February 10 in history — What Happened Today in History
Curious what February 10 in history holds? From 2026 back through the centuries, our timeline gathers everything that happened on February 10 — events, birthdays and deaths on one cozy page.
On this page, February 10 in history is arranged as a timeline of major events in reverse order, with birthdays and deaths in their own sections, plus a short FAQ about February 10 in history at the bottom.
Major Events on February 10 in History 37
- 2026
Shootings at a residence and a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, leave nine people dead and 27 injured.
- 2021
The traditional Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is canceled for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2021
Texas' worst energy infrastructure failure, the 2021 Texas power crisis, starts.
- 2018
Nineteen people are killed and 66 injured when a Kowloon Motor Bus double decker on route 872 in Hong Kong overturns.
- 2016
South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4.
- 2013
Thirty-six people are killed and 39 others are injured in a stampede in Allahabad, India, during the Kumbh Mela festival.
- 2009
The communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collide in orbit, destroying both.
- 2004
Forty-three people are killed and three are injured when a Fokker 50 crashes near Sharjah International Airport.
- 2003
France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.
- 1996
IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
- 1989
Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party.
- 1984
Kenyan soldiers kill an estimated 5,000 ethnic Somali Kenyans in the Wagalla massacre.
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- 1972
Ras Al Khaimah joins the United Arab Emirates, now making up seven emirates.
- 1967
The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
- 1964
Melbourne–Voyager collision: The aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne collides with and sinks the destroyer HMAS Voyager off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, killing 82.
- 1962
Cold War: Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
- 1954
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
- 1947
The Paris Peace Treaties are signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II.
- 1943
World War II: Attempting to completely lift the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Red Army engages German troops and Spanish volunteers in the Battle of Krasny Bor.
- 1940
The Soviet Union begins mass deportations of Polish citizens from occupied eastern Poland to Siberia.
- 1939
Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
- 1936
Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launch the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
- 1933
In round 13 of a boxing match at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Primo Carnera knocks out Ernie Schaaf. Schaaf dies four days later.
- 1930
The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launches the failed Yên Bái mutiny in hope of overthrowing French protectorate over Vietnam.
- 1923
Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas.
- 1920
Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs the symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
- 1920
About 75% of the population in Zone I votes to join Denmark in the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites.
- 1906
HMS Dreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships, is christened.
- 1862
American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroys the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina.
- 1861
Jefferson Davis is notified by telegraph that he has been chosen as provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
- 1846
First Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Sobraon: British defeat Sikhs in the final battle of the war.
- 1840
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- 1814
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Champaubert ends in French victory over the Russians and the Prussians.
- 1763
French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
- 1712
Huilliches in Chiloé rebel against Spanish encomenderos.
- 1567
Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, is found strangled following an explosion at the Kirk o' Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland, a suspected assassination.
- 1502
Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.
Famous Birthdays on February 10 in History 25
- 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
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- 1996
Alexandar Georgiev, Bulgarian-Russian ice hockey player
- 1996
Emanuel Mammana, Argentine footballer
- 1995
Sterling Brown, American basketball player
- 1995
Bobby Portis, American basketball player
- 1995
Carolane Soucisse, Canadian ice dancer
- 1995
Lexi Thompson, American golfer
- 1995
Naby Keïta, Guinean footballer
- 1994
Son Na-eun, South Korean singer and actress
- 1994
Kang Seul-gi, South Korean singer
- 1994
Makenzie Vega, American actress
- 1994
Miguel Almirón, Paraguayan footballer
- 1993
Yasser Ibrahim, Egyptian footballer
- 1993
Max Kepler, German-American baseball player
Notable Deaths on February 10 in History 25
- 2026
Jose de Venecia Jr., Filipino politician and journalist, 17th and 21st Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives (born 1936)
- 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)
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- 2014
Stuart Hall, Jamaican-English sociologist and theorist (born 1932)
- 2014
Shirley Temple, American actress and diplomat (born 1928)
- 2013
W. Watts Biggers, American author, screenwriter, and animator (born 1927)
- 2013
David Hartman, American-Israeli rabbi and philosopher, founded the Shalom Hartman Institute (born 1931)
- 2012
Lloyd Morrison, New Zealand banker and businessman, founded H. R. L. Morrison & Co (born 1957)
- 2012
Jeffrey Zaslow, American journalist and author (born 1958)
- 2011
Trevor Bailey, English cricketer and journalist (born 1923)
- 2010
Fred Schaus, American basketball player and coach (born 1925)
- 2010
Charles Wilson, American lieutenant and politician (born 1933)
- 2008
Roy Scheider, American actor and boxer (born 1932)
- 2006
James Yancey, American record producer and rapper (born 1974)
- 2005
Arthur Miller, American actor, playwright, and author (born 1915)
- 2003
Edgar de Evia, Mexican-American photographer (born 1910)
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What happened on February 10 in history?
The biggest event on February 10 in history is: 2026 — Shootings at a residence and a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, leave nine people dead and 27 injured.. In total, 37 major events are recorded for this day.
Who was born on February 10?
25 famous people were born on February 10 in history, the best known being 2009 — Antonio Arena, Italian footballer.
Who died on February 10?
25 notable people died on February 10 in history, including 2026 — Jose de Venecia Jr., Filipino politician and journalist, 17th and 21st Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives (born 1936).
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