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People on February 10th: birthdates

Sarah Aldrich: 1970 (is 40 in 2010, 41 in 2011)
Soap Actress, Young and the Restless' Victoria Newman Howard, Days of Our Lives' Jill Stevens, Port Charles' Courtney Hanelos
Elizabeth Banks: 1974 (is 36 in 2010, 37 in 2011)
Actress, Catch Me If You Can, The 40-Year Old Virgin, Invincible, Scrubs, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Role Models
Jeremy Baxter: 1980 (is 30 in 2010, 31 in 2011)
Country Musician, of Carolina Rain
Kathleen Beller: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actress, The Blue & the Gray, Dynasty's Kirby Anders Colby 1982-84; Thomas Dolby's wife
Valri Bromfield: yr unknown
Actress, Comedienne, Writer, Angie's Mary Mary, Best of the West's Laney Gibbs, The New Show, Grace Under Fire's Faith
Lionel Cartwright: 1960 (is 50 in 2010, 51 in 2011)
Country Singer
Alice Ann Cavanaugh: 2006 (is 4 in 2010, 5 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Maureen and Tom's daughter
Bailey Jean Cypher: 1997 (is 13 in 2010, 14 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, daughter of Julie Cypher and Melissa Etheridge; no dad was named
Laura Dern: 1967 (is 43 in 2010, 44 in 2011)
Movie Actress, b. in Hollywood; Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Foxes, Teachers, Mask, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Rambling Rose, Jurassic Park, A Perfect World, October Sky, We Don't Live Here Anymore; Diane Ladd & Bruce's daughter; three say Feb 1
Michael Dietz: 1971 (is 39 in 2010, 40 in 2011)
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Alan-Michael Spaulding, 90210's Alan-Michael, Port Charles' Dr. Joseph Parnell Scanlon, Bold & the Beautiful's Mark MacClaine
Eric Dill: 1980 (is 30 in 2010, 31 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Singer, of The Click Five
Royston Ellis: 1941 (is 69 in 2010, 70 in 2011)
Author, Travel Writer, Former Beat Poet, www.roystonellis.com
Roberta Flack: 1937 (is 73 in 2010, 74 in 2011)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Pianist, Baptist, b. in Black Mountain, N.C.; some say b. 1939 or 1940
Kirk Fordice: 1934 (is 76 in 2010, 77 in 2011)
Governor
Phillip Howarth: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Paul McCartney's secret love child with Anita Cochrane
Frances Moore Lappe: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
Author
Cory Lerios: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
Singer, Keyboardist, Pianist, of Pablo Cruise
Jimmy Merchant: 1940 (is 70 in 2010, 71 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Chloe Moretz: 1996 (is 14 in 2010, 15 in 2011)
Actress
Dude Mowrey: 1972 (is 38 in 2010, 39 in 2011)
Country/Western Performer
Robbie Nevil: 1961 (is 49 in 2010, 50 in 2011)?
Pop Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, C'Est La Vie, Wot's It To Ya; wrote for El DeBarge, Pointer Sisters, and Vanity; some say b. Oct 2, 1961 (is 49 in 2010)
Jason Olive: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Sugar Hill, Passions' Det. Frank Lomax, All My Children's Frank Hubbard
Nigel Olsson: 1949 (is 61 in 2010, 62 in 2011)
Singer, Drummer, Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Elton John's Band 1971-76
Kim Onasch: 1982 (is 28 in 2010, 29 in 2011)
Soap Actress, As the World Turns' Jennifer Munson
Neva Patterson: 1922 (is 88 in 2010, 89 in 2011)
Actress, The Governor & JJ, V's Eleanor Donovan
Alexander Payne: 1961 (is 49 in 2010, 50 in 2011)
Movie Director, Sideways
Jay Pickett: 1961 (is 49 in 2010, 50 in 2011)
Soap Actor, Port Charles' Francis "Frank" Xavier Scanlon, Days of Our Lives' Chip Lakin, General Hospital's David Harper
Leontyne Price: 1927 (is 83 in 2010, 84 in 2011)
Opera Soprano, b. in Laurel, Miss.; MN:Mary; b. '29?
Roxanne Pulitzer: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
Author
Peter Purves: 1939 (is 71 in 2010, 72 in 2011)
TV Actor, Dr. Who's Steven
Emma E. Roberts: 1991 (is 19 in 2010, 20 in 2011)
Actress, Aquamarine, Nancy Drew, Hotel For Dogs; Kelly Cunningham & Eric's daughter
Ben Romans: 1982 (is 28 in 2010, 29 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Musician, of The Click Five
Bob Spalding: 1947 (is 63 in 2010, 64 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of The Ventures
George Stephanopoulos: 1961 (is 49 in 2010, 50 in 2011)
Government Official, presidential advisor, ABC Commentator
Rosanna Taverez: 1977 (is 33 in 2010, 34 in 2011)
Pop Singer, of Eden's Crush
Mackenzie Vega: 1994 (is 16 in 2010, 17 in 2011)
Actress
Robert Wagner: 1930 (is 80 in 2010, 81 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Protestant, b. in Detroit; It Takes a Thief's Alexander Mundy, Switch's Pete Ryan, Pearl, Hart to Hart's Jonathan Hart, Lime Street's James Greyson Culver, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me; 2x Natalie Wood's, then Jill St. John's hubby
Don Wilson: 1933 (is 77 in 2010, 78 in 2011)
Rhythm Guitarist, co-founder of The Ventures

