Editing 2010 (section)

===February===
* [[February 3]] – The sculpture ''[[L'Homme qui marche I]]'' by [[Alberto Giacometti]] sells in London for [[pound sterling|£]]65&nbsp;million (US$103.7&nbsp;million), setting a new world record for a work of art sold at auction.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/03/giacometti-sculpture-lhom_n_448243.html|title=Giacometti Sculpture 'L'Homme qui marche I' Fetches $104.3&nbsp;Million|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=February 3, 2010|first=Lila|last=Shapiro|date=February 3, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100206211452/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/03/giacometti-sculpture-lhom_n_448243.html| archive-date=February 6, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/feb/03/giacometti-statue-breaks-auction-record|title=Alberto Giacometti statue breaks auction record with £65m sale|work=Mark Brown/Guardian|access-date=February 5, 2010 | location=London | date=February 3, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100206052059/http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/feb/03/giacometti-statue-breaks-auction-record| archive-date=February 6, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[February 5]] – The [[D'Wäschfra (2010)|''d'Wäschfra'']] satirical magazine begins publication in [[Luxembourg]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2010 |title=d'Wäschfra |url=http://www.waschfra.lu/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211151925/http://www.waschfra.lu:80/ |archive-date=February 11, 2010}}</ref>
*[[February 10]] – The [[Australian government]] is hit by [[February 2010 Australian cyberattacks|cyberattacks]] from [[Internet activism|freedom of expression activists]], following recent [[Pornography laws by region|Australian pornography restrictions]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moses|first=Asher|date=2010-02-10|title=Operation Titstorm: hackers bring down government websites|url=https://www.theage.com.au/technology/operation-titstorm-hackers-bring-down-government-websites-20100210-nqku.html|access-date=2021-03-12|website=The Age|language=en|archive-date=August 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817145200/https://www.theage.com.au/technology/operation-titstorm-hackers-bring-down-government-websites-20100210-nqku.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leyden |first=John |date=11 February 2010 |title=Aussie anti-censor attacks strafe gov websites |url=https://www.theregister.com/2010/02/11/oz_anti_censorship_ddos_latest/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927050733/https://www.theregister.com/2010/02/11/oz_anti_censorship_ddos_latest/ |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |access-date=2021-03-12 |website=The Register |language=en}}</ref>
* [[February 12]]–[[February 28|28]] – The [[2010 Winter Olympics]] are held in [[Vancouver]] and [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]], Canada.
* [[February 15]] – [[Halle train collision|Two trains collide]] in [[Halle, Belgium|Halle]], [[Belgium]], killing 19 and injuring 171 people.
* [[February 18]] – The [[President of Niger]], [[Mamadou Tandja]], is overthrown after a group of soldiers [[2010 Nigerien coup d'état|storms the presidential palace]]<ref name=Todd>{{cite news|first=Todd|last=Pitman|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gDZF3n7657_r2rMh4ywl_o-MjNQwD9DUOD600|title=Armed soldiers storm Niger presidential palace|agency=Associated Press|date=2010-02-18|access-date=April 17, 2011|archive-date=February 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221233830/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gDZF3n7657_r2rMh4ywl_o-MjNQwD9DUOD600|url-status=dead}}</ref> and form a ruling junta, the [[Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy]] headed by ''[[chef d'escadron]]'' [[Salou Djibo]].<ref name=Ousts>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8523196.stm|title=Military coup ousts Niger president|work=BBC News|date=2010-02-18|access-date=2010-02-18| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100219053310/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8523196.stm| archive-date=February 19, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[February 27]] – An [[2010 Chile earthquake|8.8-magnitude earthquake]] occurs in [[Chile]], triggering a [[tsunami]] over the Pacific and killing at least 525.<ref name="muertos">{{cite web|url=http://www.interior.gob.cl/filesapp/listado_fallecidos_desaparecidos_27Feb.pdf |title=Subsecretaría del Interior de Chile |date=January 31, 2011 |publisher=Interior.gob.cl |access-date=2015-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114043429/http://www.interior.gob.cl/filesapp/listado_fallecidos_desaparecidos_27Feb.pdf |archive-date=November 14, 2012  }}</ref> The earthquake is one of the [[Largest earthquakes by magnitude|largest]] in recorded history.