February 10th, 1861

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Born on February 10th, 1861 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
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What happened on February 10th, 1861?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 10th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1861)

Born on February 10th, 1861

Weekday

Sunday

February 10th, 1861 was a Sunday.

Age

163

People born on February 10th, 1861 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 163 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1861 - February 19th, 1861

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 59,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 397 days, exactly on May 21st, 2025, people who were born on February 10th, 1861 will be 60,000 days old!

59,603 Days

8,514 Weeks

1,958 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on February 10th, 1861?

February 10th, 1861

Jefferson Davis is notified by telegraph that he has been chosen as provisional President of the Confederate States of America.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Davis

February 10th, 1861

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Davis

What else 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, 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.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 10th?

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

Chen Hung-Ling

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 10th, 1986, Taipei

Richard Schickel

American film scholar

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

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

Johann Wadephul

German politician

*February 10th, 1963, Husum

Gerhard Rosenfeld

German composer

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

Bertolt Brecht

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

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

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

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

Julius Onah

American film director

*February 10th, 1983, Makurdi

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

Stefan Emmerling

German association football player and manager

*February 10th, 1966, Heidelberg

Judith Anderson

Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)

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

Chan Tsz Ka

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1990, British Hong Kong

Peck Yen Wei

Malaysian badminton player

*February 10th, 1996, Kuala Lumpur

Indarti Issolina

Indonesian badminton player

*February 10th, 1976, Purwokerto

Rakel Surlien

Norwegian judge and politician

*February 10th, 1944, Svelvik

Luís Enrique Peñalver

Spanish badminton player

*February 10th, 1996, Toledo

Alexandre Millerand

French lawyer and statesman (1859–1943)

*February 10th, 1859, Paris †April 6th, 1943, Versailles

Ferdinand Zinsser

(1865-1952)

*February 10th, 1865, New York City †January 3rd, 1952, Tübingen

Morgan Smyth

American cross-country skier

*February 10th, 1986, Northampton

Same year
Born in 1861

Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata

Fridtjof Nansen

Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)

*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda

Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

*May 19th, 1861, Melbourne †February 23rd, 1931, Sydney

Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, Berlin

Maximilian von Spee

German admiral

*June 22nd, 1861, Copenhagen †December 8th, 1914, South Atlantic Ocean

Georges Méliès

French film maker and illusionist (1861–1938)

*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, Paris

Armando Diaz

Italian general (1861-1928)

*December 5th, 1861, Naples †February 29th, 1928, Rome

Marie von Miller

German painter (1861–1933)

*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg

Mehmed VI

Last sultan of the Ottoman Empire

*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, Sanremo

Franz Xaver Engelhart

German composer, priest and choir director

*March 4th, 1861, Geiselhöring †July 14th, 1924, Regensburg

Johannes Angern

*June 13th, 1861, Germany †September 10th, 1938, Berlin

Frederick Jackson Turner

American historian (1861-1932)

*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino

Victor Horta

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau

*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels

Rudolf Steiner

Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)

*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach

Lou Andreas-Salomé

German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author

*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, Göttingen

Charles Édouard Guillaume

Swiss physicist (1861-1938)

*February 15th, 1861, Fleurier †June 13th, 1938, Sèvres

Pauline Johnson

Canadian poet and performer

*March 10th, 1861, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation †March 7th, 1913, Vancouver

Luigi Facta

Italian politician (1861-1930)

*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, Pinerolo

José Rizal

Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)

*June 19th, 1861, Calamba †December 30th, 1896, Manila

Ludwig Fulda

German writer

*November 30th, 1861, Frankfurt †March 30th, 1939, Berlin

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 10th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 10th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

X.II.MDCCCLXI

10.2.1861

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1861 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1861

February 1861

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5					1	2	3
6	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
7	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
8	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
9	25	26	27	28

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February 10th, 1861

Born on February 10th, 1861

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

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Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 59,000 days old!

59,603 Days

8,514 Weeks

1,958 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 10th, 1861?

Jefferson Davis is notified by telegraph that he has been chosen as provisional President of the Confederate States of America.

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

What else happened on February 10th?

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 10th

Austrebertha

Charalambos

José Sánchez del Río

Scholastica

February 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck (Malta)

Fenkil Day (Eritrea)

Kurdish Authors Union Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)

National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe (Italy)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

10.2.1861

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