A birthday with calendar stories, traditions, people and reasons to keep exploring.
January 10 is the 10th day of a common year. It falls near the opening of the calendar year, a period widely associated with planning, renewal and mid-winter routines in the Northern Hemisphere.
January 10 is the 10th day of a common year. It falls near the opening of the calendar year, a period widely associated with planning, renewal and mid-winter routines in the Northern Hemisphere.
People born on this date share the Capricorn zodiac sign, January’s garnet birthstone and the carnation birth flower. In 2026, January 10 falls on a Saturday; the weekday of an actual birth depends on the birth year.
Next birthday: — days from today.
Explore how birthstones became associated with calendar months and the traditions connected with January.
Explore birthstones →Discover the flower traditions linked with January and how birth flowers became part of modern birthday culture.
Explore birth flowers →The same calendar date has opposite seasonal settings in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Explore calendar stories →Cakes, candles, songs and milestone ages vary across families and cultures.
Traditions around the world →There is no single universal way to mark a birthday. Customs differ by family, community and country, which is part of what makes birthday culture so interesting.
January 10 · 1920
The League of Nations formally came into existence.
Explore the timeline →The first session of the United Nations General Assembly opened in London.
WorldTintin made his first appearance in a Belgian newspaper supplement.
Arts & CultureThe Treaty of Versailles came into force.
WorldThe London Underground opened to passengers.
TransportThomas Paine published Common Sense, arguing for American independence.
LiteratureBrazilian swimmer born on January 10.
Irish political leader born on January 10.
American singer-songwriter born on January 10.
American boxer born on January 10.
British singer-songwriter born on January 10.
January 10 is day 10 of a common year, with 355 days remaining after it. Its traditional January birthday associations include Garnet and Carnation.
Discover more →Choose a birth year to open a curated snapshot of music, film, technology, sport and culture.
January 10 connects you with a date in the calendar, traditions, history and people whose lives began on the same day. Add your birth year to make the journey personal.