February 10
355 The St. Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days.
1763 France ceded Quebec to England under the Treaty of Paris, which ended the French and Indian War.
1840 Britain's Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha.
1857 David Thompson, British-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker, died.
1893 Jimmy Durante, American comedian/entertainer, was born.
1962 The Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolph Ivanovich Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States.
February 11
1800 Henry Fox Talbot, English chemist/pioneer photographer, was born.
1805 Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, son of Sacagawea, was born (Lewis and Clark).
1847 Thomas Alva Edison, inventor with more than 1,000 patents, was born in Milan, Ohio.
1929 The Lateran Treaty was signed with Italy recognizing the independence and sovereignty of Vatican City.
1975 Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to head a major party in Britain when she was elected leader of opposition Conservative Party.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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