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On this day in history - January 10

What Happened On This Day – January 10

  • 1946 The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens

    51 nations were represented on that day.

  • 1929 The first Adventures of Tintin comic book is published

    Hergé's books became hugely popular in Europe and the rest of the world.

  • 1920 The Treaty of Versailles takes effect

    Although a ceasefire had been in place since November 11, 1918, World War I officially ended with the Treaty of Versailles.

  • 1863 London Underground opens

    “The Tube” is the world's oldest underground railway.

  • 1776 Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense

    The pamphlet argued for freedom from British rule and it helped spark the American Revolutionary War.

Illustration of stork, signifying birth

Births On This Day,
January 10

  • 1987 César Cielo

    Brazilian swimmer

  • 1960 Brian Cowen

    Irish politician, 12th Taoiseach of Ireland

  • 1953 Pat Benatar

    American singer-songwriter

  • 1949 George Foreman

    American boxer

  • 1945 Rod Stewart

    English/Scottish singer-songwriter

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Deaths On This Day,
January 10

  • 2016 David Bowie

    English singer-songwriter, producer, actor

  • 1976 Howlin' Wolf

    American singer-songwriter, musician

  • 1971 Coco Chanel

    French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company

  • 1862 Samuel Colt

    American inventor, industrialist, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company

  • 1778 Carl Linnaeus

    Swedish botanist, physician, zoologist