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Day: February 10, 2012

50 Years Ago Today (10 Feb 1962): Gary Powers Released

American spy plane pilot Gary Powers was released from jail in the USSR in an exchange deal with the USA, who released Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.

100 Years Ago Today (10 Feb 1912): Death of Lister

Death of Joseph Lister, British surgeon who pioneered the use of antiseptics in surgery and promoted sterile surgery.

175 Years Ago Today (10 Feb 1837): Death of Pushkin

Death of Aleksandr Pushkin, Russian poet, novelist, dramatist, and short story writer, widely considered to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature

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