January 10 in History: Events

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The published January 10 chronology runs from 49 BCE to 2025, a span of 2,074 years. It contains 92 sourced records across 33 countries and 8 event categories. These figures describe the current collection, not all events that occurred on this date.

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Most represented topics

Politics & society · 42 records
War & conflict · 21 records
Arts & culture · 8 records
Sport · 7 records

Most represented countries

United States · 20 records
India · 4 records
China · 3 records
Germany · 3 records
Kazakhstan · 3 records

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These pairs share a category and calendar date; the pairing does not imply a historical connection.

War & conflict: Caesar's civil war (49 BCE) and Diafarabé and Koumara attacks (2023) appear 2,072 years apart in this collection.
Politics & society: Wang Mang establishes the Xin dynasty (9) and Virginia fills two House of Delegates seats in special elections (2023) appear 2,014 years apart in this collection.
Arts & culture: American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense (1776) and Bash at the Brewery 2 (2020) appear 244 years apart in this collection.

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January 10 historical events

49 BCE — Caesar's civil war

Caesar's civil war (49–45 BC) occurred during the late Roman Republic between two factions led by Julius Caesar and Pompey. The main cause of the war was political tensions relating to Caesar's place in the Republic on his expected return to Rome on the expiration of his governorship in Gaul. Before the war, Caesar had led an invasion of Gaul for almost ten years.

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January 10 historical events

49 BCE — Caesar's civil war

9 — Wang Mang establishes the Xin dynasty

69 — Galba adopts Piso Licinianus as his heir

236 — Pope Fabian succeeds Anterus to become the twentieth pope of Rome

1414 — Oldcastle Revolt

1422 — Battle of Německý Brod

1430 — Foundation of the Order of the Golden Fleece

1475 — Battle of Vaslui

1770 — Raid of Panipat (1770)

1776 — American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense

1791 — Siege of Dunlap’s Station

1812 — The steamboat New Orleans reaches its namesake city

1834 — 1833–34 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1857 — 1857 United States Senate election in California

1861 — Florida adopts an ordinance of secession

1862 — Battle of Middle Creek

1863 — The Metropolitan Railway, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between Paddington and Farringdon, marking the beginning of the London Underground

1864 — Battle of Loudoun Heights

1865 — 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election

1870 — End of polling in the 1869–70 New South Wales election

1870 — Standard Oil is incorporated in Ohio

1874 — German federal election, 1874

1876 — The Plan of Tuxtepec is announced

1877 — German federal election, 1877

1901 — Spindletop oil strike

1911 — 1911 United States Senate election in California

1911 — 1911 Salvadoran presidential election

1912 — 1912 Georgia gubernatorial special election

1914 — Adelaide by-election, 1914

1916 — Erzurum offensive

1917 — Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

1920 — Clash at Posolskaya station

1920 — Treaty of Versailles enters into force

1920 — Establishment of the League of Nations

1920 — Covenant of the League of Nations

1926 — 1925 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

1927 — World premiere of Metropolis

1929 — Tintin and Snowy make their print debut

1936 — Cuban general election, 1936

1938 — Northwest Airlines Flight 2

1941 — Greek troops capture Klisura Pass

1946 — Opening of the first United Nations General Assembly session

1946 — Project Diana receives a radar echo from the Moon

1949 — Huaihai campaign

1954 — BOAC Flight 781

1962 — A Huascarán avalanche devastates Ranrahirca

1964 — 1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election

1966 — Tashkent Declaration

1972 — Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh

1975 — Opening of the first World Hindi Conference

1977 — Ocean Park opens to the public in Hong Kong

1980 — Publication of Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics

1981 — Start of the FMLN’s January 1981 offensive

1984 — United States and Holy See establish diplomatic relations

1985 — Battle of Birembo

1985 — Daniel Ortega takes office as president of Nicaragua

1990 — Time Inc. and Warner Communications complete their merger

1993 — 1992 Albanian Supercup

1994 — Shek Kip Mei HSBC arson attack

1995 — Establishment of the National Climate Center

1998 — House Party (1998)

1998 — 1998 Hopman Cup

1999 — Guilty as Charged (1999)

1999 — 1999 Kazakh presidential election

2000 — Crossair Flight 498

2001 — Shenzhou 2 is launched

2003 — Djiboutian parliamentary election, 2003

2003 — 2002–03 Durand Cup final

2003 — North Korea announces withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

2007 — 2007 Guinean general strike

2007 — Bush announces a troop increase in Iraq

2008 — Guerra del Golfo (2008)

2010 — Battle of Beledweyne (2010)

2010 — WEC 46

2010 — 2009–10 Croatian presidential election