February 10th, 1779

Born on February 10th, 1779

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 1779

72

Thomas Moore

Irish poet, singer and songwriter (1779–1852)

*May 28th, 1779, Dublin †February 25th, 1852, Bromham

68

Jöns Jacob Berzelius

Swedish chemist (1779–1848)

*August 20th, 1779, Väfversunda †August 7th, 1848, Adolf Fredriks parish

29

Mustafa IV

Ottoman Sultan (1779-1808)

*September 8th, 1779, Constantinople †November 17th, 1808, Constantinople

69

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

British politician (1779–1848)

*March 15th, 1779, London †November 24th, 1848, Hertfordshire

80

Carl Ritter

German geographer (1779-1859)

*August 7th, 1779, Quedlinburg †September 28th, 1859, Berlin

42

Heinrich Voß

German classical philologist and translator

*October 29th, 1779, Otterndorf †October 20th, 1822, Heidelberg

65

Joseph Story

American jurist (1779–1845); US Supreme Court justice from 1812 to 1845

*September 18th, 1779, Marblehead †September 10th, 1845, Cambridge

68

James Pattison Cockburn

British Army general and artist (1779-1847)

*March 18th, 1779, Woolwich †March 18th, 1847, Woolwich

29

Jacinto Ruiz y Mendoza

Spanish military personnel

*August 16th, 1779, Ceuta †March 13th, 1809, Trujillo

75

Jean Coralli

French ballet dancer and choreographer (1779-1854)

*January 15th, 1779, Paris †May 1st, 1854, Paris

78

Johann Schweigger

German chemist, physicist, and professor

*April 8th, 1779, Erlangen †September 6th, 1857, Halle (Saale)

65

Joseph Widmer

Swiss theologian (1779-1844)

*August 15th, 1779, Hochdorf †December 10th, 1844, Beromünster

70

Francisco Cea Bermúdez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1779-1850)

*October 28th, 1779, Málaga †July 6th, 1850, Paris

60

Isaac Chauncey

U.S. Navy Officer

*February 20th, 1779, Connecticut †January 27th, 1840, Washington, D.C.

65

Augustus Wall Callcott

British artist (1779-1844)

*February 20th, 1779, Kensington †November 2nd, 1844, Kensington

48

Josef Eisenstecken

Austrian military personnel

*April 1st, 1779, Matrei am Brenner †May 1st, 1827, Gries-Quirein

49

Thomas B. Robertson

United States federal judge (1779–1828)

*February 27th, 1779, Petersburg †October 5th, 1828, White Sulphur Springs

62

Louis de Freycinet

French navigator

*August 7th, 1779, Montélimar †August 18th, 1841, Loriol-sur-Drôme

67

Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Austrian general and Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

*March 11th, 1779, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †December 15th, 1846, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

72

Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d’Ohsson

Swedish historian and diplomat of Armenian descent

*September 26th, 1779, Istanbul †December 25th, 1851, Berlin

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1779 is a normal year and no leap year.

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