Page 8: Historical Events In February - 10
Thursday, 03 April 2025
1950 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 On February - 10 ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer & John Nicks of Great Britain
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 this day in history.
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 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 February - 10.
1954 Ice Dance Championship at Oslo won by Jean Westwood/Lawrence Demmy Great Britain on February - 10.
1954 On this day in history 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 On February - 10 "My Friend Flicka" premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV
1956 On February - 10 elvis Presley records "Heartbreak Hotel" for RCA
1957 Laura Ingalls Wilder, US author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90 on February - 10.
1958 On February - 10 billy Vine, actor (54th Street Revue), dies at 42
1959 Dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely, but not alone" on February - 10.
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 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 on this day in history.
1962 On February - 10 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 February - 10 destroyer Voyager sinks off Australia after colliding with aircraft carrier Melbourne
1965 On this day in history 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 On February - 10 billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66
1967 On this day in history 25th Amendment (Presidential Disability & Succession) in effect
1968 On February - 10 "Spooky" by Classics IV hits #3
1968 On February - 10 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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