On This Day: February 10

Updated February 9, 2012, 1:28 pm

On Feb. 10, 1962, the Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolph Ivanovich Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States.

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On Feb. 10, 1890, Boris Pasternak, the Russian Nobel Prize-winning novelist and poet, was born. Following his death on May 30, 1960, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

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1763	France ceded Canada to England under the Treaty of Paris, which ended the French and Indian War.
1840	Britain’s Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha.
1846	Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints – the Mormons – began an exodus west from Illinois.
1962	The Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for a Soviet spy held by the United States.
1964	Bob Dylan’s album “The Times They Are A-Changin”‘ was released.
1967	The 25th Amendment to the Constitution, dealing with presidential disability and succession, went into effect.
1989	Ron Brown was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first African-American to head a major U.S. political party.
1992	Boxer Mike Tyson was convicted in Indianapolis of raping a Miss Black America contestant.
2004	Rapper-producer Kanye West’s debut CD, “The College Dropout,” was released.
2005	North Korea boasted publicly for the first time that it possessed nuclear weapons.
2007	Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., kicked off his presidential campaign with a speech at the state house in Springfield, Ill.
2007	Gen. David Petraeus took charge of U.S. forces in Iraq.
2011	Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refused to step down or leave the country and instead handed his powers to his vice president.

Current Birthdays

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Actress Elizabeth Banks turns 38 years old today.

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Actress Laura Dern turns 45 years old today.

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1930	Robert Wagner, Actor (“Hart to Hart”), turns 82
1939	Roberta Flack, Singer, turns 73
1940	Jimmy Merchant, Singer (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers), turns 72
1950	Mark Spitz, Olympic gold-medal swimmer, turns 62
1951	Robert Iger, Walt Disney Co. president and CEO, turns 61
1961	Alexander Payne, Director (“The Descendants,” “Sideways”), turns 51
1961	George Stephanopoulos, Broadcast journalist (“This Week”), turns 51
1991	Emma Roberts, Actress, turns 21
1997	Chloe Grace Moretz, Actress (“Hugo”), turns 15

 

Historic Birthdays

Boris Pasternak 2/10/1890 – 5/30/1960 Russian Nobel Prize-winning novelist/poet.Go to obituary »

64	Aaron Hill 2/10/1685 – 2/8/1750 English poet/dramatist/essayist
72	Andre-Ernest Gretry 2/10/1741 – 9/24/1813 French operatic composer
59	Charles Lamb 2/10/1775 – 12/27/1834 English essayist/critic
80	Harrison Gray Otis 2/10/1837 – 7/30/1917 American newspaper publisher-Los Angeles Times
75	William Allen White 2/10/1868 – 1/29/1944 American journalist/writer
86	Jimmy Durante 2/10/1893 – 1/29/1980 American comedian/entertainer
92	Harold Macmillan 2/10/1894 – 12/29/1986 English politician/prime minister
93	Dame Judith Anderson 2/10/1898 – 1/3/1992 Australian-bn. American stage and film actress
58	Bertolt Brecht 2/10/1898 – 8/14/1956 German poet/playwright
91	Stella Adler 2/10/1901 – 12/21/1992 American actress/teacher