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15 Jan 1910
- Chuichi Nagumo was promoted to the rank of ensign. ww2dbase [Chuichi Nagumo | CPC]
- Masaichi Niimi was promoted to the rank of ensign. ww2dbase [Masaichi Niimi | CPC]
16 Jan 1910
Germany
Germany
- Walther Schellenberg was born. ww2dbase [Walther Schellenberg | Saarbrücken, Westmark | CPC]
21 Feb 1910
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- WW2 RAF fighter ace Douglas Bader was born at St. John's Wood, London, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Douglas Bader | London, England | AC]
7 Mar 1910
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- The Dutch colonial administration renamed Numbay on New Guinea island Hollandia. ww2dbase [Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea | CPC]
21 Mar 1910
United States
United States
- Captain Lewis Sayre Van Duzer was named the commanding officer of New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, United States. ww2dbase [New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | CPC]
22 Mar 1910
- George Brett was commissioned a second lieutenant of the Philippine Scouts of the US Army. ww2dbase [George Brett | CPC]
29 Mar 1910
Greece
Greece
- Alexandros Sakellariou was promoted to the rank of sub-lieutenant. ww2dbase [Alexandros Sakellariou | CPC]
9 Apr 1910
Japan
Japan
- Rear Admiral Sadakichi Kato was made the commanding officer of Maizuru Naval Arsenal in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Maizuru Naval Arsenal | Maizuru, Kyoto | CPC]
5 May 1910
- Chuichi Nagumo was assigned to armored cruiser Asama. ww2dbase [Chuichi Nagumo | CPC]
- Lan Gaochuan, along with 28 investors, founded the Taiwan Industrial and Commercial Bank. ww2dbase [Lan Gaochuan | CPC]
6 May 1910
- King Edward VII of the United Kingdom suffered several heart attacks earlier in the day, lost consciousness in the evening, and passed away at 2345 hours. ww2dbase [AC]
9 May 1910
- Andrew McNaughton was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. ww2dbase [Andrew McNaughton | CPC]
23 May 1910
Germany
Germany
- Kichisaburo Nomura was made a naval attaché to Germany. ww2dbase [Kichisaburo Nomura | CPC]
- Prince Hiroyasu arrived in Japan. ww2dbase [Hiroyasu | CPC]
26 May 1910
- George Patton and Beatrice Banning Ayer became married; they would later have three children. ww2dbase [George Patton | CPC]
3 Jun 1910
United States
United States
- Walden Ainsworth graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. ww2dbase [Walden Ainsworth | Annapolis, Maryland | DS]
13 Jun 1910
- Georg von Bismarck joined the German Army and was given the rank of Fahnenjunker. ww2dbase [Georg von Bismarck | CPC]
15 Jun 1910
Korea
Korea
- Lieutenant General Shozo Sakakibara was named the chief of staff of the Japanese Chosen Army in occupied Korea. ww2dbase [CPC]
1 Jul 1910
United States
United States
- Rear Admiral Eugene H. C. Leutze was named the commanding officer of New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, United States. ww2dbase [New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | CPC]
19 Jul 1910
- Erwin Rommel was given the rank of Fahnenjunker (officer candidate) with the 124th Infantry Regiment of the Wüttemberg Army. ww2dbase [Erwin Rommel | CPC]
25 Jul 1910
Japan
Japan
- Prince Hiroyasu was assigned to the Naval General Staff. ww2dbase [Hiroyasu | CPC]
3 Aug 1910
United States
United States
- Richmond Turner married Harriet Sterling in Stockton, California, United States. ww2dbase [Richmond Turner | Stockton, California | CPC]
6 Aug 1910
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Lion was launched at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, England, United Kingdom. Lion would later see action at Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank and Jutland. ww2dbase [Plymouth, England | AC]
18 Aug 1910
- Wilhelm Keitel was promoted to the rank of Oberleutnant. ww2dbase [Wilhelm Keitel | CPC]
3 Sep 1910
United States
United States
- Dwight Eisenhower wrote to Senator Joseph Bristow inquiring the status of his request for entry into the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States or the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, United States. ww2dbase [Dwight Eisenhower | Abilene, Kansas | CPC]
