 10th, 2006, Oslo

51

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

German composer and writer

*January 10th, 1797, Burg Hülshoff †May 24th, 1848, Meersburg Castle

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

92

Fritz Schachermeyr

Austrian classical scholar and archaeologist

*January 10th, 1895, Urfahr †December 26th, 1987, Eisenstadt

50

Sergei Eisenstein

Soviet filmmaker (1898–1948)

*January 10th, 1898, Riga †February 11th, 1948, Moscow

31

Rauw Alejandro

Puerto Rican singer and songwriter

*January 10th, 1993, San Juan

42

Reid Carolin

American film producer, director and screenwriter

*January 10th, 1982, Lake Forest

47

Tim Ricke

German actor

*January 10th, 1977, Duisburg

56

Thomas Mifflin

American politician (1744-1800)

*January 10th, 1744, Philadelphia †January 20th, 1800, Lancaster

46

Michel Ney

French military commander

*January 10th, 1769, Saarlouis †December 7th, 1815, Paris

65

Fran Walsh

New Zealand screenwriter and producer

*January 10th, 1959, Wellington

55

Andreas Reinke

German association football player and manager (born 1969)

*January 10th, 1969, Krakow am See

36

Marvin Martin

French association football player

*January 10th, 1988, Paris

76

Abraham-Louis Breguet

Swiss engineer and clockmaker

*January 10th, 1747, Neuchâtel †September 17th, 1823, Paris

88

Robert Wilson

American astronomer

*January 10th, 1936, Houston

74

Andreas von der Meden

German actor and voice actor

*January 10th, 1943, Hamburg †April 26th, 2017, Hamburg

49

Marthe Hanau

French fraudster

*January 10th, 1886, Paris †July 14th, 1935, Fresnes

62

Franziska von Hohenheim

German noblewoman (1748-1811)

*January 10th, 1748, Adelmannsfelden †January 1st, 1811, Kirchheim unter Teck

79

Rod Stewart

English singer and songwriter (born 1945)

*January 10th, 1945, London

75

James Lapine

American stage director and librettist.

*January 10th, 1949, Mansfield

Same year
Born in 1741

54

Marie-Elisabeth von Humboldt

Mother of Alexander von Humboldt and Wilhelm von Humboldt (1741–1796)

*December 8th, 1741, Berlin †November 19th, 1796, Tegel

48

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790

*March 13th, 1741, Hietzing †February 20th, 1790, Vienna

69

Peter Simon Pallas

German zoologist and botanist (1741–1811)

*September 22nd, 1741, Berlin †September 8th, 1811, Berlin

61

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

French novelist, official and army general

*October 18th, 1741, Amiens †September 5th, 1803, Taranto

38

Charles Clerke

British Royal Navy officer

*August 22nd, 1741, Essex †August 22nd, 1779, Kamchatka Peninsula

66

Angelica Kauffmann

Swiss-Austrian painter (1741-1807)

*October 30th, 1741, Chur †November 5th, 1807, Rome

60

Benedict Arnold

Army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War (1740–1801)

*January 14th, 1741, Norwich †June 14th, 1801, London

52

John Wilson

English mathematician (1741-1793)

*August 6th, 1741, Westmorland †October 18th, 1793, Kendal

87

Jean-Antoine Houdon

French artist (1741-1828)

*March 20th, 1741, Versailles †July 15th, 1828, Paris

59

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Swiss poet (1741-1801)

*November 15th, 1741, Zürich †January 2nd, 1801, Zürich

21

Momozono

Emperor of Japan

*April 14th, 1741, Kyoto †August 31st, 1762, Kyoto

60

Johann Gottlieb Naumann

German opera composer

*April 17th, 1741, Blasewitz †October 23rd, 1801, Dresden

76

Salomon Landolt

Swiss artist (1741-1818)

*December 10th, 1741, Zürich †November 26th, 1818, Andelfingen

70

Samuel Chase

American lawyer and politician, signatory of the Declaration of Independence (1741–1811)

*April 17th, 1741, Somerset County †June 19th, 1811, Baltimore

62

Aagje Deken

Dutch writer (1741-1804)

*December 10th, 1741, Amstelveen †November 14th, 1804, The Hague

67

Friedrich Karl zu Wied-Neuwied

German politician

*December 25th, 1741, Hachenburg †March 1st, 1809, Heidelberg

58

William Withering

English scientist (1741-1799)

*March 17th, 1741, Wellington †October 6th, 1799, Birmingham

63

Heinrich Zimmermann

Participated on James Cook's last voyage

*December 25th, 1741, Wiesloch †May 3rd, 1805, Starnberg

50

Johann Heinrich Merck

German writer

*April 11th, 1741, Darmstadt †June 27th, 1791, Darmstadt

73

Jean-Michel Moreau

French artist (1741-1814)

*March 26th, 1741, Paris †November 30th, 1814, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1741 is a normal year and no leap year.

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