People who died on February 10 71
Scholastica
d. 547
Scholastica, Christian nun
William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
d. 1127 (b. 1071)
William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1071)
Baldwin III of Jerusalem
d. 1162 (b. 1130)
Baldwin III of Jerusalem (b. 1130)
Emperor Shijō
d. 1242 (b. 1231)
Emperor Shijō of Japan (b. 1231)
Verdiana
d. 1242 (b. 1182)
Saint Verdiana, Italian recluse (b. 1182)
Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
d. 1280 (b. 1202)
Margaret II, Countess of Flanders (d. 1278)
John "the Red" Comyn
d. 1306
John "the Red" Comyn, Scottish nobleman
Temür Khan, Emperor Chengzong of Yuan
d. 1307 (b. 1265)
Temür Khan, Emperor Chengzong of Yuan (b. 1265)
Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg
d. 1471 (b. 1413)
Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg (b. 1413)
Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria
d. 1524 (b. 1468)
Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria (d. 1524)
John V, Count of Oldenburg
d. 1526 (b. 1460)
John V, Count of Oldenburg, German noble (b. 1460)
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
d. 1567 (b. 1545)
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1545)
Wilhelm Xylander
d. 1576 (b. 1532)
Wilhelm Xylander, German scholar, translator, and academic (b. 1532)
William Dugdale
d. 1686 (b. 1605)
William Dugdale, English genealogist and historian (d. 1686)
Montesquieu
d. 1755 (b. 1689)
Montesquieu, French lawyer and philosopher (b. 1689)
Friedrich Christoph Oetinger
d. 1782 (b. 1702)
Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian and theosopher (d. 1782)
Pope Leo XII
d. 1829 (b. 1760)
Pope Leo XII (d. 1829)
Alexander Pushkin
d. 1837 (b. 1799)
Alexander Pushkin, Russian author and poet (d. 1837)
David Thompson (explorer)
d. 1857 (b. 1770)
David Thompson, English-Canadian cartographer and explorer (d. 1857)
Heinrich Lenz
d. 1865 (b. 1804)
Heinrich Lenz, German-Italian physicist and academic (d. 1865)
Honoré Daumier
d. 1879 (b. 1808)
Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879)
Ellen Wood (author)
d. 1887 (b. 1814)
Ellen Wood, English author (b. 1814)
Sofia Kovalevskaya
d. 1891 (b. 1850)
Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian-Swedish mathematician and physicist (b. 1850)
John A. Roche
d. 1904 (b. 1844)
John A. Roche, American lawyer and politician, 30th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1844)
Ezra Butler Eddy
d. 1906 (b. 1827)
Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1906)
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister
d. 1912 (b. 1827)
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, English surgeon and academic (d. 1912)
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
d. 1913 (b. 1888)
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, Greek long jumper (b. 1888)
John William Waterhouse
d. 1917 (b. 1849)
John William Waterhouse, English soldier and painter (b. 1849)
Abdul Hamid II
d. 1918 (b. 1842)
Abdul Hamid II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1918)
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
d. 1918 (b. 1833)
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian soldier and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)
Wilhelm Röntgen
d. 1923 (b. 1845)
Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
José Sánchez del Río
d. 1928 (b. 1913)
José Sánchez del Río Mexican martyr and saint (b. 1913)
Edgar Wallace
d. 1932 (b. 1875)
Edgar Wallace, English journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1932)
Pope Pius XI
d. 1939 (b. 1857)
Pope Pius XI (d. 1939)
E. M. Antoniadi
d. 1944 (b. 1870)
E. M. Antoniadi, Greek-French astronomer and chess player (b. 1870)
Anacleto Díaz
d. 1945 (b. 1878)
Anacleto Díaz, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1878)
Marcel Mauss
d. 1950 (b. 1872)
