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Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s Years: 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC 49 BC 48 BC 47 BC 46 BC... Bust of Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: IMP·C·IVLIVS·CAESAR·DIVVS¹) (b. ... Presumed course of the Rubicon The Rubicon (Rubico, in Italian Rubicone) is an ancient Latin name for a small river in northern Italy. ... Events William I of England invades Scotland, and also receives the submission of Hereward the Wake. ... Robert Guiscard (i. ... City nickname: Location Location of Palermo within the island of Sicily. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737–June 8, 1809), intellectual, scholar, and idealist, is widely recognized as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. ... The term common sense (or as an adjective, commonsense) describes beliefs or propositions that seem, to most people, to be prudent and of sound judgment, without dependence upon esoteric knowledge. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution, and the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804, then as Emperor of... Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress Joséphine Joséphine de Beauharnais (June 23, 1763 - May 29, 1814) was the first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte, and became Empress of France. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought in North America within the United States of America, between twenty-three mostly northern states of the Union and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right of secession from the... State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville (largest metropolitan area is Miami) Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Official language(s) English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ... The central (and longest) span of Paddington Station Paddington station or London Paddington is the name of a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of London. ... Farringdon station platforms Farringdon station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Farringdon, just north of the City of London in the London Borough of Islington. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1917 painting by John Singer Sargent. ... Standard Oil (1863 - 1911) was a large integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing organization. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... ... Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Latin petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ... Spindletop is an oil field located just south of Beaumont, Texas in the United States. ... Flag of Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a city and county seat of Jefferson County in U.S. state of Texas within the Beaumont—Port Arthur metropolitan area. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events WIKIPEDIA EATS VAGINA January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. ... The treaty was an International affair The Treaty of Versailles of 1919 was the peace treaty which officially ended World War I between the Allies and Germany. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations and... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Arthur Griffith (Árt Ó Gríofa in Irish) (31 March 1871 - 12 August 1922) was the founder and first leader of Sinn Féin. ... The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was (1922–1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Metropolis Metropolis is a science fiction film produced in Germany set in a futuristic urban dystopia. ... Fritz Lang Friedrich Anton Christian Lang (December 5, 1890 - August 2, 1976) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter and occasional film producer, one of the best known emigrés from Germanys school of expressionism to work in Hollywood. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tintin and Snowy (Tintin et Milou) are world travellers and inseparable friends in The Adventures of Tintin. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Georges Remi Hergé Georges Remi (May 23, 1907 - March 3, 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. ... 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Lend-Lease program was a program of the United States during World War II that allowed the United States to provide the Allied Powers with war material without becoming directly involved in the war. ... Seal of the Congress. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly (GA) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894–29 December 1986), nicknamed Supermac and Mac the Knife, was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... There have been many publications called the Saturday Evening Post; several were/are local British newspapers. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Masterpiece Theatre is a long-running television series produced by WGBH that premiered on PBS on January 10, 1971. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... for the former M/S Braemar, see M/S Regina Baltica Braemar (Scottish Gaelic, Braigh Mhàrr) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles west of Aberdeen, being closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee. ... The traditional county of Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) borders Banffshire and Inverness-shire to the west, Perthshire, Angus and Kincardineshire to the south, and the North Sea to the north and east. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This page is about the year 1984. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Time Warner Inc. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... America Online, or AOL for short, is a U.S.-based online service provider, Internet service provider, and media company. ... Time Warner Inc. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Wikipedia logo. ... Nupedia was a Web-based encyclopedia whose articles were written by experts and licensed as free content. ...

