On this day: 10 January

Selected events and births on 10 January, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 9 – The Western Han dynasty of China ended after the throne was usurped by Wang Mang, who founded the Xin dynasty. Read more: 0s Han dynasty Wang Mang
• 236 – Pope Fabian, said to have been chosen by the Holy Spirit when a dove landed on his head, began his papacy. Read more: Pope Fabian Holy Spirit in Christianity
• 1812 – New Orleans, the first steamship on the Mississippi River, arrived at New Orleans to complete its maiden voyage. Read more: New Orleans (steamboat) Steamship Mississippi River
• 1863 – Service began on the Metropolitan Railway (construction depicted) between Paddington and Farringdon Street, today the oldest segment of the London Underground. Read more: Metropolitan Railway London Paddington station Farringdon station
• 1901 – The first great gusher of the Texas oil boom was discovered in the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont. Read more: Blowout (well drilling) Texas oil boom Spindletop
• 1927 – The science fiction film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang, was released in Germany. Read more: Science fiction Metropolis (1927 film) Fritz Lang
• 1929 – Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, began serialisation. Read more: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets The Adventures of Tintin Hergé
• 1946 – The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened at the Methodist Central Hall in London with representatives from 51 member states. Read more: United Nations General Assembly Methodist Central Hall, Westminster Member states of the United Nations
• 1946 – The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened in London with representatives from the original 51 member states. Read more: First session of the United Nations General Assembly Member states of the United Nations
• 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. Read more: 2007 Guinean general strike Lansana Conté

Born on this day

• 1936 – Robert Woodrow Wilson, American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Robert Woodrow Wilson Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1941 – Tom Clarke, Scottish politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Read more: Tom Clarke (politician) Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
• 1947 – Peer Steinbrück, German politician, German Minister of Finance Read more: Peer Steinbrück List of German finance ministers
• 1947 – Tiit Vähi, Estonian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Estonia Read more: Tiit Vähi Prime Minister of Estonia
• 1960 – Brian Cowen, Irish lawyer and politician, 12th Taoiseach of Ireland Read more: Brian Cowen Taoiseach
• 1970 – Alisa Marić, Serbian chess player and politician, Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports Read more: Alisa Marić Ministry of Sports (Serbia)
• 1976 – Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian politician, Malaysian Minister of Health Read more: Khairy Jamaluddin Ministry of Health (Malaysia)
• 1999 – Mason Mount, English footballer Read more: Mason Mount
• 2000 – Erik Botheim, Norwegian footballer Read more: Erik Botheim
• 2000 – Reneé Rapp, American singer-songwriter and actress Read more: Reneé Rapp
• 2001 – Santi Aldama, Spanish basketball player Read more: Santi Aldama
• 2003 – Cesare Casadei, Italian footballer Read more: Cesare Casadei

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / January 10 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.