On This Day — February 10

🕰️ Notable Events on February 10

• 2016 — South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4. Wikipedia ↗
• 2013 — Thirty-six people are killed and 39 others are injured in a stampede in Allahabad, India, during the Kumbh Mela festival. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — The communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collide in orbit, destroying both. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Kenyan soldiers commit the worst ever human rights violation in the country by slaughtering an estimated 5000 ethnic Somali Kenyans in Wagalla in N.E.-Kenya. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Ras Al Khaimah joins the United Arab Emirates, now making up seven emirates. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Melbourne-Voyager collision: The aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne collides with and sinks the destroyer HMAS Voyager off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, killing 82. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Roy Lichtenstein's first solo exhibition opened, and it included Look Mickey, which featured his first employment of Ben-Day dots, speech balloons and comic imagery sourcing, all of which he is now known for. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — United States President Dwight Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Crowds gathered at shop windows in Paris to see Christian Dior's New Look fashion - longer skirts, nipped-in waists and padded shoulders. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: Attempting to completely lift the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Red Army engages German troops and Spanish volunteers in the Battle of Krasny Bor. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Imperial Japanese Army capture Banjarmasin, capital of Borneo in Dutch East Indies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — The Soviet Union begins mass deportations of Polish citizens from occupied eastern Poland to Siberia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — In round 13 of a boxing match at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Primo Carnera knocks out Ernie Schaaf. Schaaf dies four days later. Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Yên Bái mutiny in French Indochina Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea. Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — HMS Dreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII. Wikipedia ↗
• 1870 — The YWCA is founded in New York City. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroys the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — Jefferson Davis is notified by telegraph that he has been chosen as provisional President of the Confederate States of America. Wikipedia ↗
• 1846 — First Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Sobraon: British defeat Sikhs in final battle of the war Wikipedia ↗
• 1840 — Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Wikipedia ↗
• 1814 — Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Champaubert ends in French victory over the Russians and the Prussians. Wikipedia ↗
• 1763 — French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1567 — Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, is found strangled following an explosion at the Kirk o' Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland, a suspected assassination. Wikipedia ↗
• 1355 — The St Scholastica Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days. Wikipedia ↗
• 1306 — In front of the high altar of Greyfriar's Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn sparking revolution in the Wars of Scottish Independence Wikipedia ↗
• 1258 — Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on February 10

