February 10: End of the French-Indian War, HMS Dreadnought and Britain's SuperMac

On This Day in History February 10, 2021 Historical Events 60  St Paul thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta 1720  Edmond Halley appointed as the second Astronomer Royal at the Greenwich Observatory 1763  Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War, surrendering Canada to Britain 1824  Simón Bolívar named dictator by the Congress of Peru 1879  Henry Morton Stanley departs for the Congo 1906  British battleship HMS Dreadnought launches after only 100 days, renders all other capital ships obsolete with its revolutionary design 1952  India holds its first general election: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru remains in power More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Boris Pasternak (1890 - 1960) Elizabeth Banks 47th Birthday Harold Macmillan (1894 - 1986) Leontyne Price 94th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Arthur Miller (1915 - 2005) Wilhelm Röntgen (1845 - 1923) More Famous Deaths February 10: Why 'SuperMac' was Banished From Number 10 War hero, Edwardian gentleman, academic, friend of the Kennedys, former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was born on this day. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2021 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand