What happened on January 10

40 documented historical events happened on January 10, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Western Han dynasty of China ended after the throne was usurped by Wang Mang, who founded the Xin dynasty. On the same day, in another year: Pope Fabian, said to have been chosen by the Holy Spirit when a dove landed on his head, began his papacy. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on January 10, including Dinkar G. Kelkar, Katharine Burr Blodgett, Barbara Hepworth. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

117 people with a Wikipedia article died on January 10, including Pope Miltiades, Pope Agatho, John I Tzimiskes. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

12 observances are celebrated on January 10 around the world: Christian feast day: Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Armenian Apostolic Church), Christian feast day: Gregory of Nyssa, Christian feast day: Leonie Aviat, Christian feast day: Obadiah (Coptic Church), Christian feast day: Peter Orseolo, Christian feast day: Pope Agatho (Roman Catholic). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.