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1480 to 1899

Events March 6 - Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ... The Archduchess Margaretha of Austria (10 January 1480 – 1 December 1530) was a Habsburg princess, the daughter of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Mary of Burgundy. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... Louis of Nassau (January 10, 1538 - April 14, 1574) was a brother of William I of Orange. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... Simon Marius Simon Marius (January 10, 1573 – December 26, 1624) was a German astronomer. ... Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... Events January 20 - Tidal wave swept along the Bristol Channel, killing 2000 people. ... Isaac Jogues (January 10, 1607-October 18, 1646) was a Jesuit misionary who travelled and worked among the Native Americans in North America. ... // Events The Westminster Confession of Faith Ongoing events English Civil War (1642-1649) Births February 4 - Hans Erasmus Aßmann, Freiherr von Abschatz, German statesman and poet (d. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (January 10, 1628 - April 16, 1687), English statesman, son of the 1st Duke of the second creation (1623) of that title. ... Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Louis François, duc de Boufflers, comte de Cagny (January 10, 1644 - August 22, 1711) was a Marshal of France. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... Events April 5 - Signing of the Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War. ... Joshua Barnes (January 10, 1654 - August 3, 1712), English scholar, was born in London. ... // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... Christian August Crusius (January 10, 1715 _ October 18, 1775) was a German philosopher and theologian. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... // Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... Johann Philipp Baratier (January 10, 1721, Schwabach near Nuremberg — October 5, 1740) was a German scholar who in a very short life published eleven works and authored a great quantity of unpublished manuscript. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... Lazzaro Spallanzani (January 10, 1729 - February 12, 1799) was an Italian biologist. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Events February 4 - Court Jew Joseph Suss Oppenheimer is executed in Württenberg April 15 - Premiere in London of Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. ... Ethan Allen (January 10, 1738 – February 12, 1789) was an early American revolutionary and guerrilla leader during the era of the Vermont Republic and the New Hampshire Grants. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Michel Ney, Marshal of France Michel Ney (January 10, 1769 – December 7, 1815) called Le Rougeaud (the ruddy) and le Brave des Braves (the bravest of the brave) was a marshal of the French army who fought in the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Annette von Droste-Hülshoff on the Twenty Deutsche Mark banknote House of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff in Meersburg (Germany). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Episcopal arms of Msgr. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander Franklin Frank James (January 10, 1843 - February 18, 1915) was an American outlaw and older brother of Jesse James. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Francisco Ferrer Guardia Francisco Ferrer Guardia (January 10, 1859 - October 13, 1909), often simply Francisco Ferrer was a Spanish free-thinker. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... School, by Zille Rudolf Heinrich Zille (January 10, 1858 - August 9, 1929), German illustrator and photographer, was born in Radeburg near Dresden, as the son of watchmaker Johann Traugott Zill (Zille since 1854) and Ernestine Louise (born Heinitz). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Grigori Rasputin Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (Russian: ) (1870(?) – 29 December (O.S. 16 December) 1916 December 16) was a Russian mystic with an influence in the later days of Russias Romanov dynasty. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... George Washington Orton (January 10, 1873-June 26, 1958) was Canadian middle-distance runner. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was the first major male movie star, first starting in 1911 in the silent film His Friends Wife. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Aleksei Nikolaevich Tolstoi (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Толстой) (January 10, 1883 (December 29, 1882 (O.S.)) - February 23, 1945), nicknamed the Comrade Count, was a Soviet Russian writer who wrote in many genres but specialized in science fiction and historical novels. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... John Robinson Jeffers (January 10, 1887–January 20, 1962) was an American poet who, after extensive travel in his youth, spent most of his life in Carmel, California, USA in a granite house he built for his family with his own hands (Tor House), which included a large stone tower... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

