Today in History for 10th February 2024

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Historical Events

1899 - -39°F (-39°C), Milligan, Ohio (state lowest record temperature)
1931 - Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "America's Sweetheart" premieres on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC
1959 - Dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely, but not alone"
1971 - American Mensa Ltd incorporates in New York
1981 - 33rd NHL All-Star Game, The Forum, Inglewood: Campbell Conference beats Wales Conference, 4-1; MVP: Mike Liut, St. Louis Blues, G
2014 - Canadian short track speed skater Charles Hamelin wins his 3rd career Olympic gold medal in the 1,500m in Sochi; Vancouver (2010) 500m and 5,000m relay champion

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Famous Birthdays

1696 - Johann Melchior Molter, German composer, born in Tiefenort, Thuringia (now Germany) (d. 1765)
1846 - Mildred Childe Lee, American favourite daughter of confederate General Robert E. Lee, born at Arlington Plantation, Virginia (d. 1905)
1888 - Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian poet (Hermeticism) and journalist, born in Alexandria (d. 1970)
1894 - Roy D'Arcy [Roy Giusti], American actor (Warning Shadows, Revolt of Zombies), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1969)
1913 - Ragnhild Marie Hatton, Norwegian historian, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1995)
1918 - Gordon Pirie, English Group Captain and politician, born in Oxford (d. 2003)

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Famous Deaths

1543 - Johann Eck, German Scholastic theologian and early counter-reformer against Lutheran challenges, dies a 56
1836 - Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, French chemist (worked with husband Antoine Lavoisier), dies at 78
1927 - Laura Netzel (née Pistolekors), Finnish-Swedish pianist, composer, concert organizer, and humanitarian, dies at 87
1987 - Sadequain, Pakistani artist, painter, calligrapher and artist, dies at 56
1995 - Paul Monette, American writer, dies of AIDS at 49
2001 - Lewis Arquette, American actor (Horror Show; Book of Love), dies at 65

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