February 10th, 1745

Born on February 10th, 1745

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 first accidental hypervelocity collision between two intact satellites in low Earth orbit took place when Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 destroyed each other.

February 10th, 2008

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

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-Abyssinian 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 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

Born on February 10th, 1745

81

Levin August, Count von Bennigsen

German general

*February 10th, 1745, Brunswick †December 3rd, 1826, Banteln

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Who's birthday is on February 10th?

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

38

Chen Hung-Ling

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 10th, 1986, Taipei

27

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

84

Richard Schickel

American film scholar

*February 10th, 1933, Milwaukee †February 18th, 2017, Los Angeles

61

Johann Wadephul

German politician

*February 10th, 1963, Husum

34

Peter III of Russia

Emperor of Russia (1728–1762)

*February 10th, 1728, Kiel †July 6th, 1762, Ropsha

41

Julius Onah

American film director

*February 10th, 1983, Makurdi

72

Gerhard Rosenfeld

German composer

*February 10th, 1931, Königsberg †March 5th, 2003, Bergholz-Rehbrücke

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

58

Stefan Emmerling

German association football player and manager

*February 10th, 1966, Heidelberg

34

Chan Tsz Ka

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1990, British Hong Kong

28

Peck Yen Wei

Malaysian badminton player

*February 10th, 1996, Kuala Lumpur

48

Indarti Issolina

Indonesian badminton player

*February 10th, 1976, Purwokerto

28

Luís Enrique Peñalver

Spanish badminton player

*February 10th, 1996, Toledo

58

Bertolt Brecht

German poet, playwright, theatre director (1898-1956)

*February 10th, 1898, Augsburg †August 14th, 1956, East Berlin

80

Rakel Surlien

Norwegian judge and politician

*February 10th, 1944, Svelvik

38

Morgan Smyth

American cross-country skier

*February 10th, 1986, Northampton

48

Keeley Hawes

British actress

*February 10th, 1976, Marylebone

94

Judith Anderson

Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)

*February 10th, 1897, Adelaide †January 3rd, 1992, Santa Barbara

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Born in 1745

82

Alessandro Volta

Italian physicist, chemist, and pioneer of electricity and power (1745-1827)

*February 18th, 1745, Como †March 5th, 1827, Como

69

Charles Dibdin

British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor

*March 15th, 1745, Southampton †July 25th, 1814, London

65

Nicolas-Étienne Framery

French music theorist

*March 25th, 1745, Rouen †November 26th, 1810, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

67

Benjamin Rush

American physician, educator, author

*December 24th, 1745, Byberry, Philadelphia †April 19th, 1813, Philadelphia

83

John Jay

Chief justice of the United States from 1789 to 1795

*December 12th, 1745, New York City †May 17th, 1829, Westchester County

81

Philippe Pinel

French psychiatrist

*April 20th, 1745, Jonquières †October 25th, 1826, former 12th arrondissement of Paris

67

Mikhail Kutuzov

Field Marshal of the Russian Empire

*September 5th, 1745, Saint Petersburg †April 16th, 1813, Bolesławiec

74

Nicolas Roze

French composer (1745-1819)

*January 17th, 1745, Duchy of Burgundy †September 30th, 1819, Saint-Mandé

73

Robert Calder

Royal Navy admiral

*July 13th, 1745, Elgin †September 1st, 1818, Bishop's Waltham

82

Thomas Tudor Tucker

American politician (1745-1828)

*June 25th, 1745, Bermuda †May 2nd, 1828, Washington, D.C.

49

Jean-Antoine Roucher

French poet (1745-1794)

*February 22nd, 1745, Montpellier †July 4th, 1794, Paris

76

Johann Peter Frank

German physician

*March 19th, 1745, Rodalben †April 24th, 1821, Vienna

58

John Barry

United States admiral (1745-1803)

*March 25th, 1745, Tacumshin †September 13th, 1803, Philadelphia

63

Ivan Starov

Russian architect (1745-1808)

*February 12th, 1745, Saint Petersburg †April 5th, 1808, Saint Petersburg

70

Johann Hieronymus Schröter

German selenographer (1745-1816)

*August 30th, 1745, Erfurt †August 29th, 1816, Lilienthal, Lower Saxony

70

Richard Bassett

American politician (1745-1815)

*April 2nd, 1745, Cecil County †September 15th, 1815, Kent County

70

Johann Peter Salomon

German violinist, composer, conductor and musical impresario

*February 20th, 1745, Bonn †November 25th, 1815, London

80

Joseph Boze

French painter (1745-1826)

*February 6th, 1745, Martigues †January 17th, 1826, Paris

63

Johan Christian Fabricius

Danish zoologist (1745–1808)

*January 7th, 1745, Tønder †March 3rd, 1808, Kiel

68

Pierre Lacour the Elder

French painter and printmaker (1745-1814)

*April 15th, 1745, Bordeaux †January 28th, 1814, Bordeaux

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1745 is a normal year and no leap year.

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