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 February - 10.   

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

1951  On February - 10 joseph Bovet, composer, dies at 71   

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

1953  On this day in history 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  On February - 10 men's Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins USA   

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

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

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  Ice Dance Championship at Oslo won by Jean Westwood/Lawrence Demmy Great Britain on February - 10.   

1954  Ice Pairs Championship at Oslo won by Frances Dafoe/Norris Bowden CAN on this day in history.   

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

1954  On this day in history men's Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Hayes Alan Jenkins US   

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

1956  On this day in history elvis Presley records "Heartbreak Hotel" for RCA   

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

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

1959  Dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely, but not alone" on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history tornado in St Louis kills 19 & injures 265   

1961  Niagara Falls hydroelectric project begins producing power on February - 10.   

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  Willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies at 83 on February - 10.   

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

1963  US male Figure Skating championship won by Thomas Litz on this day in history.   

1964  On February - 10 destroyer Voyager sinks off Australia after colliding with aircraft carrier Melbourne   

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 February - 10.   

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  On February - 10 "Spooky" by Classics IV hits #3   

1968  On this day in history 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  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  John Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier was born on February - 10.   

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

1134  Robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies on this day in history.   

1162  On February - 10 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  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 this day in history.   

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