Marcel Mauss, French sociologist and anthropologist (d. 1950)
Leonora Speyer
d. 1956 (b. 1872)
Leonora Speyer, American poet and violinist (b. 1872)
Emmanouil Tsouderos
d. 1956 (b. 1882)
Emmanouil Tsouderos, Greek banker and politician, 132nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1882)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
d. 1957 (b. 1867)
Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (b. 1867)
Aloysius Stepinac
d. 1960 (b. 1898)
Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (d. 1960)
Billy Rose
d. 1966 (b. 1899)
Billy Rose, American composer and manager (d. 1966)
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Dionysios Kokkinos
d. 1967 (b. 1884)
Dionysios Kokkinos, Greek historian and author (b. 1884)
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Nikos Kavvadias
d. 1975 (b. 1910)
Nikos Kavvadias, Greek sailor and poet (b. 1910)
Edvard Kardelj
d. 1979 (b. 1910)
Edvard Kardelj, Slovene general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1910)
Alex Haley
d. 1992 (b. 1921)
Alex Haley, American historian and author (d. 1992)
Fred Hollows
d. 1993 (b. 1929)
Fred Hollows, New Zealand-Australian ophthalmologist (d. 1993)
Paul Monette
d. 1995 (b. 1945)
Paul Monette, American author, poet, and activist (b. 1945)
Jim Varney
d. 2000 (b. 1949)
Jim Varney, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
Abraham Beame
d. 2001 (b. 1906)
Abraham Beame, American academic and politician, 104th Mayor of New York City (b. 1906)
Buddy Tate
d. 2001 (b. 1913)
Buddy Tate, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1913)
Dave Van Ronk
d. 2002 (b. 1936)
Dave Van Ronk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
Edgar de Evia
d. 2003 (b. 1910)
Edgar de Evia, Mexican-American photographer (d. 2003)
Albert J. Ruffo
d. 2003 (b. 1908)
Albert J. Ruffo, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of San Jose (b. 1908)
Ron Ziegler
d. 2003 (b. 1939)
Ron Ziegler, American politician, White House Press Secretary (d. 2003)
Arthur Miller
d. 2005 (b. 1915)
Arthur Miller, American actor, playwright, and author (b. 1915)
Roy Scheider
d. 2008 (b. 1932)
Roy Scheider, American actor and boxer (b. 1932)
Fred Schaus
d. 2010 (b. 1925)
Fred Schaus, American basketball player and coach (d. 2010)
Charlie Wilson (Texas politician)
d. 2010 (b. 1933)
Charles Wilson, American lieutenant and politician (d. 2010)
Trevor Bailey
d. 2011 (b. 1923)
Trevor Bailey, English cricketer and journalist (b. 1923)
Lloyd Morrison
d. 2012 (b. 1957)
Lloyd Morrison, New Zealand banker and businessman, founded H. R. L. Morrison & Co (b. 1957)
Jeffrey Zaslow
d. 2012 (b. 1958)
Jeffrey Zaslow, American journalist and author (b. 1958)
W. Watts Biggers
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
W. Watts Biggers, American author, screenwriter, and animator (d. 2013)
David Hartman (rabbi)
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
David Hartman, American-Israeli rabbi and philosopher, founded the Shalom Hartman Institute (b. 1931)
Stuart Hall (cultural theorist)
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Stuart Hall, Jamaican-English sociologist and theorist (b. 1932)
Shirley Temple
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (d. 2014)
Naseer Aruri
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Naseer Aruri, Palestinian scholar and activist (b. 1934)
Karl Josef Becker
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Karl Josef Becker, German cardinal and theologian (d. 2015)
Deng Liqun
d. 2015 (b. 1915)
Deng Liqun, Chinese theorist and politician (b. 1915)
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Fatima Surayya Bajia
d. 2016 (b. 1930)
Fatima Surayya Bajia, Indian-Pakistani author and playwright (b. 1930)
Mike Ilitch
d. 2017 (b. 1929)
Mike Ilitch, American businessman, co-founded Little Caesars (d. 2017)