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People on February 10th: birth anniversaries

Larry Adler: 1914=d.Aug 6, 2001 (was 87)
Composer, Harmonicaist, Virtuoso
Peter Allen: 1944=d.Jun 18, 1992 (was 48)
Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Dancer, Lyricist, Australian, Liza Minelli's ex-; wrote hits for Olivia Newton-John and Christopher Cross
Dame Judith Anderson: 1898=d.Jan 3, 1992 (was 93)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Soap Actress, Lesbian, Australian, Laura, Tycoon, Rebecca, MacBeth, Laura, Ten Commandments, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Kings Row, Star Trek III, Santa Barbara's Minx Lockridge Capwell; some say 1897
Sir Douglas Robert Bader: 1910=d.Sep 5, 1982 (was 72)
Aviator, British
Walter H. Brattain: 1902=d.Oct 13, 1987 (was 85)
Inventor, Physicist, Chinese, transistors, Nobel 1956
Bertolt Brecht: 1898=d.Aug 14, 1956 (was 58)
Dramatist/Playwright, Poet, Lyricist, Stage Director, German, Threepenny Opera
Cliff Burton: 1962=d.Sep 27, 1986 (was 24)
Heavy Metal Bassist, of Metallica
Lon Jr. Chaney: 1905=d.Jul 12, 1973 (was 68)
TV/Movie Actor, RFN:Creighton; Pistols 'n Petticoats; One of the movie's favorite monsters, The Wolf Man; Lon Sr.'s son; b. 1906?
Frank Morse Colby: 1865=d.Mar 3, 1926 (was 61)
Educator, Editor, Essayist, Encyclopediaist
Alex Comfort: 1920=d.Mar 26, 2000 (was 80)
Author, Poet, English, The Joy of Sex
Hazel Court: 1926=d.Apr 15, 2008 (was 82)
Movie Actress, British
Ral Donner: 1943=d.Apr 6, 1984 (was 41)
Singer, Narrator, RFN:Ralph Stuart; sounded like Elvis thus the NN:Chicago Elvis; he's died seven years after the real Elvis died, but no reports of any sightings of this Elvis.
Jimmy Durante: 1893=d.Jan 29, 1980 (was 86)
Comedian, Singer, Author, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Composer, Variety Show Host, Vaudevillan, Pianist, b. in New York City; 'Inka Dinka Doo' 'Schnozzola' man; Jimmy Durante Show, Lennon Sisters
Billy Evans: 1884=d.Jan 23, 1956 (was 71)
HALL OF FAMER, MLB Umpire, Author
John Farrow: 1906=d.Jan 28, 1963 (was 56)
Director, Author, Australian, Maureen O'Sullivan's hubby, Mia's dad; d. 1-27?
Jerry Goldsmith: 1929=d.Jul 21, 2004 (was 75)
Composer, Pianist, of films and TV; created the memorable scores to films such as Star Trek and Alien and TV shows The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Perry Mason
Alan Sr. Hale: 1892=d.Jan 22, 1950 (was 57)
Movie Actor, Errol Flynn's sidekick in films; Alan Hale Jr.'s dad
Robert Sr. Keith: 1898=d.Dec 23, 1966 (was 68)
TV/Movie Actor, Helena Shipman's hubby
Charles Lamb: 1775=d.Dec 27, 1834 (was 59)
Essayist, Poet, Critic, Author, English, FN:Elia
Harold MacMillan: 1894=d.Dec 29, 1986 (was 92)
Prime Minister, British, Prime Minister 1957-63
Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta: 1950=d.Mar 23, 1994 (was 44)
Politician, Mexican, would have been Pres. Carlos Salinas de Gortari's handpicked successor, making him the governing Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate and the odds-on favourite to win the August 1994 elections, until he was assassinated.
Boris Pasternak: 1890 O.S.=d.May 30, 1960 (was 70)
Poet, Novelist, Christianity convert, Russian, MN:Leonidovich; Dr. Zhivago, Nobel 1958
Dominique Pire: 1910=d.Jan 30, 1969 (was 58)
Clergyman, Belgiumese, Educator, aided WWII refugees
Kenny Rankin: 1940=d.Jun 7, 2009 (was 69)
Jazz Singer
Ira Remsen: 1846=d.Mar 4, 1927 (was 81)
Chemist, co-discovered saccharin
Allie Reynolds: 1915=d.Dec 26, 1994 (was 79)
MLB Pitcher, 1952 AL ERA leader (2.07)
Erik Rhodes: 1906=d.Feb 17, 1990 (was 84)
Actor, Top Hat, Night at the Ritz
Rockin Dopsie Sr.: 1932=d.Aug 26, 1993 (was 61)
Jazz-Fusion Performer, Singer, Bandleader, Accordionist, RN:Alton Jay Rubin; fused Cajun with R&B music (zydeco); guested on Paul Simon's Graceland album playing accordion, so "Weird Al" is in good company on the pop charts.
Clifford T. Ward: 1946=d.Dec 18, 2001 (was 55)
Singer, Songwriter
"Chick" Webb: 1902?=d.Jun 16, 1939 (was 30)
Bandleader, Drummer, Jazz Musician, FN:William; NN:The Little Giant of the Drums; of Ella Fitzgerlad band; some say b. Feb 10, 1909

