Page 8: Historical Events In February - 10

1950  On February - 10 armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer, dies at 70   

1951  "John & Marsha" by Stan Freberg peaks at #21 on this day in history.   

1951  Shah of Persia marries 19 year old Soraja Esfandiara Bakhtiari on February - 10.   

1951  Joseph Bovet, composer, dies at 71 on February - 10.   

1953  On February - 10 ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Jean Westwood & Lawrence Demmy of Great Britain   

1953  On February - 10 ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer & John Nicks of Great Britain   

1953  On this day in history ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright USA   

1953  Men's Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins USA on February - 10.   

1954  On February - 10 eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam   

1954  Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam, saying it has potential to turn into a quagmire on this day in history.   

1954  On February - 10 her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II plants a tree at the Australian War Memorial to mark the beginning of the Remembrance Driveway between Canberra and Sydney   

1954  On February - 10 ice Dance Championship at Oslo won by Jean Westwood/Lawrence Demmy Great Britain   

1954  On February - 10 ice Pairs Championship at Oslo won by Frances Dafoe/Norris Bowden CAN   

1954  On February - 10 ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Gundi Busch Germany   

1954  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Hayes Alan Jenkins US on this day in history.   

1956  On February - 10 "My Friend Flicka" premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV   

1956  Elvis Presley records "Heartbreak Hotel" for RCA on this day in history.   

1957  On February - 10 laura Ingalls Wilder, US author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90   

1958  Billy Vine, actor (54th Street Revue), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely, but not alone"   

1959  Tornado in St Louis kills 19 & injures 265 on this day in history.   

1961  Niagara Falls hydroelectric project begins producing power on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 10 captured American U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers is released by the U.S.S.R. in exchange for a Soviet spy held by the U.S.   

1962  On February - 10 willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies at 83   

1963  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Lorraine Hanlon   

1963  On February - 10 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Thomas Litz   

1964  Destroyer Voyager sinks off Australia after colliding with aircraft carrier Melbourne on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 10 in Northwestern Iran a 5.1 earthquake occurred. At least 20 persons were fatally injured and thousands of houses destroyed in and near Bustanabad   

1966  Harmel government in Belgium resigns on this day in history.   

1966  On February - 10 billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66   

1967  25th Amendment (Presidential Disability & Succession) in effect on February - 10.   

1968  "Spooky" by Classics IV hits #3 on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 10 peggy Fleming wins Olympics figure skating gold medal, Grenoble, France   

1968  On February - 10 pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist, dies at 79   

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1499  Thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582) was born on February - 10.   

1524  Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (d. 1580) was born on February - 10.   

1606  On February - 10 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  On February - 10 birth of henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry   

1670  Norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1670  On February - 10 birth of william Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World)   

1685  Aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara) was born on February - 10.   

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  Boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies on February - 10.   

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

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

1482  On this day in history luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81   

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

1567  On February - 10 death of lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered