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Who was born on February 10

160 notable people were born on February 10. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.

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José Manuel Castañón — Spanish writer, born on February 10 1920.

Alex Comfort — British academic and physician, born on February 10 1920.

Árpád Göncz — President of Hungary from 1990 to 2000, born on February 10 1922.

Allie Sherman — American gridiron football player and coach, born on February 10 1923.

Max Ferguson — Canadian radio personality, satirist, and actor, born on February 10 1924.

Bud Poile — Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive, born on February 10 1924.

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Who was born on February 10?

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 10, including José Manuel Castañón, Alex Comfort, Árpád Göncz. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

What happened on February 10?

41 documented historical events happened on February 10, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire: the city of Bukhara was captured and looted by the Mongol army of Genghis Khan. On the same day, in another year: The last Abbasid caliph surrendered Baghdad to the besieging Mongol army of Hulegu Khan, who later sacked the city, killing hundreds of thousands of people. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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