Historical Events In February - 10

1989  On this day in history dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster, dies at 52, "He shoots, he scores!"  

1990  6th Largest wrestling crowd (63,900-Tokyo Dome) on February - 10.  

1990  On February - 10 buster Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 to become heavyweight boxing champion  

1990  South African President F.W. de Klerk announces that Nelson Mandela, the black activist imprisoned for 27 years, will be released the next day on this day in history.  

1990  On February - 10 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary  

1991  On February - 10 lithuania votes for independence from USSR  

1992  "Dangerous Women" final episode on WWOR-TV on this day in history.  

1992  On February - 10 bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics first gold medal for the USA  

1992  On this day in history mike Tyson convicted of raping Desiree Washington in Indiana  

1992  On this day in history roots author Alex Haley dies in Seattle at age 71.  

1992  On this day in history alex Haley, US writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots), dies at 70  

1993  "Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC & drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people on February - 10.  

1993  On this day in history uS officially backs peace plan in Bosnia  

1993  John Grossman, Czech director (Process, Revisor), dies on February - 10.  

1995  Chelsi Smith, 21, (Texas), crowned 44th Miss USA on this day in history.  

1995  US female Figure Skating championship won by Nicole Bobek on this day in history.  

1995  On February - 10 kenton Kilmer, poet/translator, dies at 85  

1996  IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champion Gary Kasparov on this day in history.  

1996  On this day in history minneapolis, Minnesota Timmins country singer Shania Twain draws a crowd of up to 20,000 fans for an autograph session at the giant Mall of America  

1996  Hugh Francis Lamprey, ecologist, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1997  Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.9245 AU) on February - 10.  

1997  Lemrick Nelson found guilty in the fatal stabbing on Hasidic Jew Yankel Rosenbaum in Crown Heights Brooklyn in 1991 on this day in history.  

1997  O J Simpson jury reaches decision on $25 million in punitive damages on February - 10.  

1997  On this day in history soyuz TM-25 launches to the MIR  

1997  On February - 10 brian McManus Connolly, musician, dies at 47  

1998  AOL raises monthly flat rate Internet access from $19.95 to $21.95 on February - 10.  

1998  Canadian National President Paul Tellier says CN is acquiring US rail company Illinois Central Corp for $2.4 billion on this day in history.  

1998  On February - 10 buddy the Wonder Dog, dog (Air Bud), dies of cancer at 9  

1999  On this day in history a federal judge orders American Airlines pilots back to work after their sickout grounds 2500 flights, stranding 200,000 travelers and crippling cargo carriers.  

2005  North Korea announced that it possessed nuclear weapons as a protection against the hostility it felt from the United States on February - 10.  

2005  Saudi Arabia held its first ever elections for municipal authorities, in which only men were allowed to vote.2006 The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin, Italy. The closing ceremony occurred on feb 26 on February - 10.  

2006  The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin, Italy. The closing ceremony occurred on feb 26 on this day in history.  

2007  On this day in history u.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois announces a presidential bid in Springfield, Illinois.  

2013  On February - 10 nigeria defeat Burkina Faso 1-0 to win the football 2013 Africa Cup of Nations  

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1499  On this day in history birth of thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582)  

1524  On February - 10 birth of albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (d. 1580)  

1606  On this day in history birth of christine Marie of France, regent of Savoy (d. 1663)  

1609  On February - 10 birth of john Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier  

1637  Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry was born on this day in history.  

1670  On this day in history birth of norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter  

1670  William Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World) was born on this day in history.  

1685  On this day in history birth of aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara)  

1126  On this day in history death of william IX, Duke of Aquitaine, poet (b. 1071)  

1134  On February - 10 robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies  

1162  On this day in history boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies  

1242  On this day in history death of emperor Shijō of Japan (b. 1231)  

1278  Death of Margaret II of Flanders (b. 1202) on February - 10.  

1482  Luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1495  Death of William Stanley, Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy on this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history death of lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered