January 10th, 1893

Born on January 10th, 1893

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What happened on January 10th?

January 10th, 2007

A general strike began in Guinea as an attempt to force President Lansana Conté to resign, eventually resulting in the appointment of two new prime ministers.

January 10th, 1993

The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached peak intensity.

January 10th, 1985

Sir Clive Sinclair launched the Sinclair C5 personal electric vehicle (pictured), "one of the great marketing bombs of postwar British industry", which later became a cult collectable despite its commercial failure.

January 10th, 1966

India and Pakistan signed the Tashkent Declaration to end the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965.

January 10th, 1946

The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened in London with representatives from the original 51 member states.

January 10th, 1941

Greco-Italian War: The Greek army captured the strategically important Klisura Pass in Albania.

January 10th, 1929

Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, began serialisation.

January 10th, 1927

The science fiction film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang, was released in Germany.

January 10th, 1923

Lithuanian residents of the Klaipėda Region began a revolt, ahead of a League of Nations decision on their future which they expected to be against their interest.

January 10th, 1917

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party were rescued after being stranded for several months.

January 10th, 1901

The first great gusher of the Texas oil boom was discovered in the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont.

January 10th, 1863

Service began on the Metropolitan Railway (construction depicted) between Paddington and Farringdon Street, today the oldest segment of the London Underground.

January 10th, 1812

New Orleans (pictured), the first steamship on the Mississippi River, arrived at New Orleans to complete its maiden voyage.

January 10th, 1776

Common Sense, a pamphlet by Thomas Paine denouncing British rule in the Thirteen Colonies, was published.

January 10th, 1475

Moldavian–Ottoman Wars: Stephen the Great led Moldavian forces to defeat an Ottoman attack under Hadım Suleiman Pasha near Vaslui in present-day Romania.

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

Born on January 10th, 1893

39

Albert Jacka

Australian Victoria Cross recipient and Mayor of St. Kilda, Australia

*January 10th, 1893, Winchelsea †January 17th, 1932, St Kilda

54

Vicente Huidobro

Chilean poet

*January 10th, 1893, Santiago commune †January 2nd, 1948, Cartagena

Same year
Born in 1893

82

Mao Zedong

1st Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)

*December 26th, 1893, Shaoshan †September 9th, 1976, Zhongnanhai

54

Walter Donaldson

American songwriter (1893-1947)

*February 15th, 1893, Manhattan †July 15th, 1947, Santa Monica

99

Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993)

*October 14th, 1893, Springfield †February 27th, 1993, New York City

53

Joachim von Ribbentrop

German Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1893–1946)

*April 30th, 1893, Wesel †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

53

Hermann Göring

German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal

*January 12th, 1893, Rosenheim †October 15th, 1946, Nuremberg Court Prison

77

Harold Lloyd

American actor and comedian (1893–1971)

*April 20th, 1893, Burchard †March 8th, 1971, Beverly Hills

84

Jomo Kenyatta

First Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya

*October 20th, 1893, Gatundu †August 22nd, 1978, Mombasa

79

Hans Scharoun

German architect (1893-1972)

*September 20th, 1893, Bremen †November 25th, 1972, West Berlin

87

Harold Urey

American physical chemist

*April 29th, 1893, Walkerton †January 5th, 1981, La Jolla

74

Herbert Edward Read

English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art (1893-1968)

*December 4th, 1893, Muscoates †June 12th, 1968, Stonegrave

61

Lucien Tesnière

French linguist (1893–1954)

*May 13th, 1893, Mont-Saint-Aignan †December 6th, 1954, Montpellier

87

Cicely Courtneidge

English actress and comedian (1893–1980)

*April 1st, 1893, Sydney †April 26th, 1980, Putney

86

Agustín Millares Carlo

Spanish paleographer

*August 10th, 1893, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria †February 8th, 1980, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

50

Berty Albrecht

French Resistance fighter (1893–1943)

*February 15th, 1893, Marseille †May 31st, 1943, Fresnes

82

Wout Buitenweg

Dutch footballer (1893-1976)

*December 24th, 1893, Utrecht †November 10th, 1976, Utrecht

73

Dorothy Parker

American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893-1967)

*August 22nd, 1893, West End †June 7th, 1967, New York City

88

Soong Ching-ling

Former Vice President of the People's Republic of China and third wife of Sun Yat-sen (1893–1981)

*January 27th, 1893, Shanghai †May 29th, 1981, Beijing

53

Alfred Rosenberg

Baltic German architect, Nazi politician and ideologue (1893-1946)

*January 12th, 1893, Tallinn †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

81

Fritz Baade

German politician and economist (1893-1974)

*January 23rd, 1893, Neuruppin †May 15th, 1974, Kiel

59

Hattie McDaniel

American actress (1895-1952)

*June 10th, 1893, Wichita †October 26th, 1952, Woodland Hills

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1893 is a normal year and no leap year.

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