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February 10th
228 Notable deaths
Shirley Temple
American actress and diplomat (1928–2014).
Born April 23rd, 1928 in Santa Monica. [ref]
Died February 10th, 2014 at 85 years old in Woodside (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881).
Born November 11th, 1821 in Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor.
Died February 10th, 1881 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg (epilepsy, pulmonary emphysema).
Arthur Miller
American playwright and essayist (1915–2005).
Born October 17th, 1915 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 10th, 2005 at 89 years old in Roxbury (cancer, heart failure, cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist (1867-1957).
Born February 7th, 1867 in Pepin County.
Died February 10th, 1957 at 90 years old in Mansfield (cancer). [ref]
Roy Scheider
American actor (1932–2008).
Born November 10th, 1932 in Orange.
Died February 10th, 2008 at 75 years old in Little Rock (cancer, staphylococcal infection, multiple myeloma). [ref]
Jan-Michael Vincent
American actor (1944–2019).
Born July 15th, 1945 in Denver.
Died February 10th, 2019 at 73 years old in Asheville (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jim Varney
American actor and comedian (1949–2000).
Born June 15th, 1949 in Lexington.
Died February 10th, 2000 at 50 years old in White House (lung cancer).
Larry Flynt
American publisher.
Born November 1st, 1942 in Salyersville. [ref]
Died February 10th, 2021 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
J Dilla
American record producer and rapper (1974–2006).
Born February 7th, 1974 in Detroit.
Died February 10th, 2006 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Abdul Hamid II
34th sultan of the ottoman empire (1876–1909).
Born September 21st, 1842 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1918 at 75 years old in Beylerbeyi Palace. [ref]
Curt Hennig
American professional wrestler (1958–2003).
Born March 28th, 1958 in Robbinsdale.
Died February 10th, 2003 at 44 years old in Tampa (drug overdose).
Ramón Arellano Félix
Mexican drug trafficker (1964-2002).
Born August 31st, 1964 in Culiacán.
Died February 10th, 2002 at 37 years old in Mazatlán (gunshot wound).
Hal Moore
United states army lieutenant general (1922–2017).
Born February 13th, 1922 in Bardstown.
Died February 10th, 2017 at 94 years old in Auburn (stroke). [ref]
Charlie Wilson
American politician (1933-2010).
Born June 1st, 1933 in Trinity.
Died February 10th, 2010 at 76 years old in Lufkin. [ref]
Alex Haley
American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist (1921–1992).
Born August 11th, 1921 in Ithaca. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1992 at 70 years old in Seattle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lewis Arquette
American actor (1935–2001).
Born December 14th, 1935 in Chicago.
Died February 10th, 2001 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
AKA
South african rapper (1988–2023).
Born January 28th, 1988 in Cape Town.
Died February 10th, 2023 at 35 years old in Durban (drive-by shooting). [ref]
Wilhelm Röntgen
German physicist (1845–1923).
Born March 27th, 1845 in Lennep. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1923 at 77 years old in Munich (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Traudl Junge
Secretary to adolf hitler (1920-2002).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Munich.
Died February 10th, 2002 at 81 years old in Munich (lung cancer).
Mike Ilitch
Macedonian-american entrepreneur and owner of the detroit red wings and the detroit tigers, founder and owner of little caesars pizza.
Born July 20th, 1929 in Detroit.
Died February 10th, 2017 at 87 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Pius XI
Pope of the catholic church from 1922 to 1939.
Born May 31st, 1857 in Desio. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1939 at 81 years old in Vatican City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joseph Lister
British surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912).
Born April 5th, 1827 in Upton House, Newham.
Died February 10th, 1912 at 84 years old in Walmer.
Stuart Hall
Jamaican-born british sociologist and cultural theorist.
Born February 3rd, 1932 in Kingston.
Died February 10th, 2014 at 82 years old in London (kidney failure).
Abraham Beame
104th new york city mayor (1906–2001).
Born March 20th, 1906 in London.
Died February 10th, 2001 at 94 years old in Manhattan.
Jose Sanchez del Rio
Niño martil (1913–1928).
Born March 28th, 1913 in Sahuayo Municipality. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1928 at 14 years old in Michoacán (execution by shooting). [ref]
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare