January 10New Orleans236 Pope Fabian, said to have been chosen by the Holy Spirit when a dove landed on his head, began his papacy.1812 New Orleans (pictured), the first steamship on the Mississippi River, arrived at New Orleans to complete its maiden voyage.1929 Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Herg, began serialisation.1993 The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached peak intensity.Georg Forster (d.1794)Hrithik Roshan (b.1974)Yip Pin Xiu (b.1992)ConstantineII of Greece (d.2023)More anniversaries: January 9January 10January 11ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout