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February 10th
228 Notable deaths
Ellen Gates Starr
American social activist (1859–1940).
Born March 19th, 1859 in Laona Township.
Died February 10th, 1940 at 80 years old in Suffern (heart failure).
Eugen Sänger
Austrian aerospace engineer (1905-1964).
Born September 22nd, 1905 in Přísečnice.
Died February 10th, 1964 at 58 years old in Berlin.
Günter Brus
Austrian artist (1938–2024).
Born September 27th, 1938 in Ardning.
Died February 10th, 2024 at 85 years old in Graz. [ref]
Els Borst
Dutch politician (1932-2014).
Born March 22nd, 1932 in Amsterdam.
Died February 10th, 2014 at 81 years old in Bilthoven (stabbing). [ref]
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa
Italian prince (1822-1855).
Born November 15th, 1822 in Florence.
Died February 10th, 1855 at 32 years old in Turin.
Manuel Esquivel
Belizean politician (1940–2022).
Born May 2nd, 1940 in Belize City.
Died February 10th, 2022 at 81 years old in Belize City. [ref]
Archduchess Anna, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Hereditary grand duchess of tuscany.
Born January 4th, 1836 in Dresden.
Died February 10th, 1859 at 23 years old in Naples (puerperal disorders).
Feliks Koneczny
Polish historian and philosopher (1862–1949).
Born November 1st, 1862 in Kraków.
Died February 10th, 1949 at 86 years old in Kraków.
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
Bavarian chemist and hygienist (1818–1901).
Born December 3rd, 1818.
Died February 10th, 1901 at 82 years old in Munich (gunshot wound).
Zhuang Zedong
Chinese table tennis player (1940-2013).
Born August 7th, 1940 in Yangzhou.
Died February 10th, 2013 at 72 years old in Beijing (liver cancer).
Wilhelm Schmidt
German anthropologist, linguist and historian of religion (1868–1954).
Born February 16th, 1868 in Hörde.
Died February 10th, 1954 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau, Fribourg.
Israel Joshua Singer
Polish american yiddish novelist and translator (1893-1944).
Born November 30th, 1893 in Biłgoraj.
Died February 10th, 1944 at 50 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Werner Schröer
German world war ii fighter pilot (1918–1985).
Born February 12th, 1918 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died February 10th, 1985 at 66 years old in Ottobrunn.
Nikos Kavvadias
Greek poet (1910-1975).
Born January 11th, 1910 in Ussuriysk.
Died February 10th, 1975 at 65 years old in Athens (stroke).
Antonio Bazzini
Italian violinist, composer and teacher (1818-1897).
Born November 24th, 1818 in Brescia.
Died February 10th, 1897 at 78 years old in Milan.
Lawrence Joseph Henderson
American biochemist, philosopher and sociologist (1878–1942).
Died February 10th, 1942 at 63 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior
Brazilian politician and academic (1845-1912).
Born April 20th, 1845 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 10th, 1912 at 66 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Antoine Marfan
French pediatrician (1858–1942).
Born June 23rd, 1858 in Castelnaudary.
Died February 10th, 1942 at 83 years old in Paris.
Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau
Princess of schaumburg-lippe.
Born December 29th, 1837 in Dessau.
Died February 10th, 1902 at 64 years old in Náchod.
Velma Middleton
American singer (1917–1961).
Born September 1st, 1917 in St. Louis.
Died February 10th, 1961 at 43 years old in Freetown (stroke).
Sergey Tereshchenko
Prime minister of kazakhstan (1951–2023).
Born March 30th, 1951 in Lesozavodsk.
Died February 10th, 2023 at 71 years old in Astana. [ref]
Archibald Lampman
Canadian poet (1861–1899).
Born November 17th, 1861 in Ottawa.
Died February 10th, 1899 at 37 years old in Ontario.
Johanna von Koczian
Actress and author (1933–2024).
Born October 30th, 1933 in Berlin.
Died February 10th, 2024 at 90 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Alexandre Beloborodov
Russian politician (1891-1938).
Born October 26th, 1891 in Alexandrovsk.
Died February 10th, 1938 at 46 years old in Moscow.
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
French prime minister (1914–1993).
Born August 19th, 1914 in Luisant.
Died February 10th, 1993 at 78 years old in Paris.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 228
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur