What Happened on February 10, 2013

Historical Events

  • 36 people are killed and 39 are injured in a stampede at a train station in Allahabad, India
  • 5 people are killed by a falling lifeboat from the cruise ship Thomson Majesty in the Canary islands
  • 55th Grammy Awards: "Somebody That I Used To Know" (Goyte); "We Are Young" (fun); and "Babel" (Mumford & Sons) win

Grammy Awards

55th Grammy Awards: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross win for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

BAFTA Awards

66th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "Argo", Ben Affleck (Director); Daniel Day-Lewis and Emmanuelle Riva win

  • Nigeria defeat Burkina Faso 1-0 to win the football 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
2013 History

Famous Deaths

  • Eugenio TrĂ­as Sagnier, Spanish philosopher, dies at 70
  • W. Watts Biggers, American novelist (The Man Inside) and animator (Underdog), dies of a heart attack at 85

About February 10, 2013

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 10 years, 1 month and 14 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Aquarius

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
  • UK #1 Song: Thrift Shop - Macklemore/Ryan Lewis/Wanz