February 10th, 1953

Born on February 10th, 1953

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What happened on February 10th?

February 10th, 2016

In response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 by North Korea, the South Korean government closed the Kaesong Industrial Region, a collaborative economic development run jointly by both countries.

February 10th, 2009

The first accidental hypervelocity collision between two intact satellites in low Earth orbit took place when Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 destroyed each other.

February 10th, 2008

The Namdaemun gate in Seoul, the first of South Korea's National Treasures, was severely damaged by arson.

February 10th, 1964

The Royal Australian Navy aircraft carrier Melbourne collided with and sank the destroyer Voyager in Jervis Bay, killing 82 crew members aboard the latter ship.

February 10th, 1962

The first solo exhibition by Roy Lichtenstein (pictured) opened, including the painting Look Mickey, which featured his first use of Ben Day dots, speech balloons, and comic imagery sourcing.

February 10th, 1861

Jefferson Davis was notified that he had been selected as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America.

February 10th, 1940

Puss Gets the Boot, the first Tom and Jerry cartoon, was released to theaters.

February 10th, 1939

Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists concluded their conquest of Catalonia and sealed the border with France.

February 10th, 1936

Second Italo-Abyssinian War: The Battle of Amba Aradam began, ending nine days later in a decisive tactical victory for Italy and the neutralisation of almost the entire Ethiopian army as a fighting force.

February 10th, 1930

The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launched the failed Yên Bái mutiny in the hope of ending French colonial rule in Vietnam.

February 10th, 1919

The Inter-Allied Women's Conference opened as a counterpart to the Paris Peace Conference, marking the first time that women were allowed formal participation in an international treaty negotiation.

February 10th, 1906

The Royal Navy battleship HMS Dreadnought was launched, representing such a marked advance in naval technology that her name came to be associated with an entire generation of battleships.

February 10th, 1862

American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroyed the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina.

February 10th, 1840

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Queen Victoria married at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, London, with Albert being granted the title prince consort.

February 10th, 1814

War of the Sixth Coalition: A French army led by Napoleon effectively destroyed a small Russian corps commanded by Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 10th

Born on February 10th, 1953

71

Engelbert Wistuba

German politician

*February 10th, 1953, Mügeln

71

Travis Walton

American alleged alien abductee

*February 10th, 1953, Arizona

71

Phil Kline

American composer

*February 10th, 1953, Akron

71

Oda Sletnes

Norwegian diplomat

*February 10th, 1953, Trondheim

71

Roque Moya

Spanish bicycle racer

*February 10th, 1953, Gorafe

71

Cecilia Castaño

Spanish professor, political scientist, economist, writer

*February 10th, 1953, Almería

64

Volli Kalm

Estonian geologist

*February 10th, 1953, Vändra †December 23rd, 2017, Otepää

71

John Shirley

American writer, screenwriter and musician

*February 10th, 1953, Houston

71

Carl Stone

American composer

*February 10th, 1953, Los Angeles

71

Jacques L'Heureux

Canadian actor

*February 10th, 1953, Sillery

71

David R. Millard

American politician

*February 10th, 1953, Bloomsburg

71

Bohumil Andrejko

Slovak soccer player and soccer coach

*February 10th, 1953, Stropkov

71

Dédé Saint Prix

French singer-songwriter

*February 10th, 1953, Le François

71

Ramakrishnan Nagaraj

Indian biochemist

*February 10th, 1953, Andhra Pradesh

71

Yuhanon Mar Thevodoros

Indian bishop

*February 10th, 1953, Kerala

71

Lee Percy

American film editor

*February 10th, 1953, Kalamazoo

71

Raymond Ocampo

Filipino luger

*February 10th, 1953, Lubao

70

Ronnie Caryl

British musician

*February 10th, 1953, Liverpool †December 18th, 2023, Rochefort

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 10th?

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

38

Chen Hung-Ling

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 10th, 1986, Taipei

61

Johann Wadephul

German politician

*February 10th, 1963, Husum

72

Lee Hsien Loong

3rd Prime Minister of Singapore since 2004

*February 10th, 1952, Colony of Singapore

84

Richard Schickel

American film scholar

*February 10th, 1933, Milwaukee †February 18th, 2017, Los Angeles

70

Peter Ramsauer

German politician

*February 10th, 1954, Munich

27

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

58

Stefan Emmerling

German association football player and manager

*February 10th, 1966, Heidelberg

80

Rakel Surlien

Norwegian judge and politician

*February 10th, 1944, Svelvik

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

72

Gerhard Rosenfeld

German composer

*February 10th, 1931, Königsberg †March 5th, 2003, Bergholz-Rehbrücke

41

Julius Onah

American film director

*February 10th, 1983, Makurdi

48

Indarti Issolina

Indonesian badminton player

*February 10th, 1976, Purwokerto

74

Mark Spitz

American Olympic swimmer

*February 10th, 1950, Modesto

34

Chan Tsz Ka

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1990, British Hong Kong

66

Kim Andersen

Danish racing cyclist, born 1958

*February 10th, 1958, Malling

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

28

Peck Yen Wei

Malaysian badminton player

*February 10th, 1996, Kuala Lumpur

80

Niklot Klüßendorf

German archivist, historian and numismatist

*February 10th, 1944, Hamburg

28

Luís Enrique Peñalver

Spanish badminton player

*February 10th, 1996, Toledo

Same year
Born in 1953

71

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*January 1st, 1953, Duisburg

70

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

70

Felix Magath

German association football player and manager

*July 26th, 1953, Aschaffenburg

70

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013

*June 15th, 1953, Beijing

70

Ewald Lienen

German association football player and manager

*November 28th, 1953, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

70

Tony Blair

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

*May 6th, 1953, Edinburgh

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

70

Pierre Franckh

German actor

*May 1st, 1953, Heilbronn

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

64

Stephen Paddock

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

*April 9th, 1953, Clinton †October 1st, 2017, Mandalay Bay

71

Barbara Schnitzler

German actress

*February 19th, 1953, East Berlin

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

*June 3rd, 1953, Hilversum †September 23rd, 1987, New York City

71

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

71

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

70

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, Paris

70

Tom Barrett

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953–)

*December 8th, 1953, Milwaukee

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No: With 365 days 1953 is a normal year and no leap year.

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