10 August

Across recorded history, 1,411 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 10 August. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

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Robert H. Goddard

1882–1945

American physicist

Robert H. Goddard was an American physicist who pioneered the development of liquid-fueled rockets.

Otto Lilienthal

1848–1896

German aviation pioneer

Otto Lilienthal was an aviation pioneer who conducted successful human glider flights.

Kunishige Kamamoto

1944–2025

Japanese association football player and manager

Kunishige Kamamoto was a Japanese association football player and manager.

Yahya Khan

1917–1980

former Pakistani president

Yahya Khan was a Pakistani president who served as a military officer.

Isaac Hayes

1942–2008

American musician and actor

Isaac Hayes was an American musician and actor who worked as a film score composer and recording artist.

Henry Moseley

1887–1915

English physicist

Henry Moseley was an English physicist who developed the application of X-ray spectra to study atomic structure.

Frank Lloyd

1886–1960

British film director

Frank Lloyd was a British film director who worked in the motion picture industry.

Joaquín Sorolla

1863–1923

Spanish painter

Joaquín Sorolla was a Spanish painter known for his mastery of light and color in his depictions of landscapes and portraits.

Michael Haydn

1737–1806

Austrian composer, brother of Joseph Haydn,

Michael Haydn was an Austrian composer and the brother of Joseph Haydn.

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

1884–1976

German artist

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff was a German artist who worked across various media including painting, sculpture, and graphic arts.

Aletta Jacobs

1854–1929

Dutch physician and feminist, editor

Aletta Jacobs was a Dutch physician who campaigned for women's suffrage and served as an editor.

Nguyễn Du

1765–1820

Vietnamese poet

Nguyễn Du was a Vietnamese poet best known for authoring the epic poem The Tale of Kiều.

Kristen Nygaard

1926–2002

Computer scientist, Mathematician

Computer scientist Kristen Nygaard co-developed the Simula programming language, which introduced the fundamental concepts of object-oriented programming.

Ruth Pfau

1929–2017

German-Pakistani physician and Catholic nun

Ruth Pfau was a physician and nun who dedicated her life to treating patients suffering from leprosy in Pakistan.

Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau

1846–1904

Prime Minister of France

Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau was a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France.

Oswald Veblen

1880–1960

American mathematician

Oswald Veblen was an American mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of topology.

Galina Zybina

1931–2024

Russian shot-putter, javelin thrower, and coach

Galina Zybina was an athletics competitor who participated in the shot put and javelin throw events.

Walter Gerlach

1889–1979

German physicist

Walter Gerlach was a physicist who conducted the Stern-Gerlach experiment demonstrating the quantum nature of particles.

Aleksandr Viktorenko

1947–2023

Russian cosmonaut

Aleksandr Viktorenko was a Russian cosmonaut who served on multiple long-duration space missions.

Alexander Gode

1906–1970

German-American linguist and translator

Alexander Gode was a linguist who developed the constructed language Interlingua.

Franz Aepinus

1724–1802

German-Russian mathematician

Franz Aepinus was a mathematician who conducted research in physics and astronomy.

Edward William Lane

1801–1876

British orientalist, translator, lexicographer and peace maker

Edward William Lane was an orientalist who produced an extensive Arabic-English lexicon and translated works of literature.

Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia

1825–1844

Russian grand duchess (1825-1844); daughter of Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia

Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia was an aristocrat and the daughter of Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia.

Arnulfo Arias

1901–1988

President of Panama

Arnulfo Arias was a politician and physician who served as the President of Panama.

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