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People on February 10th: death anniversaries

Brian De Lacy Aherne: 1986 (was 83)/b.May 2, 1902
Movie/Stage Actor, English
Lewis Arquette: 2001 (was 65)/b.Dec 14, 1935
Actor, son of Cliff (aka Charley Weaver), father of Rosanna Arquette; The Waltons' J.D. Pickett
Fausto Bara: 1994 (was 41)/b.Jan 21, 1953
TV Actor, Mexican
Abraham Beame: 2001 (was 94)/b.Mar 20, 1906
Mayor, Jewish, NY's first Jewish mayor (retired)
Sir David Brewster: 1868 (was 86)/b.Dec 11, 1781
Physicist, Scotish, invented the Kaleidoscope
Buddy The Wonder Dog: 1998/b.yr unknown
Animal Star, Air Bud movie star; was between 9 1/2 to 10 years when he died; survived by his nine offspring born 12-31-1997
Richard Carlile: 1843 (was 52)/b.Dec 8, 1790
Journalist, English, a notable champion of the freedom of the press
Brian Connolly: 1997 (was 52)/b.Oct 5, 1944
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, British, of Sweet; some say b. 1945, 1948 and 1949
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein: 1948 (was 50)/b.Jan 29, 1898
Movie Director, Russian, some say b. Jan 23 or Jan 10 and d. Feb 11
Eduard Franz: 1983 (was 80)/b.Oct 31, 1902
Movie Actor, Zorro's Senor Gregorio Verdugo
Joy Garrett: 1993 (was 47)?/b.Mar 2, 1945
Soap Actress, TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Days of Our Lives' Jo Jo Johnson; some say d. Feb 11, 1993 (was 47)
Alex Palmer Haley: 1992 (was 70)/b.Aug 11, 1921
Author, Journalist, Roots, the story of his ancestors, Malcolm X, Queen
Sergei Vladimirovich Ilyushin: 1977 (was 82)/b.Mar 30, 1894
Engineer, Designer, Russian, over 50 aircraft incl WW2 Russian dive bomber, the IL-2, & the IL-28: Russia's 1st jet bomber, also IL-86 airbus; NOT born Mar 31 1893 or 1894 according to the Soviet Encyclopedia
Osie Johnson: 1966 (was 43)/b.Jan 11, 1923
Drummer
Sir Joseph Lister: 1912 (was 84)/b.Apr 5, 1827
Scientist, Surgeon, Physician, English, Introduced antiseptic measure use in surgery; 1st Baron of Lyme Regis; wanted to name a U.S. coin mint after him: The Lister...mint? (GROAN)
Arthur Miller: 2005 (was 89)/b.Oct 17, 1915
Dramatist/Playwright, b. in New York City; Marilyn Monroe's ex-; wrote "Death Of A Salesman"
Paul Monette: 1995 (was 49)/b.yr unknown
Writer
Pope Pius XI: 1939 (was 81)/b.May 31, 1857
Religious Leader, [Ambrogio DA Ratti], Italy, 259th Roman Catholic Pope (1922-39).
Alexander Pushkin: 1837 N.S. (was 37)?/b.May 26, 1799 O.S.
Poet, Dramatist/Playwright, Author, Russian, MN:Sergeevich; other style says b. Jun 6, 1799 N.S.; ; some say d. Jan 29, 1837 O.S. (was 37)
Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen: 1923 (was 77)/b.Mar 27, 1845