1900 to 1999

1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bolger, circa early 1930s Ray Bolger (January 10, 1904 – January 15, 1987) was an American entertainer of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the Scarecrow in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Henreid in Casablanca Paul Georg Julius Hernreid Ritter von Wassel-Waldingau, (January 10, 1908 - March 29, 1992), known professionally as Paul Henreid, was an actor and film director probably best known for his roles in Casablanca and Now, Voyager. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Bernard Lee as M in The Man With the Golden Gun Bernard Lee (January 10, 1908 - January 16, 1981) is a British actor who was best known for his role as M in the James Bond movies. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Gustáv Husák (January 10, 1913 Dúbravka (today part of Bratislava) - November 18, 1991 Bratislava) was a Slovak politician, a long-term Communist leader of Czechoslovakia and of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 1980s. ... This is a list of presidents of Czechoslovakia. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mehmet Shehu (January 10, 1913 Çorush (prononc. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Jerome Jerry Wexler (born 10 January 1917) is a music journalist turned highly influential music producer, and is regarded as one of the major record industry players behind 1960s soul music. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Arthur Chung (鍾亞瑟) was a president of Guiana. ... This page lists presidents of Guyana since 1970. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events WIKIPEDIA EATS VAGINA January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Max Patkin (January 10, 1920 - October 30, 1999) was an American baseball player and clown, best known as the Clown Prince of Baseball. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Rodger Ward (January 10, 1921, in Beloit, Kansas - July 5, 2004 in Anaheim, California) won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis 500. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Max Roach (born January 10, 1924-) is a jazz drummer and composer. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gisèle MacKenzie (January 10, 1927 - September 5, 2003) was a Canadian born singer, most famous for her performances on the popular television program Your Hit Parade. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Alvin Johnnie Ray (January 10, 1927 - February 24, 1990) was one of the most popular American singers of his day. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Otto Stich (born January 10, 1927) is a Swiss politician. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Roy Edward Disney (born January 10, 1930) is the son of Roy Oliver Disney and the former Edna Francis. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Peter Barnes, (January 10, 1931–July 1, 2004), was an English playwright and screenwriter. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Leonid Kravchuk in Kiev, August 1992 Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk (uk: Леонід Макарович Кравчук; born 10 January 1934) is a Ukrainian politician. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ronnie Hawkins, born January 10, 1935 in Huntsville, Arkansas, United States, is a pioneer Rock and Roll musician. ... Milnes as Scarpia in Tosca Sherrill Milnes (born January 10, 1935) is an American baritone famous for his Verdi roles. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Stephen Ambrose, at the 2001 premier of Band of Brothers Stephen Edward Ambrose (January 10, 1936 – October 13, 2002) was a popular historian and biographer of Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Woodrow Wilson (born January 10, 1936) is an American physicist. ... Hannes Alfvén, 1970 winner for work on astrophysical plasmas List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Thomas Penfield Jackson (born January 10, 1937) was a US District Court Judge for the District of Columbia. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Donald Knuth at a reception for the Open Content Alliance. ... Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10, 1938 in Mobile, Alabama), nicknamed Big Mac and Stretch, is a former slugger and first baseman who played Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics between 1959 and 1980. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Levy (born January 10, 1939), known as the Talmudic Wizard of Amsterdam and Dr. Doo-Wop, is the author of such works as The Virgin Sperm Dancer, Wet Dreams, Certain Radio Speeches of Ezra Pound and Natural Jewboy. ... Sal Mineo Salvatore Mineo, Jr. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Anthony Toomey (born January 10, 1939) was the 1968 Olympic Decathlon Champion (United States). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Jim Croce Jim Croce (January 10, 1943 - September 20, 1973) was an American singer and songwriter. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frank Sinatra, Jr. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rod Stewart Roderick David Stewart (born January 10, 1945 in Highgate, London) is an English born singer and songwriter of Scottish descent, most known for his uniquely raspy, gravelly voice and personable singing style, as exemplified in his signature song Maggie May. In a career now entering its fifth decade... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Prolific UK drummer Aynsley Dunbar (born on January 10, 1946, in Liverpool, England), has worked with some of the top names in rock and roll, including John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, and David Bowie. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an American musician and songwriter who is best known as co-writer and co-founder of the jazz rock band Steely Dan. ... Teresa Graves was an African-American actress and singer. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1948 Born 10 January in Riga, Latvia A cellist, Maisky won the 1966 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and began studies with Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatory while pursuing a concert career throughout the former Soviet Union. ... William Sanderson is an American actor,(b. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949 in Marshall, Texas) is a former boxer who was twice Heavyweight Champion of the world, a successful businessman, and an ordained Christian minister. ... James Lapine (born January 10, 1949 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an Jewish-American director and librettist. ... Linda Susan Boreman, better known by her stage name Linda Lovelace (January 10, 1949 – April 22, 2002), was a pornographic actress in the 1972 film Deep Throat. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Pat Benatar on the cover of her 1997 album Innamorata Pat Benatar (born January 10, 1953) is a popular American rock singer who had numerous hits during the 1980s such as Hit Me With Your Best Shot and Love is a Battlefield. Pats music video for the song You... Bobby Rahal (born January 10, 1953 in Medina, Ohio) is an auto racing team owner and former driver. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Schenker (born January 10, 1955) is a hard rock and heavy metal guitarist of UFO and a founding member of the Scorpions. ... UFOs Logo UFO is a British rock band that was formed in 1969. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1958 in Vermillion, South Dakota) is a pop artist who received critical success in the 1990s with a number of Grammy winning/nominated albums. ... Antonio Muñoz Molina (b. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Evan Handler is a US actor who has appeared in a number of films and TV sitcoms such as Sex and the City (as Charlottes boyfriend Harry Goldenblatt), and in an episode of Friends where he played a director for Days Of Our Lives when Phoebe appeared as an... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Brad Roberts is the lead singer and guitarist for Canadian rockers Crash Test Dummies. ... For the mannequins, see Crash test dummy. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Ryan Drummond (born January 10, 1973), an actor/comedian, is best known as the character Smudge in the San Diego, California production of the comedy Forever Plaid. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Jake Delhomme, quarterback for the Carolina Panthers. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Gavin McCann (born in Blackpool 10th January 1978) is a combative midfielder with Aston Villa. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Josh Ryan Evans - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Deaths

