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Born on Thursday February 10, 1944
- Frans De Vrindt, Overpelt († 2019)
- Geesje Hillechien Korte, Zuidlaren, Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Nederland († 1945)
- David Carolus Koolen, Roermond († 1944)
- Hendrik Koele, Oldebroek, Nederland († 1976)
- Jannie Ursinus, Lobith († 1988)
- Kind Janssen, Bemmel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1944)
- Jozef Berger, Heerlen († 2021)
- Jacquelina Setz, Rotterdam
- Aleida Hendrika Oldenkortte, Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1947)
- Guido De Wilde, Moerbeke († 1970)
Died on Thursday February 10, 1944
- Anna Maria Deckers (73), Overpelt, Provincie Limburg, België
- Antonius Josephus Franciscus Boot (34), Salgueiro, Brazilië
- Amelia Carolina Thomasia Weijdemuller (82), Malang, Oost-Java, Indonesië
- Amelia Carolina Thomasia Weijdemuller (82), Malang
- Anna Geertruida van Deursen (75), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Aren Breen (44), Dirksland
- Antonius van der Aar (77), Haarlem
- "Bertram" Konrad Hugo August Otto Riedesel (34), Jurkiwka, Ukraine
- Adrianus de Graaf (72), Mijdrecht
- """Franz""" Xaver Dezasse Graf de Petit-Verneuille (80), Garmisch-Partenkirchren
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 10, 1944 at Delpher
Born on February 10
- 1940 » Mary Rand, English sprinter and long jumper
- 1941 » Michael Apted, English director and producer
- 1944 » Frances Moore Lappé, American author and activist
- 1944 » Frank Keating, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Oklahoma
- 1944 » Peter Allen, Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor († 1992)
- 1944 » Rufus Reid, American bassist and composer
- 1945 » Delma S. Arrigoitia, Puerto Rican historian, author, educator and lawyer
- 1947 » Butch Morris, American cornet player, composer, and conductor († 2013)
- 1947 » Louise Arbour, Canadian lawyer and jurist
- 1947 » Nicholas Owen, English journalist
Died on February 10
- 1928 » José Sánchez del Río, Mexican martyr and saint (b. 1913)
- 1932 » Edgar Wallace, English author and screenwriter (b. 1875)
- 1939 » Pope Pius XI (b. 1857)
- 1944 » E. M. Antoniadi, Greek-French astronomer and chess player (b. 1870)
- 1945 » Anacleto Díaz, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1878)
- 1950 » Marcel Mauss, French sociologist and anthropologist (b. 1872)
- 1956 » Emmanouil Tsouderos, Greek banker and politician, 132nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1882)
- 1956 » Leonora Speyer, American poet and violinist (b. 1872)
- 1957 » Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (b. 1867)
- 1960 » Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (b. 1898)
Names that were popular for boys in 1944
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Robert
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Peter
Names that were popular for girls in 1944
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Margaretha
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Grietje
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1944
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- April 25 » The United Negro College Fund is incorporated.
- July 17 » Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320.
- August 9 » Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
- August 10 » World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet troops.
- August 24 » World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
- December 22 » World War II: The Vietnam People's Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam.
Weather February 10, 1944
The temperature on February 10, 1944 was between 0.6 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.