January 10th
- 1809 – Meriwether Lewis Clark born.
- 1862 – Battle of Big Sandy River occurred.
- 1876 – Gordon Granger died, aged 54.
- 1879 – Micajah Burnett died, aged 87.
- 1900 – John Beckwith born.
- 1976 – Stitch Thompson died, aged 90.
- 1981 – Lena Beatrice Morton died, aged ~79.
- 2012 – The Book of Drugs by Mike Doughty published.