On This Day - February 10th

Kasparov-versus-computer chess match (1996) ♟️

World chess champion Garry Kasparov began a six-round match against Deep Blue, a chess-playing computer built by IBM, in which Kasparov claimed a 4–2 victory. Deep Blue won a rematch a year later.

Other Events:

1824: Simón Bolivar named dictator by the Congress of Peru. 🇵🇪

1933: Adolf Hitler proclaims end of Marxism. ⚔️

1990: The spacecraft Galileo flew past Venus on its way to Jupiter. 🚀

2004: Kanye West releases his debut album "The College Dropout" 🧸

Holidays:

Fenkil Day 🇪🇷

This observance commemorates the Second Battle of Massawa, one of the most important battles of the Eritrean War for Independence

Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck 🇲🇹

This cherished holiday honours the arrival of St. Paul in Malta in 60 A.D.

Featured Birthdays:

1952: Lee Hsien Loong 🇸🇬 (Prime Minister)

1967 Laura Dern 🇺🇸 (Actress)

1978: Don Omar 🇵🇷 (Singer)

1919: Allie Reynolds 🇺🇸 (Baseball Pitcher)

Featured Deaths:

1755: Montesquieu 🇫🇷 (Political Philosopher)

2005: Arthur Miller 🇺🇸 (Playwright)

2014: Shirley Temple 🇺🇸 (Actress and Diplomat)