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  On this day in history shah of Persia marries 19 year old Soraja Esfandiara Bakhtiari   

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

1953  On this day in history ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Jean Westwood & Lawrence Demmy of Great Britain   

1953  Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer & John Nicks of Great Britain on February - 10.   

1953  Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright USA on February - 10.   

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  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 on this day in history.   

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  Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Gundi Busch Germany on February - 10.   

1954  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Hayes Alan Jenkins US on February - 10.   

1956  "My Friend Flicka" premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV on this day in history.   

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

1957  Laura Ingalls Wilder, US author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1958  Billy Vine, actor (54th Street Revue), dies at 42 on February - 10.   

1959  Dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely, but not alone" on February - 10.   

1959  On February - 10 tornado in St Louis kills 19 & injures 265   

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

1962  On this day in history 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 this day in history willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies at 83   

1963  On February - 10 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Lorraine Hanlon   

1963  US male Figure Skating championship won by Thomas Litz on February - 10.   

1964  On this day in history 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  On this day in history harmel government in Belgium resigns   

1966  Billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history 25th Amendment (Presidential Disability & Succession) in effect   

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  Pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist, dies at 79 on February - 10.   

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1499  Thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582) was born on this day in history.   

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

1606  Christine Marie of France, regent of Savoy (d. 1663) was born on February - 10.   

1609  On this day in history birth of john Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier   

1637  On this day in history 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 February - 10 birth of william Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World)   

1685  On February - 10 birth of aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara)   

1126  On February - 10 death of william IX, Duke of Aquitaine, poet (b. 1071)   

1134  Robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies on February - 10.   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 10 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