Timeline January 2010

Events in January 2010 18

• 1909 – 2010 Miep Gies (1909-2010) Died 11 January 2010, aged 100 Gies was one of the Dutch citizens who hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic during the Second World War. After the family's arrest, she preserved Anne's diary and later gave it to Anne's father, Otto Frank, leading to its publication. She was among the last surviving helpers of the Frank family.
• 1919 – 2010 J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) Died 27 January 2010, aged 91 Salinger was an American author best known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye, a defining work of postwar American literature. He lived as a recluse in New Hampshire for decades after achieving fame, publishing almost nothing after the mid-1960s. He died at his home of natural causes.
• 1922 – 2010 Howard Zinn (1922-2010) Died 27 January 2010, aged 87 Zinn was an American historian and political scientist best known for his book A People's History of the United States, which presented American history from the perspective of marginalized groups. He was also a longtime civil rights and anti-war activist. He died of a heart attack while traveling in California.
• 1929 – 2010 Jean Simmons (1929-2010) British actress who went from Ophelia in Olivier's Hamlet to Hollywood epics like The Robe and Spartacus.
• 2010 Apple A4 — first Apple-TSMC chip Apple's A4 processor — the chip powering the original iPad (January 2010) and iPhone 4 (June 2010) — is manufactured by TSMC at 45nm. It is the first Apple-designed processor for iOS devices and the beginning of one of the most consequential technology partnerships in history. Apple's chip team, led by Jim Keller and later Johny Srouji, designs custom ARM-based processors; TSMC manufactures them with increasing precision. The A-series chips will eventually outperform Intel's laptop processors.
• 2010 Australian Open 2010 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Serena Williams Federer's 16th Grand Slam at the time — a new record.
• 2010 2010: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull At 23, German driver Vettel became the youngest World Champion in F1 history, winning the title at the final race in Abu Dhabi.
• 2010 Best Actor at Las Palmas Film Festival Won the Best Actor award at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival for his role in the film Paju.
• 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Played the elderly Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, the character later portrayed by Johnny Depp in the Fantastic Beasts franchise.
• 2010 Instagram founded Photo sharing app changes social media Instagram was founded by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in 2010. It was acquired by Facebook for $1 billion in 2012 and grew to over 2 billion monthly users.
• 2010 Jazz Hero Award Received the Jazz Hero Award from the Jazz Journalists Association, honouring her decades of tireless work promoting jazz in Chicago.
• 2010 The King's Speech Portrayed King George V in The King's Speech, the Oscar-winning film starring Colin Firth.
• 2010 Burj Khalifa opens in Dubai World's tallest building unveiled The Burj Khalifa officially opened in Dubai, standing at 828 metres to become the tallest building ever constructed. The tower's completion was a centerpiece of Dubai's ambitions as a global business and tourism hub. It surpassed Taiwan's Taipei 101 as the world's tallest structure.
• 2010 Haiti earthquake 316,000 killed in Port-au-Prince A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, killing an estimated 316,000 people and leaving 1.5 million homeless in one of the deadliest earthquakes in history.
• 2010 Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh Hamas commander killed in Dubai hotel Hamas military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was found dead in his Dubai hotel room, killed by a team using forged foreign passports. Dubai police accused Israel's Mossad of orchestrating the operation, an allegation Israel neither confirmed nor denied. The case caused diplomatic friction between Israel and several European countries whose passports were cloned.
• 2010 Toyota global recall crisis Millions of vehicles recalled over acceleration defects Toyota recalled more than eight million vehicles worldwide over unintended acceleration problems linked to sticking accelerator pedals and floor mats. The crisis prompted US congressional hearings and a public apology from company president Akio Toyoda. It significantly damaged the automaker's reputation for quality and reliability.
• 2010 Jean Simmons dies in Santa Monica Jean Simmons dies aged 80.
• 2010 Sukhoi Su-57 first flight Russia's fifth-generation fighter The T-50 prototype of Russia's first stealth fighter flies at Komsomolsk-on-Amur. It enters service as the Su-57 in 2020.