In context
- When
- Monday, October 10 199432 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
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- Person
- Mike Tobey
At a glance
Born 1994-10-10.
Known as: basketball player. Citizenship: United States and Slovenia.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Personal life Mike is the son of Ken and Kathleen Tobey. He has an older brother named Kenneth and a younger sister named Elizabeth. Tobey majored in history while at the University of Virginia. [ 1 ] He wore number 10 in high school and college because he was born on October 10 at 10 a.m. and weighed 10 pounds at birth. [ 2 ] Ken Sr. played basketball at St. Thomas Aquinas College , while Elizabeth received a full scholarship to Delaware for volleyball . [ 3 ]
Michael Edward Tobey is an American–born naturalized Slovenian professional basketball player for Scaligera Basket Verona of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Early life
Educated at: Blair Academy and University of Virginia.
Path and career
Professional career Charlotte Hornets and Greensboro Swarm (2016–2017) After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft , Tobey joined the Charlotte Hornets for the Orlando Summer League and the Utah Jazz for the Las Vegas Summer League. On July 25, 2016, he signed with the Hornets, [ 1 ] but was waived on October 22, 2016, after appearing in two preseason games. [ 2 ] On October 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Hornets. [
Why this date
Mike Tobey appears on our October 10 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.
October 10 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1994Mike Tobey
- 1998Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (1997–2003)
- 2002Iraq War
- 2004Murder of Huang Na
- 2007Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
- 2009Armenia
- 2010Netherlands Antilles
- 20152015 Ankara bombings
- 2018Hurricane Michael
- 2018National Fire and Rescue Administration
- 2022Ben Bernanke
Also in 1994
- September 9Space Shuttle programSpace Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-64.
- September 12Frank Eugene CorderFrank Eugene Corder fatally crashes a single-engine Cessna 150 into the White House's south lawn, striking the West Wing. There were no o…
- September 14Major League BaseballThe rest of the Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
- September 161988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictionsThe British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988.
- June 141994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riotThe 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup, causing an est…
- January 3Baikal Airlines Flight 130Baikal Airlines Flight 130 crashes near Mamoney, Irkutsk, Russia, resulting in 125 deaths.
- August 14Carlos the JackalIlich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
- July 5Jeff BezosJeff Bezos founds Amazon.
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