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02/10/1931
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Makoto Shinohara, composer
Type: Birth
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02/10/1931
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Thomas Bernhard, writer
Type: Birth
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02/10/1931
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New Delhi becomes capital of India
Type: Event
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02/10/1931
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Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Harts premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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02/10/1931
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Gerhard Rosenfeld, composer
Type: Birth
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02/10/1932
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Rockin Dopsie Sr, [Alton Jay Rubin], Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1932
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R H Edgar Wallace, British writer/journalist (3 Just Men), dies at 76
Type: Death
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02/10/1932
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Donald Hilton, Moderator (General Assembly of United Reformed Church)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1933
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Delivery of 1st singing telegram (Postal Telegram Co NYC)
Type: Event
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02/10/1933
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-54øF (-48øC), Seneca, Oregon (state record)
Type: Event
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02/10/1933
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Dutch seaplane bombs Dutch ship
Type: Event
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02/10/1933
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Hitler proclaims end of Marxism
Type: Event
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02/10/1933
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Mutiny on "7 Provinces" ends (began Feb 4th), 23 killed
Type: Event
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02/10/1934
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1st Jewish immigrant ship to break the English blockade in Palestine
Type: Event
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02/10/1934
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Howard Hanson's "Merry Mount," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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02/10/1934
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Byrd souvenir sheet issued, NYC; 1st unperforated ungummed US stamp
Type: Event
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02/10/1934
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Stalin ends 17th CPSU-congress, says "Life becomes merrier"
Type: Event
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02/10/1934
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Thomson/Gertrude Steins opera premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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02/10/1935
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Pennsylvania RR begins passenger service on new electric locomotive
Type: Event
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02/10/1935
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Theodore Antoniou, composer
Type: Birth
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02/10/1935
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Salvator Pueyo, composer
Type: Birth
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02/10/1935
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1st US streamlined electric RR engine begins service
Type: Event
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02/10/1935
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Conrad Klapheck, German painter (typewriters)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1936
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Olwyn Bowey, painter
Type: Birth
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02/10/1936
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Sylvia Williams, museum director/curator
Type: Birth
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02/10/1937
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Yuriy Poyarkov, USSR, volleyball player (Oly-2 gold/1 silver-1964-72)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1937
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Don Wilson, rock guitarist (Ventures-Walk Don't Run, Batman Theme)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1937
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Lord Justice Rose
Type: Birth
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02/10/1937
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Ragnhild Hveger swims world free style record 400m (5:14.2)
Type: Event
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02/10/1938
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King Carol II of Romania drives out dictator Goga
Type: Event
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02/10/1939
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Barbara Kolb, Hartford Ct, composer (Trobar Jus)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1939
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Boris Pickett, vocalist (Monster Mash)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1939
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Pius XI, [Ambrogio D A Ratti], Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at 81
Type: Death
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02/10/1939
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Roberta Flack, NC, vocalist (If Ever I Saw Your Face)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1940
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Hamish Imlach, folk singer/comic
Type: Birth
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02/10/1940
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Jimmy Merchant, rocker
Type: Birth
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02/10/1940
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Mary Rand-Bignal-Toomey, England, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1964)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1940
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Tom and Jerry created by Hanna and Barbera debut by MGM
Type: Event
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02/10/1940
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"In The Mood" by Glenn Miller hits #1
Type: Event
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02/10/1940
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer
Type: Event
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02/10/1940
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Peter Middleton, CEO (Lloyd's)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1940
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner
Type: Event
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02/10/1941
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John Hampshire, cricketer (of Yorkshire Century on debut for Eng 1969)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1941
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Michael Apted, director/researcher (Granada TV)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1941
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1st highway post office makes 1st trip, Wash, DC-Harrisonburg, VA
Type: Event
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02/10/1941
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Anti-nazi "Het Parool" begins publishing in Netherlands
Type: Event
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02/10/1942
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Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold disc for selling 1 million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo"
Type: Event
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02/10/1942
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Jimmy Merchant, rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon and Teenagers-Why Do Fools)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1942
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Michael Bishop, CEO (British Midland Airways)
Type: Birth
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02/10/1943
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8th Army sweeps through North Africa to Tunisia
Type: Event
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