Birthday February 10, 1775 Charles Lamb, English critic & poet & essayist
Birthday February 10, 1868 William Allen White, editor
Birthday February 10, 1890 Boris Pasternak, Russian novelist & poet (Dr. Zhivago) (Nobel 1958)
Birthday February 10, 1893 Jimmy Durante, comedian
Birthday February 10, 1893 William (Bill) Tilden, tennis player
Birthday February 10, 1894 Harold Macmillan, (C) British Prime Minister (1957-63)
Birthday February 10, 1898 Bertolt Brecht, German playwright (Mother Courage)
Birthday February 10, 1898 Dame Judith Anderson, Actress
Birthday February 10, 1910 Dominique Pire, Belgian educator & aided WW II refugees (Nobel 1958)
Birthday February 10, 1914 Larry Adler, Actor
Birthday February 10, 1922 Harold Hughes, ex-Governor of New Jersey
Birthday February 10, 1922 Neva Patterson
Birthday February 10, 1923 Cesare Siepi, Italian basso
Birthday February 10, 1927 Leontyne Price, operatic soprano
Birthday February 10, 1930 Robert Wagner, Actor (Hart to Hart)
Birthday February 10, 1939 Singer Roberta Flack, in North Carolina
Birthday February 10, 1944 Peter Allen, singer
Birthday February 10, 1950 Mark Spitz, U.S. Olympic swimmer
History February 10, 1720 Edmund Halley is appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England
History February 10, 1763 The French and Indian War ends
History February 10, 1763 Treaty of Paris ends French & Indian War
History February 10, 1779 The Battle of Carr's Fort
History February 10, 1840 Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert
History February 10, 1846 Mormons begin exodus to Utah
History February 10, 1861 Davis learns he is president
History February 10, 1870 City of Anaheim incorporated (1st time)
History February 10, 1879 1st electric arc light used (in California Theater)
History February 10, 1899 Herbert Hoover marries Lou Henry
History February 10, 1916 U.S. secretary of war resigns
History February 10, 1942 Japanese sub bombards Midway
History February 10, 1942 Glenn Miller's Chattanooga Choo Choo goes gold
History February 10, 1957 Laura Ingalls Wilder, chronicler of American frontier life, dies
History February 10, 1962 Spies swapped
History February 10, 1962 Soviets exchange American for captured Russian spy
History February 10, 1965 Viet Cong blow up U.S. barracks
History February 10, 1966 Auto safety crusader Ralph Nader testifies before Congress
History February 10, 1967 25th Amendment (Presidential Disability & Succession) in effect
History February 10, 1970 Avalanche buries skiers in France
History February 10, 1971 Journalists killed in helicopter crash
History February 10, 1972 Ziggy Stardust makes his earthly debut
History February 10, 1973 2nd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
History February 10, 1989 Brown elected chairman of the Democratic Party
History February 10, 1992 Boxing legend convicted of raping beauty queen
History February 10, 1996 Deep Blue beats Kasparov at chess
History February 10, 2006 Final episode of Arrested Development airs on Fox
History February 10, 2014 Iconic child star Shirley Temple dies at 85
February 10, 1775 Charles Lamb, English critic & poet & essayist
February 10, 1868 William Allen White, editor
February 10, 1890 Boris Pasternak, Russian novelist & poet (Dr. Zhivago) (Nobel 1958)
February 10, 1893 Jimmy Durante, comedian
February 10, 1893 William (Bill) Tilden, tennis player
February 10, 1894 Harold Macmillan, (C) British Prime Minister (1957-63)
February 10, 1898 Bertolt Brecht, German playwright (Mother Courage)
February 10, 1898 Dame Judith Anderson, Actress
February 10, 1910 Dominique Pire, Belgian educator & aided WW II refugees (Nobel 1958)
February 10, 1914 Larry Adler, Actor
February 10, 1922 Harold Hughes, ex-Governor of New Jersey
February 10, 1922 Neva Patterson
February 10, 1923 Cesare Siepi, Italian basso
February 10, 1927 Leontyne Price, operatic soprano
February 10, 1930 Robert Wagner, Actor (Hart to Hart)
February 10, 1939 Singer Roberta Flack, in North Carolina
February 10, 1944 Peter Allen, singer
February 10, 1950 Mark Spitz, U.S. Olympic swimmer
February 10, 1720 Edmund Halley is appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England
February 10, 1763 The French and Indian War ends
February 10, 1763 Treaty of Paris ends French & Indian War
February 10, 1779 The Battle of Carr's Fort
February 10, 1840 Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert
February 10, 1846 Mormons begin exodus to Utah
February 10, 1861 Davis learns he is president
February 10, 1870 City of Anaheim incorporated (1st time)
February 10, 1879 1st electric arc light used (in California Theater)
February 10, 1899 Herbert Hoover marries Lou Henry
February 10, 1916 U.S. secretary of war resigns
February 10, 1942 Japanese sub bombards Midway
February 10, 1942 Glenn Miller's Chattanooga Choo Choo goes gold
February 10, 1957 Laura Ingalls Wilder, chronicler of American frontier life, dies
February 10, 1962 Spies swapped
February 10, 1962 Soviets exchange American for captured Russian spy
February 10, 1965 Viet Cong blow up U.S. barracks
February 10, 1966 Auto safety crusader Ralph Nader testifies before Congress
February 10, 1967 25th Amendment (Presidential Disability & Succession) in effect
February 10, 1970 Avalanche buries skiers in France
February 10, 1971 Journalists killed in helicopter crash
February 10, 1972 Ziggy Stardust makes his earthly debut
February 10, 1973 2nd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
February 10, 1989 Brown elected chairman of the Democratic Party
February 10, 1992 Boxing legend convicted of raping beauty queen
February 10, 1996 Deep Blue beats Kasparov at chess
February 10, 2006 Final episode of Arrested Development airs on Fox
February 10, 2014 Iconic child star Shirley Temple dies at 85