What Happened In February 2010 In History

Historical Events for February, 2010

• 8th » A freak storm in the Hindukush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of at least 2010 Salang avalanches or 36 avalanches, burying over two miles of road, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 travelers.
• 13th » 2010 Pune bombing or A bomb explodes in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India, killing 17 and injuring 60 more.
• 20th » In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes 2010 Madeira floods and mudslides known as floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 43 deaths, in the worst disaster in the history of Madeira or history of the archipelago.
• 23rd » Unknown criminals pour more than 2.5 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in Northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster.
• 27th » An 2010 Chile earthquake named earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggered a tsunami which struck Hawaii shortly after.

Famous Deaths for February 2010

• 1st » Jack Brisco, American wrestler (b. 1941)
• 1st » Justin Mentell, American actor (b. 1982)
• 1st » Jaap van der Poll, Dutch javelin thrower (b. 1914)
• 4th » Kostas Axelos, Greek philosopher (b. 1924)
• 4th » Alfred Käärmann, Estonian forest brother (b. 1922)
• 4th » Helen Tobias-Duesberg, Estonian-American composer (b. 1919)
• 5th » Brendan Burke, Canadian ice hockey player and activist (b. 1988)
• 5th » Ian Carmichael, English actor (b. 1920)
• 5th » Harry Schwarz, South African lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 13th South Africa Ambassador to United States (b. 1924)
• 7th » Franco Ballerini, Italian cyclist and coach (b. 1964)
• 7th » Christos Kagaras, Greek artist (b. 1918)
• 8th » John Murtha, American politician (b. 1932)
• 9th » Phil Harris (fisherman) named Phil Harris, American captain and fisherman (b. 1956)
• 9th » Jacques Hétu, Canadian composer and educator (b. 1938)
• 9th » Juris Kalniņš, Latvian basketball player (b. 1938)
• 9th » Walter Frederick Morrison, American toymaker, invented the Frisbee (b. 1920)
• 10th » Fred Schaus, American basketball player and coach (b. 1925)
• 10th » Enn Soosaar, Estonian journalist and publicist (b. 1937)
• 10th » Charlie Wilson (Texas politician) e.g Charles Wilson, American politician (b. 1933)
• 11th » Heward Grafftey, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1928)
• 11th » Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founded Alexander McQueen (brand) or Alexander McQueen (b. 1969)
• 12th » Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (b. 1988)
• 13th » Lucille Clifton, American poet (b. 1936)
• 13th » Cy Grant, Guyanese-English actor, singer, and poet (b. 1919)
• 13th » Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
• 13th » John Reed (actor) or John Reed, English actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1916)
• 14th » Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Knack and Sky (US band) or Sky) (b. 1952)
• 14th » Dick Francis, Welsh jockey and author (b. 1920)
• 14th » Linnart Mäll, Estonian historian, orientalist, and translator (b. 1938)
• 15th » Jeanne M. Holm, American general (b. 1921)
• 16th » Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong footballer and actor (b. 1956)
• 17th » Kathryn Grayson, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
• 18th » John Babcock, Canadian soldier (b. 1900)
• 19th » Jamie Gillis, American porn actor and director (b. 1943)
• 19th » Laura Spurr, American tribal leader (b. 1945)
• 22nd » Fred Chaffart, Belgian businessman (b. 1936)
• 22nd » Robin Davies, Welsh actor (b. 1954)
• 22nd » Steffi Sidney, American actress (b. 1935)
• 23rd » Orlando Zapata, Cuban plumber and activist (b. 1967)
• 25th » İhsan Doğramacı, Turkish pediatrician and academic (b. 1915)
• 26th » Nujabes, Japanese DJ and producer (b. 1974)
• 27th » Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian activist (b. 1916)
• 27th » Madeleine Ferron, Canadian author (b. 1922)

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