This day in History - February 10

469 Historic Events for February 10
1937 Birth Yuriy Poyarkov, USSR, volleyball player (Oly-2 gold/1 silver-1964-72)
1937 Birth Don Wilson, rock guitarist (Ventures-Walk Don't Run, Batman Theme)
1937 Birth Lord Justice Rose
1937 Event Ragnhild Hveger swims world free style record 400m (5:14.2)
1938 Event King Carol II of Romania drives out dictator Goga
1939 Birth Barbara Kolb, Hartford Ct, composer (Trobar Jus)
1939 Birth Boris Pickett, vocalist (Monster Mash)
1939 Death Pius XI, [Ambrogio D A Ratti], Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at 81
1939 Birth Roberta Flack, NC, vocalist (If Ever I Saw Your Face)
1940 Birth Hamish Imlach, folk singer/comic
1940 Birth Jimmy Merchant, rocker
1940 Birth Mary Rand-Bignal-Toomey, England, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1964)
1940 Event Tom and Jerry created by Hanna and Barbera debut by MGM
1940 Event "In The Mood" by Glenn Miller hits #1
1940 Event US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer
1940 Birth Peter Middleton, CEO (Lloyd's)
1940 Event US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner
1941 Birth John Hampshire, cricketer (of Yorkshire Century on debut for Eng 1969)
1941 Birth Michael Apted, director/researcher (Granada TV)
1941 Event 1st highway post office makes 1st trip, Wash, DC-Harrisonburg, VA
1941 Event Anti-nazi "Het Parool" begins publishing in Netherlands
1942 Event Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold disc for selling 1 million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo"
1942 Birth Jimmy Merchant, rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon and Teenagers-Why Do Fools)
1942 Birth Michael Bishop, CEO (British Midland Airways)
1943 Event 8th Army sweeps through North Africa to Tunisia