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February 10

JewishChristianScience
  1. 2013 CEJewish · died

    Rabbi David Hartman, philosopher of contemporary Judaism and founder of the Shalom Hartman Institute, died in Jerusalem.

  2. 1939 CEChristian · died

    Pope Pius XI, who signed the Lateran Treaty establishing Vatican City, died in Rome.

  3. 1996 CEScience

    IBM's Deep Blue defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in the first game of their match, the first time a computer beat a reigning champion at classical time controls.