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January 10

January 10 carries an unusually long memory — its events reach back as far as 9. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♑ZodiacCapricorn ◈BirthstoneGarnet ❀Birth flowerCarnation

Capricorn is the sign for January 10 — read more on the Capricorn page, or see January's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on January 10?

January 10 is the 10th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 9 and 2007. Famous people born on January 10 include Linda Lovelace, Donald Knuth and Katharine Burr Blodgett.

Released on January 10

Movies, games, albums & shows

2023

  • Game KartRider: Drift
  • TV Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀
  • TV Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible

2022

  • TV Lokalzeit MordOrte

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 9

    0s

  2. 236

    Pope Fabian

  3. 1430

    Philip the Good

  4. 1812

    New Orleans (steamboat)

  5. 1863

    Metropolitan Railway

  6. 1916

    World War I

  7. 1917

    Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

  8. 1941

    World War II

  9. 2003

    North Korea

  10. 2007

    2007 Guinean general strike

Famous birthday twins

Born on January 10

Linda Lovelace

b. 1949

Donald Knuth

b. 1938

Katharine Burr Blodgett

b. 1898

Michel Ney

b. 1769

Marouane Chamakh

b. 1984

Peer Steinbrück

b. 1947

Michael Schenker

b. 1955

Ariane Friedrich

b. 1984

Deaths

  • 2016David Bowie
  • 2015Francesco Rosi
  • 1976Howlin' Wolf
  • 1971Coco Chanel
  • 1778Carl Linnaeus
  • 976John I Tzimiskes

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Armenian Apostolic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Gregory of Nyssa
  • —Christian feast day: Leonie Aviat
  • —Christian feast day: Obadiah (Coptic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Peter Orseolo
  • —Christian feast day: Pope Agatho (Roman Catholic)
  • —Christian feast day: William Laud (Anglican Communion)
  • —Christian feast day: William of Donjeon

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