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What happened on January 10

On January 10, -49: Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.

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Featured moment · -49

Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.

Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. A member of the First Triumvirate, he led the Roman armies through the Gallic Wars and defeated his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil war. He consolidated power and proclaimed himself dictator for life in 44 BC, helping create the political conditions that led to the collapse of the Roman Republic and the emergence of the Roman Empire.

People

Born on January 10

Cesare Casadei 2003– Italian footballer (born 2003)
Santi Aldama 2001– Spanish basketball player (born 2001)
Erik Botheim 2000– Norwegian footballer (born 2000)
Reneé Rapp 2000– American singer-songwriter and actress (born 2000)
Mason Mount 1999– English footballer (born 1999)
Youssouf Fofana 1999– French footballer (born 1999)
Patrick Herbert 1997– NZ rugby league player (born 1997)
Blake Lawrie 1997– Australian rugby league footballer
Budda Baker 1996– American football player (born 1996)
Show 9 more — notable births on January 10
Matthew Dufty 1996– Australian rugby league footballer (born 1996)
Dylan Edwards 1996– Australia international rugby league footballer
Ahmed Sayed 1996– Egyptian footballer (born 1996)
Tobias Rieder 1993– German ice hockey player (born 1993)
Chad Townsend 1991– Australian rugby league footballer
John Carlson 1990– American ice hockey player (born 1990)
Martin Jones 1990– Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)
Ishiura Shikanosuke 1990– Japanese sumo wrestler
Cody Walker 1990– Australian rugby league footballer

People

Died on January 10

Yeison Jiménez Colombian singer (1991–2026)
Bob Weir American musician (1947–2026)
José Jiménez Puerto Rican activist (1948–2025)
Bill McCartney American football player and coach (1940–2025)
Sam Moore American singer (1935–2025)
Jeff Beck English guitarist (1944–2023)
Constantine II of Greece King of Greece from 1964 to 1973
Joyce Eliason American TV writer and producer (1934–2022)
Robert Durst American murderer (1943–2022)
Show 9 more — notable deaths on January 10
Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman from 1970 to 2020
Ross Lowell American inventor, photographer & author (born 1926)
Buddy Greco American singer and pianist (1926–2017)
Clare Hollingworth English journalist and author (1911–2017)
David Bowie English musician and actor (1947–2016)
Bård Breivik Norwegian sculptor and art instructor
George Jonas Canadian-Hungarian writer (1935–2016)
Junior Malanda Belgian footballer (1994–2015)
Taylor Negron American actor (1957–2015)

Timeline

Every January 10 on record

  1. -49 Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.

    Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)

    Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. A member of the First Triumvirate, he led the Roman armies through the Gallic Wars and defeated his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil war. He consolidated power and proclaimed himself dictator for life in 44 BC, helping create the political conditions that led to the collapse of the Roman Republic and the emergence of the Roman Empire.

  2. 9 The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the beginning of his own, the Xin dynasty.

    First 9 years of the Common Era

    The 0s began on January 1, AD 1 and ended on December 31, AD 9, covering the first nine years of the Common Era.

  3. 69 Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus is appointed by Galba as deputy Roman Emperor.

    Calendar year

    AD 69 (LXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the consulship of Galba and Vinius. The denomination AD 69 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

  4. 236 Pope Fabian succeeds Anterus to become the twentieth pope of Rome.

    Head of the Catholic Church from 236 to 250

    Pope Fabian was the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church from 10 January 236 until his death on 20 January 250, succeeding Anterus. A dove is said to have descended on his head to mark him as the Holy Spirit's unexpected choice to become the next pope. He was succeeded by Cornelius.

  5. 1072 Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo in Sicily for the Normans.

    Duke of Apulia and Calabria (1015–1085)

    Robert Guiscard, also referred to as Robert de Hauteville, was a Norman adventurer remembered for his conquest of southern Italy and Sicily in the 11th century.

  6. 1430 Philip the Good, the Duke of Burgundy, establishes the Order of the Golden Fleece, the most prestigious, exclusive, and expensive order of chivalry in the world.
  7. 1475 Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui.
  8. 1645 Archbishop William Laud is beheaded for treason at the Tower of London.
  9. 1776 American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
  10. 1791 The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War.
  11. 1812 The first steamboat on the Ohio River or the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, 82 days after departing from Pittsburgh.
  12. 1861 American Civil War: Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union.
  13. 1863 The Metropolitan Railway, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between Paddington and Farringdon, marking the beginning of the London Underground.
  14. 1870 John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
  15. 1876 The Plan of Tuxtepec is announced.
Show 15 earlier entries from January 10
  1. 1901 The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
  2. 1901 New York: Automobile Club of America installs signs on major highways.
  3. 1916 World War I: Imperial Russia begins the Erzurum Offensive, leading to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire's Third Army.
  4. 1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party are rescued after being stranded for several months.
  5. 1920 The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I for all combatant nations except the United States.
  6. 1920 League of Nations Covenant automatically enters into force after the Treaty of Versailles is ratified by Germany.
  7. 1927 Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
  8. 1941 World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura.
  9. 1946 The first General Assembly of the United Nations assembles in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. Fifty-one nations are represented.
  10. 1946 The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
  11. 1954 BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 35 people.
  12. 1966 Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
  13. 1972 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan.
  14. 1980 The New England Journal of Medicine publishes the letter Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics, which is later misused to downplay the general risk of addiction to opioids.
  15. 1981 Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments.

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