January 10: Hugh John as premier; GWG closes; Botched robbery.

January 10, 1969 - Juanita Clayton, catcher for the 1996 Canadian Olympic Softball team, is born in Manitou.

January 10, 1900 - Hon. Hugh John MacDonald (Cons) becomes Premier of Manitoba. He served only nine months, resigning in October 1900 to run and lose in a federal election.

January 10, 1984 - The Great Western Garment Company factory on Bannatyne Avenue closes. GWG, in Winnipeg since 1960, produced Ziggy and Chic jeans from that location.

January 10, 1896 - A failed robbery at the Electric Street Railway offices leads to the death of the robber's accomplice.