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February 10

February 10 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1502 and 2016. Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.

♒ZodiacAquarius ◈BirthstoneAmethyst ❀Birth flowerViolet

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on February 10?

February 10 is the 41st day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1502 and 2016. Famous people born on February 10 include Justin Gatlin, Vince Gilligan and Chloë Grace Moretz.

The shape of the day

From 1502 to 2016, February 10 gathers 514 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

Aquarius is the sign for February 10 — read more on the Aquarius page, or see February's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on February 10

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Mewgenics
  • Game Relooted
  • Game Crisol: Theater of Idols

2025

  • Game Door Kickers 2

2023

  • Game Hogwarts Legacy

2022

  • Game Rise of the Third Power

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1502

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.

  2. 1862

    American Civil War

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

  3. 1920

    Denmark

    About 75% of the population in Zone I votes to join Denmark in the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites.

  4. 1930

    Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng

    The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launches the failed Yên Bái mutiny in hope of overthrowing French protectorate over Vietnam.

  5. 1936

    Second Italo-Ethiopian War

    Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launch the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.

  6. 1939

    Spanish Civil War

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

  7. 1943

    World War II

    World War II: Attempting to completely lift the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Red Army engages German troops and Spanish volunteers in the Battle of Krasny Bor.

  8. 1962

    Cold War

    Cold War: Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.

  9. 2003

    NATO

    France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.

  10. 2016

    South Korea

    South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4.

Famous birthday twins

Born on February 10

Justin Gatlin

b. 1982

American sprinter

Vince Gilligan

b. 1967

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Chloë Grace Moretz

b. 1997

American actress

Edith Clarke

b. 1883

American electrical engineer

Stella Adler

b. 1901

American actress and educator

Bertolt Brecht

b. 1898

German director, playwright, and poet

Boris Pasternak

b. 1890

Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator Nobel Prize laureate

Ira Remsen

b. 1846

American chemist and academic

Deaths

  • 1923Wilhelm Röntgen
  • 1918Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
  • 1837Alexander Pushkin
  • 1755Montesquieu
  • 1307Temür Khan
  • 1127William IX, Duke of Aquitaine

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Austrebertha
  • —Christian feast day: Charalambos
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Eusebia Palomino Yenes
  • —Christian feast day: José Sánchez del Río
  • —Christian feast day: Scholastica
  • —Christian feast day: February 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck (Malta)
  • —Fenkil Day(commemoration of the Second Battle of Massawa) (Eritrea)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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