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January 10: Day of the Week
January 10, 2024 was the 10th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 356 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.
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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
January 10 Historical Event(s)
1475
Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui.
1645
Archbishop William Laud is beheaded at the Tower of London.
1806
Dutch settlers in Cape Town surrender to the British.
1861
American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union.
1901
The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
1922
Arthur Griffith is elected President of the Irish Free State.
1946
The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
1962
Apollo Project: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle. It became better known as the Saturn V Moon rocket, which launched every Apollo Moon mission.
1981
Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments
2005
A mudslide occurs in La Conchita, California, killing 10 people, injuring many more and closing U.S. Route 101, the main coastal corridor between San Francisco and Los Angeles, for 10 days.
Who were born on January 10?
1836
Charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1902)
1842
Luigi Pigorini, Italian palaeoethnologist, archaeologist and ethnographer (d. 1925)
1858
Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929)
1918
Les Bennett, English footballer (d. 1999)
1925
Günther Knödler, German fencer
1939
Sal Mineo, American actor (d. 1976)
1940
Guy Chevrette, Quebec politician
1944
William Sanderson, American actor
1956
Antonio Muñoz Molina, Spanish writer
1974
Davide Dionigi, Italian footballer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters EJVOMAI? Check your answers here: Words with these letters EJVOMAI. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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