1975 – Enclosed Famagusta
Included in negotiation discussions
The proposals submitted by the Greek Cypriot side on 10 February 1975, consisting of nine points, did not make direct reference to Famagusta. However, they clearly implied that the city would be included among the areas to be placed under Greek Cypriot control.
2021 – Paphos Archaeological Museum
Reopens to the public after renovation
The Archaeological Museum of the Paphos District was founded immediately after the independence of Cyprus and first opened to the public in 1964 with two exhibition halls. It was fully upgraded with a new museological approach and reopened to the public on 10 February 2021.
1964 – Five-Party Conference
Ends without result
The five-party conference held in London to discuss the Cyprus issue, as it developed after the Turkish Cypriot uprising of December 1963, ends on 10 February 1964 without any substantial outcome.
1958 – Sir Hugh Foot and Selwyn Lloyd
Travel to Athens seeking a solution to the Cyprus issue
Governor Sir Hugh Foot and British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd arrive in Athens on 10 February 1958, aiming to persuade the Greek government that the time had come to find a solution to the Cyprus issue. Lloyd reports a “heavy atmosphere” in Ankara, noting that Turkey insisted on the partition of Cyprus and warning that “war was very close.”
1952 – Stratis Myrivilis
Speaks about Kostis Palamas in Paphos
Writer Stratis Myrivilis attends the Palamian Celebrations in Paphos and delivers a lecture on 10 February 1952 titled “The First and the Last Lamp of Kostis Palamas.”
1951 – Newspaper Athlitismos
Republished in smaller format
The sports newspaper Athlitismos is republished in a smaller format on 10 February 1951 under the title “Athlitismos – Major Weekly Sports Newspaper.”
1838 – Stavros Hatzianthoniou
Appointed to the Hellenic Royal Army
Cypriot volunteer of the Greek War of Independence of 1821, Stavros Hatzianthoniou remains in Greece after the end of the struggle and is appointed to the Hellenic Royal Army with the rank of lance corporal on 10 February 1838.
1830 – Agathangelos of Myrianthousa
Elected locum tenens of the Diocese of Patras
The Cypriot hierarch Agathangelos of Myrianthousa is elected locum tenens of the Diocese of Patras on 10 February 1830, while retaining the title of Metropolitan of Ancyra.
1824 – Simón Bolívar
Named dictator of Peru
Simón Bolívar is granted dictatorial powers by the Congress of Peru on 10 February 1824 during the final phase of the South American wars of independence.
1778 – Voltaire
Returns to Paris to great acclaim
Voltaire returns to Paris on 10 February 1778 after an absence of 28 years. His return is met with great public enthusiasm, only months before his death.
1763 – Treaty of Paris
Ends the French and Indian War
The Treaty of Paris is signed on 10 February 1763, officially ending the French and Indian War. France agrees to surrender Canada to Great Britain, reshaping colonial power in North America.
Deaths
1975
Nikos Kavvadias – Poet
1959
Giannakis Stefanidis – EOKA fighter
1958
Patroklos Kokkinos – EOKA fighter
1451
Andreas André II – Latin Archbishop of Cyprus
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