Historical Events In January - 10

1882  On January - 10 charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour)  

1883  On January - 10 fire at uninsured Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee WI kills 71; General Tom Thumb of P T Barnum fame, escapes unhurt  

1883  The birth of Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian writer on this day in history.  

1883  Fire at uninsured Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin kills 71. General Tom Thumb of P T Barnum fame, escapes unhurt on this day in history.  

1883  Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj) [NS] on this day in history.  

1884  James Philip Dunn, composer on this day in history.  

1886  On this day in history jose Antonio de Donostia, composer  

1887  Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) on January - 10.  

1888  Emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks) on this day in history.  

1889  The Ivory Coast becomes a French protectorate on January - 10.  

1889  On January - 10 ivory Coast declared a protectorate of France  

1889  Martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68 on January - 10.  

1890  On this day in history edward Macdowell's "Lancelot & Elaine," premieres  

1890  On this day in history douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up)  

1891  On January - 10 jos Speybrouck, Flemish painter  

1892  On this day in history dumas Malone, Miss, historian (Jefferson & His Time)  

1892  On January - 10 heinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn, composer, dies at 91  

1893  Richard Drigo's ballet "Magic Flute" premieres, St Petersburg on January - 10.  

1894  Reginald Denham, London, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed) on January - 10.  

1895  On this day in history benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer, dies at 45  

1897  Henrik Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman," premieres in Helsingfors on January - 10.  

1897  Albert Moeschinger, composer on January - 10.  

1898  Sergei M Eisenstein, Russian director (Alexandr Nevski) [OS] on January - 10.  

1899  Gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69 on January - 10.  

1900  On January - 10 lord Roberts & Lord Kitchener reach Capetown  

1901  Oil discovered at Spindletop claim near Beaumont, Texas on this day in history.  

1901  On January - 10 oil discovered in Texas  

1901  On January - 10 pauline Starke, Joplin MO, actress (Dante's Inferno, Dance Magic)  

1902  On this day in history alphons Diepenbrock's "Te Deum" premieres (Amsterdam)  

1903  Barbara Hepworth, English abstract sculptor/actress (Rescued by Rover) on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history jesus Garcia Leoz, composer  

1908  On January - 10 bernard Lee, London England, actor (M in James Bond movies)  

1908  Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 on January - 10.  

1909  Grace Mitchell, educator on this day in history.  

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1480  On January - 10 birth of margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530)  

1502  On this day in history birth of hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)  

1538  On January - 10 birth of louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574)  

1573  Simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624) was born on January - 10.  

1607  On January - 10 birth of isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646)  

1628  Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter) was born on January - 10.  

1638  Niels Stensen, Danish astronomer was born on January - 10.  

1638  Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.  

0681  Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on this day in history.  

0866  On this day in history lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies  

0976  John I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1094  Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on January - 10.  

1271  On January - 10 otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies  

1276  Gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies on this day in history.  

1542  On this day in history death of gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59  

1645  Death of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71 on this day in history.