Physicist, German, a recipient of the first Nobel Prize for Physics, in 1901, for his discovery of X rays in 1895, which heralded the age of modern physics and revolutionized diagnostic medicine.
Billy Rose: 1966 (was 66)/b.Sep 6, 1899
Composer, Stage Producer, Songwriter, Lyricist, American, b. in New York City; RN:William Samuel Rosenberg; Showman; Fanny Brice's, then Eleanor Holm's hubby; Theatrical impressario
Roy Scheider: 2008 (was 75)/b.Nov 10, 1932
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in Orange, NJ; some say Nov 10; Jaws, French Connection, All That Jazz, Marathon Man, Paper Lion, SeaQuest DSV's Captain Nathan Hale Bridger; b. Oct 11, or 1935?
Buddy Tate: 2001 (was 87)/b.Feb 22, 1913
Tenor-sax, of Count Basie
David Thompson: 1857 (was 86)/b.Apr 30, 1770
Explorer, Geographer, English, Canadian, Fur Trader; Columbia River
Dave Van Ronk: 2002 (was 65)/b.Jun 30, 1936
Blues Performer, Singer/Guitarist, Folk Performer, Songwriter
Jim Varney: 2000 (was 50)/b.Jun 15, 1949
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, b. in Lexington, KY; aka:Ernest P. Worrell in over 3000 commercials; Johnny Cash Show reg, Fernwood 2-Night's Virgil Sims, Operation Petticoat's seaman Broom, Pink Lady reg, Pop! Goes the Country reg, The Rousters, Hey Vern It's Ernest's Ernest P. Worrell, Ernest went to Camp, Saved Xmas, Goes to Jail, & Scared Stupid in movies, Toy Story's Slinky Dog; Know what I mean, Vern?
Edgar Wallace: 1932 (was 56)/b.Apr 1, 1875
Writer, Novelist, Journalist, Dramatist/Playwright, English, he was a human book factory who wrote 10,000 words a day, authoring 173 books, 23 plays, hundreds of articles, and the screen play for "King Kong"
Richard A. Whiting: 1938 (was 46)/b.Nov 12, 1891
Composer/Songwriter
Laura Ingalls Wilder: 1957 (was 90)/b.Feb 7, 1867
Children's Author, Little House on the Prarie
Ronald L. Ziegler: 2003 (was 63)/b.May 12, 1939
Government Official, ex-White House news secretary under Nixon

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In 1814, Congress gave 10-thousand acres of land to Daniel Boone.

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In 1713, England & Netherlands sign 2nd anti-French boundary treaty.

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In 1676, Attack on Wampanoag indians in Lancaster Mass.

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In 1535, 12 nude anabaptists run through Amsterdam streets.

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In 1519, Cortez sails from Cuba for Mexico

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In 1897, the New York Times began using the slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print".

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In 1920, 02 x 10 = 20

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