10 February

Across recorded history, 1,730 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 10 February. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

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Alexander Pushkin

1799–1837

Russian poet, playwright, and novelist

Alexander Pushkin was a Russian poet who authored numerous plays and novels.

Arthur Miller

1915–2005

American playwright and essayist

Arthur Miller was an American playwright who authored numerous influential works for the stage.

Abdul Hamid II

1842–1918

34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Abdul Hamid II was the sovereign who served as the thirty-fourth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Shirley Temple

1928–2014

American actress and diplomat

Shirley Temple was an American actress who served as a diplomat.

Sofia Kovalevskaya

1850–1891

19th-century Russian mathematician

Sofia Kovalevskaya was a mathematician who made significant contributions to analysis, partial differential equations, and mechanics.

Joseph Lister

1827–1912

British surgeon and antiseptic pioneer

Joseph Lister was a surgeon who pioneered the use of antiseptics in medical practice.

Claude Bernard

1813–1878

French physiologist

Claude Bernard was a French physiologist who pioneered the concept of the internal environment of organisms.

Jim Varney

1949–2000

American actor and comedian

Jim Varney was an American actor and comedian known for his performances in film and television.

Honoré Daumier

1808–1879

French artist

Honoré Daumier was a French caricaturist who produced numerous lithographs and paintings documenting the social and political life of his era.

David Brewster

1781–1868

Scottish astronomer and mathematician

David Brewster was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who contributed to the study of optics.

Edgar Wallace

1875–1932

British crime writer, journalist and playwright

Edgar Wallace was a British writer who authored numerous crime novels, plays, and screenplays throughout his career.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

1867–1957

American children's writer, diarist, and journalist

Laura Ingalls Wilder was an American children's writer who authored a series of books based on her childhood experiences in a pioneer family.

Emil Lenz

1804–1865

Baltic German physicist

Emil Lenz was a physicist who formulated the law governing the direction of induced electromotive force.

Roy Scheider

1932–2008

American actor

Roy Scheider was an American actor known for his performances in film and television.

Pitirim Sorokin

1889–1968

Russian sociologist

Pitirim Sorokin was a sociologist who contributed to the development of social cycle theory and social stratification.

Marcel Mauss

1872–1950

French sociologist and anthropologist

Marcel Mauss was a French sociologist and anthropologist who contributed significantly to the study of gift exchange and social structures.

Francesco Hayez

1791–1881

Italian painter

Francesco Hayez was an Italian painter known for his contributions to the Romantic movement.

Larry Flynt

1942–2021

American publisher

Larry Flynt was an American publisher who founded and operated the adult magazine Hustler.

Alex Haley

1921–1992

American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist

Alex Haley was a novelist who wrote the historical saga Roots.

Stuart Hall

1932–2014

Jamaican-born British sociologist and cultural theorist

Stuart Hall was a Jamaican-born British sociologist and cultural theorist who contributed significantly to the development of cultural studies.

E. M. Antoniadi

1870–1944

Greek astronomer

E. M. Antoniadi was an astronomer who conducted extensive observations of the planets Mars and Mercury.

Hans Modrow

1928–2023

German politician

Hans Modrow was a German politician who served as the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic.

Mary-Anne Paulzzze Lavoisier

1758–1836

French chemist and painter

Mary-Anne Paulzzze Lavoisier was a French chemist and painter who worked as an illustrator and translator.

Edvard Kardelj

1910–1979

Yugoslav politician

Edvard Kardelj was a Yugoslav politician who served as a primary architect of the country's system of socialist self-management.

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