23 Sep 1910
- Franklin Roosevelt's son Elliott was born. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | CPC]
26 Sep 1910
Japan
Japan
- Prince Hiroyasu was made the commanding officer of armored cruiser Takachiho. ww2dbase [Hiroyasu | CPC]
28 Sep 1910
Spain
Spain
- Ángel Sanz-Briz was born in Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain. ww2dbase [Ángel Sanz-Briz | Zaragoza, Aragón | CPC]
3 Oct 1910
- WW2 RAF fighter ace Adolf Malan was born at Wellington, South Africa. ww2dbase [AC]
5 Oct 1910
- The exiled Mexican opposition leader, Francisco I. Madero, issued a letter calling for an uprising to depose the unpopular Mexican President Porfirio Díaz. ww2dbase [AC]
7 Oct 1910
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- The keel of protected cruiser Zhaohe was laid down by Armstrong-Whitworth at Elswick, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Zhaohe | Elswick, England | CPC]
8 Oct 1910
Taiwan
Taiwan
- Rear Admiral Yushichi Kanno was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
25 Oct 1910
United States
United States
- Dwight Eisenhower wrote to Senator Joseph Bristow thanking him for the appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States. ww2dbase [Dwight Eisenhower | Abilene, Kansas | CPC]
3 Nov 1910
United States
United States
- Verne Skjonsby was born in North Dakota, United States. ww2dbase [Verne Skjonsby | North Dakota | CPC]
8 Nov 1910
United States
United States
- Franklin Roosevelt was elected to New York State Senate in the United States, representing Dutchess, Columbia, and Putnam counties. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | New York | CPC]
12 Nov 1910
- Future RAF Air Vice Marshal John Barker (who as an Acting Group Captain would accept the Japanese surrender of Kowloon, Hong Kong in 1945) was born in Hull, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [AC]
14 Nov 1910
United States
United States
- The civilian pilot Eugene Ely, in a Curtiss aircraft powered by a 50-hp pusher engine, made the first take off from a ship, the cruiser USS Birmingham, which was at anchor in Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States; she was provided with a wooden ramp at the bow. Ely took off safely and landed at nearby Willoughby Spit; in time this promotional stunt would lead to the emergence of the US Naval Aviation service. ww2dbase [Virginia | AC]
22 Nov 1910
United States
United States
- Amy Thorpe was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. ww2dbase [Betty Thorpe | Minneapolis, Minnesota | CPC]
30 Nov 1910
Korea
Korea
- General Katsusaburo Shiba was named the chief of staff of the Japanese Chosen Army in occupied Korea. ww2dbase [CPC]
1 Dec 1910
Canada
Canada
- Louis Slotin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ww2dbase [Louis Slotin | Winnipeg, Manitoba | CPC]
- Vice Admiral Hikohachi Yamada succeeded Vice Admiral Baron Sadayasu Tomioka as the commanding officer of the Ryojun Naval District (previously known as Port Arthur; now Lushunkou, Liaoning Province, China), Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China. Vice Admiral Tadamichi Kamaya was named Yamada's chief of staff. ww2dbase [Ryojun Guard District | Lushunkou, Liaoning | CPC]
- Prince Hiroyasu was promoted to the rank of captain and was made the commanding officer of armored cruiser Asahi. ww2dbase [Hiroyasu | CPC]
- Vice Admiral Hikojiro Ijichi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
9 Dec 1910
- Stephen Jurika was born. ww2dbase [Stephen Jurika | CPC]
12 Dec 1910
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- The keel of Yingrui was laid down by Vickers Limited at Barrow-in-Furness, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Yingrui | Barrow-in-Furness, England | CPC]
14 Dec 1910
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Hugh Stewart was born in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Hugh Stewart | Falmouth, England | CPC]
24 Dec 1910
Russia
Russia
- Bauyrzhan Momyshuly was born in the village of Orak Balga, Syr-Darya, Turkestan, Russian Empire. His birth date was also recorded as 11 Dec in the Old Style. ww2dbase [Bauyrzhan Momyshuly | Orak Balga, Turkestan | CPC]
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