February 10th, 1777

Born on February 10th, 1777

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 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 1777

77

Carl Friedrich Gauss

German mathematician and physicist (1777–1855)

*April 30th, 1777, Brunswick †February 23rd, 1855, Göttingen

73

Hans Christian Ørsted

Danish physicist and chemist (1777-1851)

*August 14th, 1777, Rudkøbing †March 9th, 1851, Copenhagen

47

Alexander I of Russia

The tenth Emperor of Russia (1801–1825)

*December 12th, 1777, Saint Petersburg †November 19th, 1825, Taganrog

79

John Ross

Scottish naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856)

*June 24th, 1777, Stranraer †August 30th, 1856, London

58

Nathan Mayer Rothschild

German-born British financier (1777–1836)

*September 16th, 1777, Frankfurt †July 28th, 1836, Frankfurt

76

August Kestner

German diplomat and collector of art

*January 1st, 1777, Hanover †January 1st, 1853, Rome

72

Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville

French zoologist and anatomist (1777-1850)

*September 12th, 1777, Arques-la-Bataille †May 1st, 1850, Paris

75

Henry Clay

American politician from Kentucky (1777-1852)

*April 12th, 1777, Hanover County †June 29th, 1852, Washington, D.C.

83

Désirée Clary

Queen of Sweden and Norway as the consort of Charles XIV John

*November 8th, 1777, Marseille †December 17th, 1860, Stockholm

43

Elisa Bonaparte

French princess (1777-1820)

*January 3rd, 1777, Ajaccio †August 6th, 1820, Villa Vicentina

53

Francis I of the Two Sicilies

King of the Two Sicilies (1777-1830)

*August 14th, 1777, Naples †November 8th, 1830, Naples

80

Louis Jacques Thénard

French chemist (1777-1857)

*May 4th, 1777, La Louptière-Thénard †June 21st, 1857, Paris

64

Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate

Provisional president of Chile (1777-1841)

*June 1st, 1777, Santiago †August 16th, 1841, Santiago

41

János Fusz

Hungarian musician

*December 16th, 1777, Tolna †March 9th, 1819, Buda

83

Louis Hersent

French painter (1777-1860)

*March 10th, 1777, Paris †October 2nd, 1860, Paris

81

Johann Heinrich Kopp

German naturalist

*September 17th, 1777, Hanau †November 28th, 1858, Hanau

78

Mary Reibey

Australian businesswoman

*May 12th, 1777, Bury †May 30th, 1855, Newtown

81

Nathaniel Claiborne

American politician (1777-1859)

*November 14th, 1777, Chesterfield Court House †August 15th, 1859, Rocky Mount

83

Heinrich Rudolf Schinz

Swiss zoologist (1777–1861)

*March 30th, 1777, Zürich †March 8th, 1861, Zürich

52

José Félix Bogado

Argentinian military personnel

*November 7th, 1777, San Juan Nepomuceno †November 21st, 1829, San Nicolás de los Arroyos

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1777 is a normal year and no leap year.

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