681 to 1899

// Events August 9 - The Bulgars win the war with the Byzantine Empire; the latter signs a peace treaty, which is considered as the birth-date of Bulgaria Wilfrid of York is expelled from Northumbria by Ecgfrith and retires into Sussex Births Deaths January 10 - Pope Agatho Ebroin, Mayor of the... Agatho (born 577?, died 10 January 681) was pope from 678 to 681. ... Events May - the siege of Valencia ends November 27 - Urban II in Clermont Synod proclaims crusade Duncan III of Scotland succeeds Duncan II of Scotland as King of Scotland The first mention of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, as it became a bishopric see. ... Al-Mustansir (July 2, 1029 – January 10, 1094), was born in Cairo on 16th Jamada II, 420/ and eight months afterwards was declared to succeed his father. ... Events Births July 2 - Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... Gregory X, né Theobald Visconti (Piacenza, ca. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... William Laud (October 7, 1573 – January 10, 1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury and a fervent supporter of Charles I of England whom he encouraged to believe in the Divine Right of Kings. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont (b. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... Philibert, comte de Gramont (1621 - January 10, 1707), the subject of the famous Mémoirs, came of a noble Gascon family, said to have been of Basque origin. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Edward Cave (1691-1754) was a printer, editor and publisher. ... Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 20 - Leislers Rebellion - New governor arrives in New York - Jacob Leisler surrenders after standoff of several hours March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender May 6... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Edward Boscawen (August 10, 1711 - January 10, 1761) was a British (Cornish) admiral. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Spranger Barry (November 23, 1719 – January 10, 1777), British actor, was born in Dublin, the son of a silversmith, to whose business he was brought up. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné â–¶(?), and in English usually under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Marie-Joseph Blaise de Chénier (February 11, 1764 - January 10, 1811), was a French poet, dramatist and politician. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Adrien-Marie Legendre ( September 18, 1752– January 10, 1833) was a French mathematician. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Friedrich Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Müffling, called Weiss (June 12, 1775 – January 10, 1851), Prussian generalfeldmarschall, entered the Prussian army in 1790. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Samuel Colt (July 19, 1814 – January 10, 1862), born in Hartford, Connecticut, was the inventor of the revolver, and founder of the Colt Firearms company. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Peter A. Pletnev (1836). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Benjamin Godard (Paris August 18, 1849 – January 10, 1895 at Cannes) was a French composer probably best known as a writer of salon music. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

