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What happened in history on this day: February 10?
On February 10 in ...
- 1794 - Joseph Haydn's 99th Symphony in E, premieres.
- 1860 - John Brahms' second Serenade in A, premieres.
- 1878 - Peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres.
- 1961 - Walter Piston's 7th Symphony premieres.
- 1993 - Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey airs on ABC-TV and draws an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people.
- 2005 - Queen Elizabeth II awards Roger Daltrey (singer - The Who) the Commander of the British Empire for services to the music industry.
Births on February 10
- 1923 - Birth of Cesare Siepi in Milan, Italy; basso (New York Metropolitan Opera).
- 1924 - Birth of Randy Van Horne in El Paso, Texas, USA; singer (Nat King Cole Show).
- 1927 - Birth of Leontyne Mary Violet Price in Laurel, Mississippi, USA; opera soprano (Porgy and Bess).
- 1929 - Birth of Jerry Goldsmith; pianist/composer (Twilight Zone).
- 1932 - Birth of Rockin Dopsie Sr [Alton Jay Rubin], Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco).
- 1933 - Birth of Don Wilson in Tacoma, Washington, USA; rock guitarist (The Ventures - "Walk Don't Run").
- 1939 - Birth of Roberta Flack in Black Mountain (Asheville), North Carolina, USA; vocalist ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face").
- 1940 - Birth of Jimmy Merchant; rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon and Teenagers - "Why Do Fools Fall In Love").
- 1943 - Birth of Ral Donner [Ralph Stuart] in Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA; singer (Starfires).
- 1944 - Birth of Peter Allen in Australia; singer/pianist ("I Go to Rio", "Legs Diamond").
- 1946 - Birth of Donovan [P Leech] in Scotland; rocker ("Mellow Yellow").
- 1947 - Birth of Bob Spalding; bassist (The Ventures - "Walk Don't Run").
- 1960 - Birth of Lionel Cartwright in Ohio, USA; country vocalist ("I Watched it on the Radio").
- 1962 - Birth of Cliff Burton; rocker (Metallica).
- 1981 - Birth of The Reverend Tholomew Plague; American drummer (Avenged Sevenfold).
Deaths on February 10
- 1997 - Death of Brian Connolly at age 52 of kidney failure in a hospital in southern England; singer (Sweet - "Ballroom Blitz").
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