February 10
February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 325 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Aquarius.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On February 10 the Sun's declination is approximately -14.9°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a February 10.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
1763 — The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War, ceding French North American territories east of the Mississippi to Britain. ↗(263 years ago)more
The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, following Great Britain and Prussia's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War.
1840 — Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. ↗(186 years ago)more
Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecessors, constituted the Victorian era, a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom marked by a great expansion ...
1942 — The Normandie, refitted as a U.S. troopship, caught fire and capsized in New York harbour. ↗(84 years ago)more
SS Normandie was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France, for the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT). She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat, crossing the Atlantic in a record 4.14 days, and remains the most powerful steam turbo-electric-propelled passenger ship ever built.
1996 — IBM's Deep Blue defeated chess world champion Garry Kasparov for the first time, in game one of a six-game match. ↗(30 years ago)more
Deep Blue was a customized IBM RS/6000 SP supercomputer for chess-playing designed by computer scientist Feng-hsiung Hsu. It was the first computer to win a game, and the first to win a match, against a reigning world champion under regular time controls. Development began in 1985 at Carnegie Mellon University under the name ChipTest.
Notable births
1894 — Harold Macmillan, British Prime Minister. ↗(132 years ago)more
Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Nicknamed "Supermac", he was known for his pragmatism, wit, and unflappability.
1898 — Bertolt Brecht, German playwright and poet. ↗(128 years ago)more
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a playwright in Munich and moved to Berlin in 1924, where he wrote The Threepenny Opera with Elisabeth Hauptmann and Kurt Weill and began a life-long coll...
1950 — Mark Spitz, American Olympic swimmer. ↗(76 years ago)more
Mark Andrew Spitz is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record time.
Notable deaths
1837 — Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet. ↗(189 years ago)more
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet, as well as the founder of modern Russian literature.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (41) | 41 · prime |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (325) | 5^2 × 13 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 10022026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -14.89° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 52 days |