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TODAY - Feb 10, 2026

Thought of the Day

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.

Today's Birthday

Sir John Suckling
Sir John Suckling Poet, English(1609)

An English poet and the inventor of the card game cribbage.

 
Boris Pasternak
Boris Pasternak Author, Russian(1890)

A Russian author famed for his prize winning novel Doctor Zhivago.

 
Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz Swimmer, American(1950)

An American swimmer who won seven gold medals at one Olympic Games.

 
Greg Norman
Greg Norman Golfer, Australian(1958)

An Australian world's Number 1 ranked professional golfer in the 1980s and 1990s and an entrepreneur.

 
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante Comedian, American(1893)

An American comedian and actor, remembered particularly for his prominent nose and gravelly voice.

This day in History

1763

The Treaty of Paris between Britain, France and Spain ends the Seven Years' War.

1931

New Delhi is officially declared the capital of India.

1962

Gary Powers, an American pilot of a U-2 spy plane shot down by the Soviet Union in 1960, is released in exchange for a Soviet spy captured by the U.S.

1990

F.W. De Klerk the President of South Africa announces that Nelson Mandela will be released from prison.

1992

Andaman and Nicobar islands are declared open to foreign tourist for the first time.

Man who made the difference

Jimmy Durante (1893-1980)

Jimmy Durante

An American comedian and actor, remembered particularly for his prominent nose and gravelly voice. He was born on February 10, 1893, Manhattan, New York City, New York. In 1923 he opened his own nightclub and began his association with Lou Clayton and Eddie Jackson, with whom he performed in nightclubs and vaudeville for many years. In 1932 Durante appeared in his first film, Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford. His subsequent films include Music for Millions (1944), Yellow Cab Man (1950), The Milkman (1950), and It\'s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). In later years his nose, which earned him the nickname Schnozzola, raspy singing voice, and quick wit made him a popular television personality. Durante died on January 29, 1980, in Santa Monica, California, United States.

Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal