February 10th, 1798

Born on February 10th, 1798

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

Same Day
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

41

Julius Onah

American film director

*February 10th, 1983, Makurdi

72

Gerhard Rosenfeld

German composer

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

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

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

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

58

Stefan Emmerling

German association football player and manager

*February 10th, 1966, Heidelberg

58

Bertolt Brecht

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

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

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

80

Rakel Surlien

Norwegian judge and politician

*February 10th, 1944, Svelvik

94

Judith Anderson

Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)

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

38

Morgan Smyth

American cross-country skier

*February 10th, 1986, Northampton

81

Cornelius Gurlitt

German composer (1820-1901)

*February 10th, 1820, Altona †June 17th, 1901, Altona

48

Keeley Hawes

British actress

*February 10th, 1976, Marylebone

Same year
Born in 1798

56

Adam Mickiewicz

Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)

*December 24th, 1798, Zavosse †November 26th, 1855, Istanbul

38

Giacomo Leopardi

Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)

*June 29th, 1798, Recanati †June 14th, 1837, Naples

59

Auguste Comte

French philosopher and pioneer of positivism (1798-1857)

*January 19th, 1798, Montpellier †September 5th, 1857, Paris

65

Eugène Delacroix

French painter (1798–1863)

*April 26th, 1798, Saint-Maurice †August 13th, 1863, Paris

67

Massimo d'Azeglio

Italian statesman, novelist and painter

*October 21st, 1798, Turin †January 15th, 1866, Cannero Riviera

75

Jules Michelet

French historian; popularized the historical concept of the Renaissance

*August 21st, 1798, Paris †February 9th, 1874, Hyères

75

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

German scholar and poet

*April 2nd, 1798, Fallersleben †January 19th, 1874, Princely Abbey of Corvey

62

Alexandra Feodorovna

Wife of Nicholas I of Russia (1798-1860)

*July 13th, 1798, Berlin †October 20th, 1860, Tsarskoye Selo

55

Abigail Fillmore

First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853

*March 13th, 1798, Saratoga County †March 30th, 1853, Washington, D.C.

35

Pedro I of Brazil

Emperor of Brazil (1822–31) and King of Portugal (1826)

*October 12th, 1798, Palace of Queluz †September 24th, 1834, Palace of Queluz

77

František Palacký

Czech philosopher, historian, publicist and writer (1798-1876)

*June 14th, 1798, Hodslavice †May 26th, 1876, Prague

82

Jules Armand Dufaure

French politician and lawyer (1798-1881)

*December 4th, 1798, Saujon †June 27th, 1881, Rueil-Malmaison

63

Franz Gläser

Czech conductor and composer (1798-1861)

*April 19th, 1798, Horní Jiřetín †August 29th, 1861, Copenhagen

66

Wilhelm Arnoldi

German priest

*January 4th, 1798, Badem †January 7th, 1864, Trier

73

Willibald Alexis

German historical novelist

*June 29th, 1798, Wrocław †December 16th, 1871, Arnstadt

27

Manuel Jordán Valdivieso

Chilean officer of the war of independence

*April 6th, 1798, Santiago †November 27th, 1825, Longaví

64

Heinrich Maria von Hess

German painter (1798-1863)

*April 19th, 1798, Düsseldorf †March 29th, 1863, Munich

75

Wilhelm Amandus Auberlen

German composer (1798-1874)

*October 24th, 1798, Fellbach †September 29th, 1874, Fellbach

23

Prince Clemens of Saxony

Prince of Saxony

*May 1st, 1798, Dresden †January 4th, 1822, Pisa

45

Thomas James Henderson

Scottish lawyer, astronomer and mathematician (1798-1844)

*December 28th, 1798, Dundee †November 23rd, 1844, Edinburgh

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1798 is a normal year and no leap year.

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February 1798