Historical Events In February - 10

1934  1st Jewish immigrant ship to break the English blockade in Palestine on February - 10.   

1935  Pennsylvania RR begins passenger service on new streamlined electric locomotive on February - 10.   

1935  On February - 10 1st US streamlined electric RR engine begins service   

1937  Ragnhild Hveger swims world free style record 400m (5:14.2) on February - 10.   

1938  On February - 10 king Carol II of Romania drives out dictator Goga   

1939  On February - 10 pius XI, [Ambrogio D A Ratti], Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at 81   

1940  On this day in history "In The Mood" by Glenn Miller hits #1   

1940  Tom & Jerry created by Hanna & Barbera debut by MGM on this day in history.   

1940  US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer on February - 10.   

1940  US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner on February - 10.   

1941  On February - 10 anti-Nazi "Het Parool" begins publishing in Netherlands   

1941  1st highway post office makes 1st trip, Wash, DC-Harrisonburg, VA on this day in history.   

1942  HMCS Spikenard (Corvette) torpedoed on February - 10.   

1942  On this day in history the first ever record 'Gold Disc' is presented to Glenn Miller   

1942  Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold disc for selling 1 million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo" on February - 10.   

1943  8th Army sweeps through North Africa to Tunisia on February - 10.   

1943  On February - 10 van der Veen Resistance starts fire in Amsterdam employment bureau   

1943  "Manifesto of Algerian People" calls for equality & self-determination on February - 10.   

1943  On February - 10 wa'er, shot dead by Defiance   

1944  On February - 10 belgium resistance fighter/author Kamiel van Baelen arrested   

1944  U-666/U-545/U-283 sink off Ireland on this day in history.   

1945  On February - 10 "Rum & Coca Cola" by Andrews Sisters hits #1   

1945  On this day in history juan de Hernandez, composer, dies at 63   

1946  Liner Mauritania docks in Halifax carrying 943 war brides and children from England on February - 10.   

1946  1st black pro-baseball player Jackie Robinson marries Rachel Isum on this day in history.   

1947  Canada signs mop-up peace treaties with former Axis powers Italy, Romania, Hungary and Finland on February - 10.   

1947  Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

1947  Netherlands Radio Union forms on February - 10.   

1947  Province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland on February - 10.   

1947  WWII peace treaties signed on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history greek General Markos' guerrilla army bombs Saloniki   

1948  On this day in history ewart Astill, cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30), dies   

1949  On this day in history the Arthur Miller play, Death of a Salesman, starring Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy and Mildred Dunnock, makes its Broadway debut.   

1950  The Temiscouata Railway is entrusted to Canadian National. This line, which was opened throughout on October 1, 1891, ran from Rivière du Loup to Edmundston and from Edmundston to Connors on February - 10.   

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

1524  On this day in history 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  John Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier was born on February - 10.   

1637  On February - 10 birth of henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry   

1670  On February - 10 birth of norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter   

1670  On this day in history birth of william Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World)   

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

1126  Death of William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, poet (b. 1071) on this day in history.   

1134  On this day in history robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies   

1162  On February - 10 boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies   

1242  Death of Emperor Shijō of Japan (b. 1231) on February - 10.   

1278  On this day in history death of margaret II of Flanders (b. 1202)   

1482  Luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81 on February - 10.   

1495  On this day in history death of william Stanley, Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy   

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