• 1997 — Lilly King, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Nadia Podoroska, Argentinian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Emanuel Mammana, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Max Kepler, German baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Filip Twardzik, Czech footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Luis Madrigal, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Haruka Nakagawa, Japanese singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Reinhold Yabo, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Emma Roberts, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Barbara Guarischi, Italian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Choi Soo-young, South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Liam Hendriks, Australian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Francesco Acerbi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jakub Kindl, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Facundo Roncaglia, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Jeff Adrien, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Josh Akognon, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Radamel Falcao, Colombian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Roberto Jiménez Gago, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Viktor Troicki, Serbian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Selçuk İnan, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Greg Bird, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Alex Gordon, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Kim Hyo-jin, South Korean actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Vic Fuentes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Justin Gatlin, American sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Tarmo Neemelo, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Hamad Al-Tayyar, Kuwaiti footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Iafeta Paleaaesina, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Uzo Aduba, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Andrew Johnson, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Holly Willoughby, English model and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — César Izturis, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Enzo Maresca, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Mike Ribeiro, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Joey Hand, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Salif Diao, Senegalese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Lance Berkman, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Keeley Hawes, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Elizabeth Banks, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Ty Law, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Henry Paul, New Zealand rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, English businesswoman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Michael Kasprowicz, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Lorena Rojas, Mexican actress and singer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Melissa Doyle, Australian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Noureddine Naybet, Moroccan footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Åsne Seierstad, Norwegian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Joe Mangrum, American painter and sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — James Small, South African rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Peter Popovic, Swedish ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Garrett Reisman, American engineer and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Laura Dern, American actress, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Jacky Durand, French cyclist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Vince Gilligan, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Natalie Bennett, Australian-English journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Daryl Johnston, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Glenn Beck, American journalist, producer, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Lenny Dykstra, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Randy Velischek, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Alexander Payne, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — George Stephanopoulos, American television journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Jim Kent, American biologist, computer programmer, academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — John Calipari, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Katherine Freese, American astrophysicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Enele Sopoaga, Tuvaluan politician, 12th Prime Minister of Tuvalu Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Jim Cramer, American television personality, pundit, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Greg Norman, Australian golfer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Bob Iger, American media executive Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Mark Spitz, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Nigel Olsson, English rock drummer and singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican economist and politician (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Louise Arbour, Canadian lawyer and jurist Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Butch Morris, American cornet player, composer, and conductor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Nicholas Owen, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Peter Allen, Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Frank Keating, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Oklahoma Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Frances Moore Lappé, American author and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Rufus Reid, American bassist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Michael Apted, English director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, Saudi Arabian scholar and academic, 4th Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Mary Rand, English sprinter and long jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Kenny Rankin, American singer-songwriter (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Adrienne Clarkson, Hong Kong-Canadian journalist and politician, 26th Governor General of Canada Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Roberta Flack, American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Anne Anderson, Scottish physiologist and academic (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Theodore Antoniou, Greek composer and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Richard Schickel, American journalist, author, and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Faramarz Payvar, Iranian santur player and composer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Barrie Ingham, English-American actor (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — James Edward Maceo West, American inventor and acoustician Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — E. L. Konigsburg, American author and illustrator (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Robert Wagner, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Jerry Goldsmith, American composer and conductor (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Jim Whittaker, American mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Lou Whittaker, American mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Leontyne Price, American operatic soprano Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Sidney Bryan Berry, American general (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Danny Blanchflower, Northern Irish soldier, footballer and manager (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Pierre Mondy, French actor and director (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Max Ferguson, Canadian radio host and actor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Allie Sherman, American football player and coach (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Árpád Göncz, Hungarian author, playwright, and politician, 1st President of Hungary (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Alex Comfort, English physician and author (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Neva Patterson, American actress (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — José Manuel Castañón, Spanish lawyer and author (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Ioannis Charalambopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Vladimir Zeldin, Russian actor (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Larry Adler, American harmonica player, composer, and actor (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Dominique Pire, Belgian friar, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Min Thu Wun, Burmese poet, scholar, and politician (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Anthony Cottrell, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Lon Chaney Jr., American actor (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Walter A. Brown, American businessman, founded the Boston Celtics (d. 1964) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Chick Webb, American drummer and bandleader (d. 1939) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Waldemar Hoven, German physician (d. 1948) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer and manager (d. 1939) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Walter Houser Brattain, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Stella Adler, American actress and educator (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Bertolt Brecht, German director, playwright, and poet (d. 1956) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Joseph Kessel, French journalist and author (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Judith Anderson, Australian actress (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — John Franklin Enders, American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Harold Macmillan, English captain and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Jimmy Durante, American actor, singer, and pianist (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Bill Tilden, American tennis player and coach (d. 1953) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Alan Hale Sr., American actor and director (d. 1950) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Fanny Kaplan, Ukrainian-Russian activist (d. 1918) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Boris Pasternak, Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Cevdet Sunay, Turkish general and politician, 5th President of Turkey (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Giuseppe Ungaretti, Egyptian-Italian soldier, journalist, and poet (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1883 — Edith Clarke, American electrical engineer (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1883 — H.V. Hordern, Australian cricketer (d. 1938) Wikipedia ↗
• 1881 — Pauline Brunius, Swedish actress and director (d. 1954) Wikipedia ↗
• 1879 — Ernst Põdder, Estonian general (d. 1932) Wikipedia ↗
• 1869 — Royal Cortissoz, American art critic (d. 1948) Wikipedia ↗
• 1868 — Prince Waldemar of Prussia (d. 1879) Wikipedia ↗
• 1868 — William Allen White, American journalist and author (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
• 1867 — Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and public servant (d. 1957) Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — Alexandre Millerand, French lawyer and politician, 12th President of France (d. 1943) Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — Nabinchandra Sen, Bangladeshi poet and author (d. 1909) Wikipedia ↗
• 1846 — Lord Charles Beresford, Irish admiral and politician (d. 1919) Wikipedia ↗
• 1846 — Ira Remsen, American chemist and academic (d. 1927) Wikipedia ↗
• 1843 — Adelina Patti, Italian-French opera singer (d. 1919) Wikipedia ↗
• 1842 — Agnes Mary Clerke, Irish astronomer and author (d. 1907) Wikipedia ↗
• 1824 — Samuel Plimsoll, English merchant and politician (d. 1898) Wikipedia ↗
• 1821 — Roberto Bompiani, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1908) Wikipedia ↗
• 1797 — George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall (d. 1883) Wikipedia ↗
• 1795 — Ary Scheffer, Dutch-French painter and academic (d. 1858) Wikipedia ↗
• 1785 — Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist and engineer (d. 1836) Wikipedia ↗
• 1775 — Charles Lamb, English poet and essayist (d. 1834) Wikipedia ↗
• 1766 — Benjamin Smith Barton, American botanist and physician (d. 1815) Wikipedia ↗
• 1744 — William Cornwallis, English admiral and politician (d. 1819) Wikipedia ↗
• 1696 — Johann Melchior Molter, German violinist and composer (d. 1765) Wikipedia ↗
• 1685 — Aaron Hill, English poet and playwright (d. 1750) Wikipedia ↗
• 1627 — Cornelis de Bie, Flemish poet ann jurist (d. 1715) Wikipedia ↗
• 1609 — John Suckling, English poet and playwright (d. 1642) Wikipedia ↗
• 1606 — Christine of France, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1663) Wikipedia ↗
• 1514 — Domenico Bollani, Bishop of Milan (d. 1579) Wikipedia ↗
• 1499 — Thomas Platter, Swiss author and scholar (d. 1582) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on February 10 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on February 10

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Urs of Muhammad Usman Damani (ق)