On This Day: 10 January

10 January in Indian history

• 1966Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.India
• 1791The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War.India

10 January in world history

• 2015A traffic accident between an oil tanker truck and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, killing at least 62 people.
• 2013More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in the Quetta area of Pakistan.
• 1993The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached peak intensity.
• 1984Holy See–United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy.
• 1981Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments.
• 1941Greco-Italian War: The Greek army captured the strategically important Klisura Pass in Albania.
• 1929Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, began serialisation.
• 1927The science fiction film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang, was released in Germany.
• 1923Lithuanian residents of the Klaipėda Region began a revolt, ahead of a League of Nations decision on their future which they expected to be against their interest.
• 1916World War I: Imperial Russia begins the Erzurum Offensive, leading to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire's Third Army.
• 1901The first great gusher of the Texas oil boom was discovered in the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont.
• 1876The Plan of Tuxtepec is announced.
• 1870John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
• 1863Service began on the Metropolitan Railway (construction depicted) between Paddington and Farringdon Street, today the oldest segment of the London Underground.
• 1812The first steamboat on the Ohio River or the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, 82 days after departing from Pittsburgh.
• 1475Moldavian–Ottoman Wars: Stephen the Great led Moldavian forces to defeat an Ottoman attack under Hadım Suleiman Pasha near Vaslui in present-day Romania.

Born on 10 January

• 1984Kalki Koechlin, Indian actressIndia
• 1974Hrithik Roshan, Indian actorIndia
• 1972Mohammed Benzakour, Moroccan-Dutch journalist, poet, and author
• 1956Shawn Colvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1945Rod Stewart, British singer-songwriter
• 1940K. J. Yesudas, Indian singer and music directorIndia

Died on 10 January

• 2019Ross Lowell, American inventor, photographer & author (born 1926)
• 2010Patcha Ramachandra Rao, Indian metallurgist, educator and administrator (born 1942)India
• 1969Sampurnanand, Indian educator and politician, 2nd Governor of Rajasthan (born 1891)India
• 1957Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 10 January in history?

2015: A traffic accident between an oil tanker truck and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, killing at least 62 people. 2013: More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in the Quetta area of Pakistan. 1993: The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached peak intensity. 1984: Holy See–United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy.

What happened on 10 January in Indian history?

1966: Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. 1791: The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War.

Which famous people were born on 10 January?

Kalki Koechlin, Indian actress (1984); Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor (1974); Mohammed Benzakour, Moroccan-Dutch journalist, poet, and author (1972); Shawn Colvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1956).

Which day is observed on 10 January?

World Hindi Day; Fête du Vodoun (Benin); Margaret Thatcher Day (Falkland Islands); Majority Rule Day (Bahamas).