February 10th, 1741

Born on February 10th, 1741

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What happened on February 10th?

February 10th, 2016

In response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 by North Korea, the South Korean government closed the Kaesong Industrial Region, a collaborative economic development run jointly by both countries.

February 10th, 2009

The satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 destroyed each other in the first accidental hypervelocity collision between two intact satellites in low Earth orbit.

February 10th, 2008

The Namdaemun gate in Seoul, the first of South Korea's National Treasures, was severely damaged by arson (damage pictured).

February 10th, 1964

The Royal Australian Navy aircraft carrier Melbourne collided with and sank the destroyer Voyager in Jervis Bay, killing 82 crew members aboard the latter ship.

February 10th, 1962

The first solo exhibition by Roy Lichtenstein (pictured) opened, including the painting Look Mickey, which featured his first use of Ben Day dots, speech balloons, and comic imagery sourcing.

February 10th, 1861

Jefferson Davis was notified that he had been selected as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America.

February 10th, 1940

Puss Gets the Boot, the first Tom and Jerry cartoon, was released to theaters.

February 10th, 1939

Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists concluded their conquest of Catalonia and sealed the border with France.

February 10th, 1936

Second Italo-Ethiopian War: The Battle of Amba Aradam began, ending nine days later in a decisive tactical victory for Italy and the neutralisation of almost the entire Ethiopian army as a fighting force.

February 10th, 1930

The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launched the failed Yên Bái mutiny in the hope of ending French colonial rule in Vietnam.

February 10th, 1919

The Inter-Allied Women's Conference (delegates pictured) opened as a counterpart to the Paris Peace Conference, marking the first time that women were allowed formal participation in an international treaty negotiation.

February 10th, 1906

The Royal Navy battleship HMS Dreadnought was launched, representing such a marked advance in naval technology that her name came to be associated with an entire generation of battleships.

February 10th, 1862

American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroyed the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina.

February 10th, 1840

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Queen Victoria married at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, London, with Albert being granted the title prince consort.

February 10th, 1814

War of the Sixth Coalition: A French army led by Napoleon effectively destroyed a small Russian corps commanded by Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev.

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

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

38

Charles Clerke

British Royal Navy officer

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

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

82

Szczepan Hołowczyc

Polish archbishop

*August 19th, 1741, Orsha †August 27th, 1823, Warsaw

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

66

Angelica Kauffmann

Swiss artist (1741–1807)

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

59

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Swiss poet (1741-1801)

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

21

Momozono

Emperor of Japan

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

72

André Grétry

Composer from present-day Belgium (1741–1813)

*February 8th, 1741, Liège †September 24th, 1813, Montmorency

68

Justin Bonaventure Morard de Galles

French admiral

*March 30th, 1741, Goncelin †July 23rd, 1809, Guéret

61

Alberto Fortis

Italian writer, naturalist and cartographer (1741-1803)

*November 9th, 1741, Padua †October 21st, 1803, Bologna

47

John Penn

Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation

*May 17th, 1741, Caroline County †September 14th, 1788, Granville County

78

John Langdon

American politician and Founding Father (1741-1819)

*June 26th, 1741, Portsmouth †September 18th, 1819, Portsmouth

86

Johann Jakob Hess

Swiss theologian

*October 21st, 1741, Zürich †May 29th, 1828, Zürich

70

Gregorio García de la Cuesta

Spanish general and noble (1741-1811)

*May 9th, 1741, La Lastra †November 26th, 1811, Palma

55

Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder

German writer (1741-1796)

*January 31st, 1741, Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad Oblast †April 23rd, 1796, Königsberg

80

Johann Christian von Mannlich

German artist (1741-1822)

*October 2nd, 1741, Strasbourg †January 3rd, 1822, Munich

74

Jean-Paul-Égide Martini

German composer

*August 31st, 1741, Freystadt †February 14th, 1816, Paris

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Leap year

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

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