Page 7: Historical Events In February - 10

1934  1st Jewish immigrant ship to break the English blockade in Palestine on February - 10.   

1935  On this day in history pennsylvania RR begins passenger service on new streamlined electric locomotive   

1935  1st US streamlined electric RR engine begins service on February - 10.   

1937  Ragnhild Hveger swims world free style record 400m (5:14.2) on this day in history.   

1938  King Carol II of Romania drives out dictator Goga on February - 10.   

1939  On this day in history pius XI, [Ambrogio D A Ratti], Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at 81   

1940  "In The Mood" by Glenn Miller hits #1 on this day in history.   

1940  Tom & Jerry created by Hanna & Barbera debut by MGM on February - 10.   

1940  US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer on this day in history.   

1940  On February - 10 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner   

1941  Anti-Nazi "Het Parool" begins publishing in Netherlands on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history 1st highway post office makes 1st trip, Wash, DC-Harrisonburg, VA   

1942  HMCS Spikenard (Corvette) torpedoed on this day in history.   

1942  On February - 10 the first ever record 'Gold Disc' is presented to Glenn Miller   

1942  On this day in history glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold disc for selling 1 million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo"   

1943  8th Army sweeps through North Africa to Tunisia on this day in history.   

1943  On February - 10 van der Veen Resistance starts fire in Amsterdam employment bureau   

1943  On February - 10 "Manifesto of Algerian People" calls for equality & self-determination   

1943  Wa'er, shot dead by Defiance on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history belgium resistance fighter/author Kamiel van Baelen arrested   

1944  On this day in history u-666/U-545/U-283 sink off Ireland   

1945  "Rum & Coca Cola" by Andrews Sisters hits #1 on this day in history.   

1945  Juan de Hernandez, composer, dies at 63 on February - 10.   

1946  On February - 10 liner Mauritania docks in Halifax carrying 943 war brides and children from England.   

1946  On this day in history 1st black pro-baseball player Jackie Robinson marries Rachel Isum   

1947  Canada signs mop-up peace treaties with former Axis powers Italy, Romania, Hungary and Finland on this day in history.   

1947  Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history netherlands Radio Union forms   

1947  Province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland on this day in history.   

1947  WWII peace treaties signed on February - 10.   

1948  On this day in history greek General Markos' guerrilla army bombs Saloniki   

1948  Ewart Astill, cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30), dies on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history the Arthur Miller play, Death of a Salesman, starring Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy and Mildred Dunnock, makes its Broadway debut.   

1950  The Temiscouata Railway is entrusted to Canadian National. This line, which was opened throughout on October 1, 1891, ran from Rivière du Loup to Edmundston and from Edmundston to Connors on February - 10.   

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

1524  On this day in history 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  On February - 10 birth of john Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier   

1637  Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry was born on February - 10.   

1670  Norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter was born on February - 10.   

1670  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of william IX, Duke of Aquitaine, poet (b. 1071)   

1134  On this day in history robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies   

1162  On this day in history 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 February - 10 death of lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered