January 10th, 1922

Born on January 10th, 1922

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, "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 at the Methodist Central Hall in London with representatives from 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, 1922

79

Juan Antonio Villacañas

Spanish poet, essayist and critic (1922-2001)

*January 10th, 1922, Toledo †August 21st, 2001, Toledo

79

Billy Liddell

Scottish footballer (1922-2001)

*January 10th, 1922, Dunfermline †July 3rd, 2001, Liverpool

85

Walter Kern

German priest (1922-2007)

*January 10th, 1922, Haslach im Kinzigtal †January 24th, 2007, Innsbruck

80

Michel Henry

French writer and philosopher

*January 10th, 1922, Haiphong †July 3rd, 2002, Albi

85

Günther Blau

German painter (1922-2007)

*January 10th, 1922, Elberfeld †November 16th, 2007, Marburg

27

Aldo Ballarin

Italian footballer (1922-1949)

*January 10th, 1922, Chioggia †May 4th, 1949, Superga

65

Hannelore Schroth

German actress

*January 10th, 1922, Berlin †July 7th, 1987, Munich

75

Franz Kain

Austrian journalist and writer (1922-1997)

*January 10th, 1922, Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee †October 27th, 1997, Linz

99

Ester Mägi

Estonian composer (1922-2021)

*January 10th, 1922, Tallinn †May 14th, 2021

95

Bob Lubbers

American comic strip and comic book artist (1922-2017)

*January 10th, 1922, Brooklyn †July 8th, 2017, Manhasset

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18

Angelina Jordan

Norwegian singer

*January 10th, 2006, Oslo

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

92

Fritz Schachermeyr

Austrian classical scholar and archaeologist

*January 10th, 1895, Urfahr †December 26th, 1987, Eisenstadt

50

Sergei Eisenstein

Soviet filmmaker (1898–1948)

*January 10th, 1898, Riga †February 11th, 1948, Moscow

88

Robert Wilson

American astronomer

*January 10th, 1936, Houston

31

Rauw Alejandro

Puerto Rican singer and songwriter

*January 10th, 1993, San Juan

47

Tim Ricke

German actor

*January 10th, 1977, Duisburg

42

Reid Carolin

American film producer, director and screenwriter

*January 10th, 1982, Lake Forest

87

Ronnie Hawkins

American musician

*January 10th, 1935, Huntsville †May 29th, 2022, Peterborough

51

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

German composer and writer

*January 10th, 1797, Burg Hülshoff †May 24th, 1848, Meersburg Castle

87

Lyle Ritz

American bassist and ukulele player

*January 10th, 1930, Cleveland †March 3rd, 2017, Portland

74

Andreas von der Meden

German actor and voice actor

*January 10th, 1943, Hamburg †April 26th, 2017, Hamburg

88

Sune Bergström

Swedish biochemist (1916–2004)

*January 10th, 1916, Stockholm †August 15th, 2004, Stockholm

65

Fran Walsh

New Zealand screenwriter and producer

*January 10th, 1959, Wellington

79

Rod Stewart

English singer and songwriter (born 1945)

*January 10th, 1945, London

94

Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau

Roman Catholic archbishop

*January 10th, 1924, Saint-Servan-sur-Mer †April 26th, 2018, Saint-Malo

75

James Lapine

American stage director and librettist.

*January 10th, 1949, Mansfield

55

Andreas Reinke

German association football player and manager (born 1969)

*January 10th, 1969, Krakow am See

77

Peer Steinbrück

German politician

*January 10th, 1947, Hamburg

78

Eduardo Chillida

Spanish Basque sculptor

*January 10th, 1924, San Sebastián †August 19th, 2002, San Sebastián

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93

Trude Dothan

Austrian-Israeli archaeologist

*November 30th, 1922, Vienna †January 28th, 2016, Jerusalem

75

Poul Bundgaard

Danish actor and opera singer

*October 27th, 1922, Hellerup †June 3rd, 1998, Gentofte

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

*May 27th, 1922, Belgravia †June 7th, 2015, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

47

Judy Garland

American actress and singer (1922–1969)

*June 10th, 1922, Grand Rapids †June 22nd, 1969, Chelsea

58

Hattie Jacques

English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen (1922-1980)

*February 7th, 1922, Sandgate †October 6th, 1980, Eardley Crescent

93

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

84

Eva Ebner

German actor, screenwriter ans assistant director

*January 14th, 1922, Gdańsk †January 31st, 2006, Berlin

88

Ilse Jahn

German biologist, historian of science and curator (1922–2010)

*February 2nd, 1922, Chemnitz †May 8th, 2010, Berlin

97

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019)

*April 3rd, 1922, Cincinnati †May 13th, 2019, Carmel Valley

98

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

*March 20th, 1922, The Bronx †June 29th, 2020, Beverly Hills

95

Stan Lee

American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)

*December 28th, 1922, Manhattan †November 12th, 2018, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

98

Arthur Ashkin

American physicist (1922-2020)

*September 2nd, 1922, Brooklyn †September 21st, 2020, Rumson

86

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

*January 21st, 1922, West Sussex †March 19th, 2008, Sussex

82

Barbara Bel Geddes

American actress (1922–2005)

*October 31st, 1922, New York City †August 8th, 2005, Northeast Harbor

93

Patrick Macnee

English actor (1922–2015)

*February 6th, 1922, Paddington †June 25th, 2015, Rancho Mirage

91

Sid Caesar

American comic actor and writer

*September 8th, 1922, Yonkers †February 12th, 2014, Beverly Hills

78

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

American actor

*December 7th, 1922, Aguilares †December 15th, 2000, Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Marina Campus

93

Madeleine Sherwood

Canadian actress

*November 13th, 1922, Montreal †April 23rd, 2016, Saint-Hippolyte

85

Maila Nurmi

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

*December 11th, 1922, Pechenga †January 10th, 2008, Los Angeles

53

Margaret Leighton

British actress (1922–1976)

*February 26th, 1922, Barnt Green †January 13th, 1976, Chichester

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1922 is a normal year and no leap year.

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