Saturday, 10th January 1948 in Paris
Welcome to your daily snapshot of Paris! It's World Laughter Day. Explore 40 historical events, birthdays, deaths, and milestones that shaped this day in Paris. From remarkable moments in local and world history to the people who left their mark — find out what makes today special. Today's weather in Paris brings drizzly with temperatures between 5°C and 9°C. Tonight's moon is in its waxing gibbous phase, and the zodiac sign of the day is Capricorn. If you're curious about the history of a day — this page brings together everything worth knowing about this Saturday, 10th January in Paris, FR.
On Saturday, 10th January 1948, Paris experienced drizzly weather as the city continued its recovery in the post-war period. Paris, located in north-central France along the Seine River, serves as the nation's capital and largest metropolitan area, renowned for its role as a cultural and political centre throughout European history. The astrological sign for this date was Capricorn, whilst the moon was in its waxing gibbous phase.
Historical events of significance have occurred on this calendar date across the centuries. On 10th January 1946, the first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened at the Methodist Central Hall in London, bringing together representatives from fifty-one member states in a pivotal moment for international governance following the Second World War. Several decades earlier, on 10th January 1927, Fritz Lang's landmark science fiction film Metropolis was released in Germany, establishing itself as a seminal work in cinema history. The date also witnessed a Greek military success during the Greco-Italian War in 1941, when Greek forces captured the strategically important Klisura Pass in Albania, marking a significant moment in that conflict.
Notable figures connected to this date include Belgian cartoonist Hergé, whose creation Tintin began its serialisation on 10th January 1929 with The Adventures of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, introducing one of the most beloved characters in European comics.
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Fortune of the Day
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Personality Profile
Personality People born on January 10th blend practical grounding with remarkable spiritual depth. Capricorn's discipline and ambition are enriched by Master Number 11's intuitive awareness, creating introspective, purposeful individuals. They project cool competence outwardly while harboring profound philosophical curiosity beneath the surface.
Strengths & Weaknesses Their greatest strength is combining relentless goal-pursuit with genuine spiritual insight and pattern recognition. They work steadily toward meaningful visions others miss. Weakness: rigidity can develop, causing them to overlook emotional nuance in others when overly focused on systems and control.
Love Those born on this day need partners who appreciate their inner complexity. They express love through loyalty, stability, and long-term commitment rather than grand gestures. Relationships thrive when partners honor their need for solitude and recognize their quiet, steady demonstrations of affection.
Caree & Finance They flourish in roles combining structure with meaningful impact: research, psychology, governance, or ethical business. Financial security matters deeply; they build wealth methodically through discipline. Their intuition makes them valuable counselors and strategic visionaries.
Health Consistent physical routines and clear structure support wellbeing. They tend to internalize emotional stress—meditation and therapy strengthen resilience. Adequate sleep and solitude recharge both their psychological and spiritual reserves effectively.
That night, the moon was in its waxing gibbous phase.
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Fun Facts About 10th January
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Someone born on this day in 1948 would be 78 years old today — just 28,579 days into life, which is roughly 685,905 hours, 41,154,313 minutes, or 2,469,258,800 seconds spent on Earth so far.
It's the 10. day of the year.
As this is a leap year, there are 356 days still to come.
We’re currently in Week 2 — the year marches on.
Famous Birthdays on 10th January
- Kemal Derviş, Turkish economist and politician, Turkish Minister of Economy (died 2023) (1949)
- George Foreman, American boxer, actor, and businessman (died 2025) (1949)
- Linda Lovelace, American pornographic actress and activist (died 2002) (1949)
- Remu Aaltonen, Finnish musician (1948)
- Donald Fagen, American singer-songwriter and musician (1948)
- Bernard Thévenet, French cyclist and sportscaster (1948)
- George Alec Effinger, American author (died 2002) (1947)
- James Morris, American opera singer (1947)
- Peer Steinbrück, German politician, German Minister of Finance (1947)
- Tiit Vähi, Estonian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Estonia (1947)
Lives Remembered on 10th January
- Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885) (1951)
- Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (born 1890) (1951)
- Erich von Drygalski, German geographer and geophysicist (born 1865) (1949)
- Matti Turkia, Finnish politician (born 1871) (1946)
- Frank Bridge, English viola player and composer (born 1879) (1941)
- John Lavery, Irish painter and academic (born 1856) (1941)
- Issai Schur, Belarusian-German mathematician and academic (born 1875) (1941)
Celebrations & Special Days Worldwide on 10th January
- 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)
- Christian feast day: William Laud (Anglican Communion)
- Christian feast day: William of Donjeon
- Christian feast day: January 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Fête du Vodoun (Benin)
- Margaret Thatcher Day (Falkland Islands)
- Majority Rule Day (Bahamas)
What Happened on 10th January?
- A 13-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is found alive in Gordon, Wisconsin, having been kidnapped 88 days earlier from her parents' home whilst they were murdered. (2019)
- 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. (2015)
- More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in the Quetta area of Pakistan. (2013)
- A bombing at Jamrud in Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and injures 78 others. (2012)
- A general strike begins in Guinea in an attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign. (2007)
- North Korea withdraws from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, making it the first state to withdraw from the treaty. (2003)
- Crossair Flight 498, a Saab 340 aircraft, crashes in Niederhasli, Switzerland, after taking off from Zurich Airport, killing 13 people. (2000)
- Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications. (1990)
- Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba. (1985)
- 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. (1984)