Tukuk-OS📅 February 10
20 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on February 10? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2009 — The satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 destroyed each other in the first accidental hypervelocity collision between two intact satellites in low Earth orbit.
- 2008 — The Namdaemun gate in Seoul, the first of South Korea's National Treasures, was severely damaged by arson (damage pictured).
- 1996 — Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in a game of chess, the first ever game won by a chess-playing computer against a World Chess Champion under chess tournament conditions.
- 1962 — Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy arrested by the FBI, was exchanged for Francis Gary Powers, the pilot of the CIA spy plane that had been shot down over Soviet airspace two years earlier.
- 1962 — The first solo exhibition by Roy Lichtenstein (pictured) opened, including the painting Look Mickey, which featured his first use of Ben Day dots, speech balloons, and comic imagery sourcing.
- 1941 — In the first airborne operation undertaken by the British military, a small force of paratroopers landed near Calitri, Italy, to destroy an aqueduct.
- 1940 — Puss Gets the Boot, the first Tom and Jerry cartoon, was released to theaters.
- 1939 — Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists concluded their conquest of Catalonia and sealed the border with France.
- 1936 — Second Italo-Ethiopian War: The Battle of Amba Aradam began, ending nine days later in a decisive tactical victory for Italy and the neutralisation of almost the entire Ethiopian army as a fighting force.
Second Italo-Ethiopian WarBattle of Amba AradamTactical victory
- 1930 — The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launched the failed Yên Bái mutiny in the hope of ending French colonial rule in Vietnam.
- 1919 — The Inter-Allied Women's Conference (delegates pictured) opened as a counterpart to the Paris Peace Conference, marking the first time that women were allowed formal participation in an international treaty negotiation.
Inter-Allied Women's ConferenceParis Peace Conference (1919–1920)
- 1906 — The Royal Navy battleship HMS Dreadnought was launched, representing such a marked advance in naval technology that her name came to be associated with an entire generation of battleships.
- 1862 — American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroyed the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina.
- 1840 — Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Queen Victoria married at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, London, with Albert being granted the title prince consort.
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and GothaSaxe-Coburg and GothaQueen Victoria
- 1814 — War of the Sixth Coalition: A French army led by Napoleon effectively destroyed a small Russian corps commanded by Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev.
- 1763 — To end the Seven Years' War, Britain, France and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris, which significantly reduced the size of the French colonial empire and marked the beginning of an extensive period of British dominance outside of Europe.
Seven Years' WarTreaty of Paris (1763)French colonial empire
- 1712 — The Huilliche in Chile's Chiloé Archipelago rose up against Spanish encomenderos in revenge for perceived injustices.
Huilliche peopleChiloé ArchipelagoHuilliche uprising of 1712
- 1355 — A tavern dispute between students of the University of Oxford and townspeople in Oxford became a riot that left about 90 people dead.
- 1258 — The last Abbasid caliph surrendered Baghdad to the besieging Mongol army of Hulegu Khan, who later sacked the city, killing hundreds of thousands of people.
- 1220 — Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire: the city of Bukhara was captured and looted by the Mongol army of Genghis Khan.
Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian EmpireBukharaSiege of Bukhara
Births
- 2009 — Antonio Arena, Italian footballer
- 2006 — Megan Skiendiel, American singer, dancer and actress
- 2001 — Sergio Camello, Spanish footballer
- 2000 — María Carlé, Argentine tennis player
- 2000 — Yara Shahidi, American actress and model
- 1999 — Tiffany Espensen, American actress
- 1997 — Josh Jackson, American basketball player
- 1997 — Lilly King, American swimmer
- 1997 — Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress
- 1997 — Nadia Podoroska, Argentine tennis player
- 1997 — Josh Rosen, American football player
- 1997 — Adam Armstrong, English footballer
Deaths
- 2026 — Jose de Venecia Jr., Filipino politician and journalist, 17th and 21st Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives (born 1936)
Jose de Venecia Jr.Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
- 2025 — Peter Tuiasosopo, American football player and actor (born 1963)
- 2023 — AKA, South African rapper (born 1988)
- 2022 — Olsen Filipaina, New Zealand rugby league player (born 1957)
- 2021 — Larry Flynt, American publisher (born 1942)
- 2019 — Carmen Argenziano, American actor (born 1943)
- 2019 — Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor (born 1944)
- 2017 — Mike Ilitch, American businessman (born 1929)
- 2016 — Fatima Surayya Bajia, Indian-Pakistani author and playwright (born 1930)
- 2015 — Naseer Aruri, Palestinian scholar and activist (born 1934)
- 2015 — Karl Josef Becker, German cardinal and theologian (born 1928)
- 2015 — Deng Liqun, Chinese theorist and politician (born 1915)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Austrebertha
- Christian feast day: Charalambos
- Christian feast day: Blessed Eusebia Palomino Yenes
- Christian feast day: José Sánchez del Río
- Christian feast day: Scholastica
- Christian feast day: February 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck (Malta)
- Fenkil Day(commemoration of the Second Battle of Massawa) (Eritrea)
- Kurdish Authors Union Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
- National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe (Italy)
- Arabian Leopard Day
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