January 10 in history: • 976 – After the death of his guardian John I Tzimiskes, Basil II became the effective ruler and senior emperor of the Byzantine Empire. → go there • 1430 – Philip the Good established the Order of the Golden Fleece, referred to as the most prestigious, exclusive, and expensive order of chivalry in the world. → go there • 1917 – Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party were rescued after being stranded for several months. → go there • 1941 – Greco-Italian War: The Greek army captured the strategically important Klisura Pass in Albania. → go there • 1985 – Sir Clive Sinclair launched the Sinclair C5 personal electric vehicle (pictured), "one of the great marketing bombs of postwar British industry", which later became a cult collectable despite its commercial failure. → go there Died 1778: Carl Linnaeus → go there Born 1945: Rod Stewart Wiki link Born 1990: Tao Li Wiki link Pictured: Sinclair C5.