Historical Events
- 13th Soap Opera Digest Awards - General Hospital wins
- 5th ESPY Awards: Michael Johnson, Amy Van Dyken Lobo win
- Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.9245 AU)
- Lemrick Nelson found guilty in the fatal stabbing on Hasidic Jew Yankel Rosenbaum in Crown Heights Brooklyn in 1991
Simpson Jury Awards $25M
O.J. Simpson jury reaches decision on $25M in punitive damages
- Soyuz TM-25 launches to the MIR
Famous Birthdays
Chloë Grace Moretz (27 years old)
American actress (Kick-Ass; The 5th Wave; The Addams Family), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Famous Deaths
- Lou Bennett, American bebop pianist, and jazz organist, dies at 70
- Matthew Eappen, American child involved in the Louise Woodward court case, dies at 8 months
- Milton Cato, 1st Prime Minister of San Vincent and the Grenadines (1979-84), dies at 82
Died in 1997 1997 Highlights
About February 10, 1997
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 27 years, 2 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton
#1 Song: Discotheque - U2
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