1900 to 1999

1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Buffalo Bill Cody Buffalo Bill (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was born William Frederick Cody in the American state of Iowa, near Le Claire . ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mugshot of van der Lubbe Marinus van der Lubbe (January 13, 1909 - January 10, 1934 Leipzig) was a Dutch communist accused of setting fire to the German Reichstag building on February 27, 1933, an event known as the Reichstag fire. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frank Bridge (February 26, 1879 – January 10, 1941) was an English composer. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Joe Penner was a 1930s-era radio comic and vaudevillain noted for his catchphrase Wanna buy a duck? and his low hyuck-hyuck laugh. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885–January 10, 1951) was an American novelist and playwright. ... The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole, not to any individual... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gabriela Mistral Gabriela Mistral (April 7, 1889 – January 10, 1957) was the pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga, a Chilean poet, educator, diplomat and feminist who was the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1945. ... The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole, not to any individual... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Raymond Chandler, in The Simple Art of Murder Samuel Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev (Russian: Павел Иванович Беляев), June 26, 1925, Chelizshevo – January 10, 1970, Moscow, was a cosmonaut who flew on the historic Voskhod 2 mission. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel (August 19, 1883 - January 10, 1971) was a French fashion designer and perfume creator. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Howlin Wolf ( b. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Pedro Chamorro (September 23, 1924 - January 10, 1978) was the former husband of Nicaraguan President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro and the popular editor of La Prensa, the only powerful opposition paper to the long rule of the Somoza family. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... George Meany (August 16, 1894 – January 10, 1980) was an American labor leader, who served as President of the American Federation of Labor from 1952 to 1955, and then, following its merger with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in the latter year, as president of the united AFL-CIO from... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Katherine Alexander, (22 September 1898 - 10 January 1981), was an American film actress and Broadway performer. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For the African-American jazz musician see: Richard Bently Boone Richard Boone often played in Westerns and action films. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Fawn McKay Brodie (September 15, 1915 – January 10, 1981) was a teacher and biographer. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Lynde Paul Edward Lynde (June 13, 1926–January 10, 1982) was an American comedian and actor. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jaroslav Seifert listen ( ♫) (September 23, 1901 – January 10, 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist. ... The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole, not to any individual... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir David Robinson (April 13, 1904 – January 10, 1987) was a British entrepreneur and philanthropist. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elspeth Jouceline Huxley (1907 - January 10, 1997) - a woman of compelling personality and energy - was a polymath. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sheldon Leonard (February 22, 1907 – January 10, 1997) was a pioneering film and television producer, director, writer, and actor. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Right Honourable Alexander Robert Todd, Baron Todd, OM, FRS (2 October 1907–10 January 1997) was a British biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the 1957 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

2000 onwards

This article is about the year 2000. ... Sam Jaffe was born May 21, 1901. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gray in Grays Anatomy (1996). ... 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alexandra Ripley, née Braid (January 8, 1934 - January 10, 2004) was a U.S. writer best known as the author of Scarlett (1991), the sequel to Gone With the Wind. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gene Baylos (d. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Margherita Carosio (June 7, 1908 – January 10, 2005) was an Italian operatic soprano. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Forman (October 4, 1928 - January 10, 2005) was an American civil rights leader. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Erwin Hillier (September 2, 1911 – January 10, 2005) was German-born cinematographer known for his work in Britain cinema from the 1940s to 1960s. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Gordon John Jack Horner (1913?–January 10, 2005) was a noted sports journalist who worked in the Minneapolis-St. ... Joséphine-Charlotte Ingeborg Elisabeth Marie-José Marguerite Astrid, Princess of Belgium and Princess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, (October 11, 1927 - January 10, 2005), was born at the Royal Palace of Brussels. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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