Famous Deaths In February - 10

1902  On this day in history j N Krieger, German Selenographer, dies  

1904  On February - 10 death of john A. Roche, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1844)  

1905  On this day in history ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer, dies at 78  

1906  Death of Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman (E.B. Eddy Company) and politician (b. 1827) on this day in history.  

1912  On February - 10 joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies  

1915  On February - 10 albert J-BJ Thijs, Belgian Colonial pioneer (Congo), dies at 65  

1917  On February - 10 emile Pessard, composer, dies at 73  

1918  On February - 10 death of abdul Hamid II Ottoman Sultan (b. 1842)  

1923  On this day in history wilhelm Konrad von Rontgen, physicist (Nobel 1901), dies at 77  

1932  R H Edgar Wallace, British writer/journalist (3 Just Men), dies at 76 on February - 10.  

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1939  Pius XI, [Ambrogio D A Ratti], Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history death of wa'er, shot dead by Defiance  

1944  Death of Eugène Michel Antoniadi, Greek astronomer, a crater on Mars and the Antoniadi crater on the Moon were named in his honor (b. 1870) on this day in history.  

1945  Juan de Hernandez, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1948  Ewart Astill, cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30), dies on February - 10.  

1950  On February - 10 armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer, dies at 70  

1951  Joseph Bovet, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1952  On February - 10 death of henry Drysdale Dakin, British-American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1880)  

1957  Laura Ingalls Wilder, US author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90 on February - 10.  

1958  Billy Vine, actor (54th Street Revue), dies at 42 on February - 10.  

1960  On February - 10 death of aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (b. 1898)  

1962  On this day in history willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies at 83  

1964  On February - 10 death of eugen Sänger, Austrian aerospace engineer (b. 1905)  

1966  Billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist, dies at 79  

1975  Death of Nikos Kavvadias, Greek poet and writer (b. 1910) on this day in history.  

1977  Grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1982  K R Meher-Homji, cricket wk (Test as Indian, catch no stumped), dies on this day in history.  

1983  On this day in history eduard Franz, actor (Zorro), dies at 80  

1984  Death of David Von Erich, professional wrestler (b. 1958) on February - 10.  

1985  On this day in history death of johnny Mokan, baseball player (b. 1895)  

1986  Brian Aherne, actor (Juarez, My Sister Eileen, Rosie), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1987  Death of Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi, Pakistani painter, calligrapher and artist (b. 1930) on this day in history.  

1989  On February - 10 dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster, dies at 52, "He shoots, he scores!"  

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1499  On February - 10 birth of thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582)  

1524  On February - 10 birth of albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (d. 1580)  

1606  On February - 10 birth of christine Marie of France, regent of Savoy (d. 1663)  

1609  On February - 10 birth of john Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier  

1637  On this day in history birth of henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry  

1670  On this day in history birth of norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter  

1670  On this day in history birth of william Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World)  

1685  On February - 10 birth of aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara)