Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 10

1902  On February - 10 j N Krieger, German Selenographer, dies   

1904  Death of John A. Roche, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1844) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  Emile Pessard, composer, dies at 73 on February - 10.   

1918  Death of Abdul Hamid II Ottoman Sultan (b. 1842) on February - 10.   

1923  Wilhelm Konrad von Rontgen, physicist (Nobel 1901), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

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

1943  On February - 10 death of wa'er, shot dead by Defiance   

1944  On February - 10 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)   

1945  On this day in history juan de Hernandez, composer, dies at 63   

1948  Ewart Astill, cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30), dies on this day in history.   

1950  Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer, dies at 70 on February - 10.   

1951  Joseph Bovet, composer, dies at 71 on February - 10.   

1952  Death of Henry Drysdale Dakin, British-American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1880) on February - 10.   

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

1958  On February - 10 billy Vine, actor (54th Street Revue), dies at 42   

1960  Death of Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

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

1964  On this day in history death of eugen Sänger, Austrian aerospace engineer (b. 1905)   

1966  Billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66 on February - 10.   

1968  Pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist, dies at 79 on February - 10.   

1975  On this day in history death of nikos Kavvadias, Greek poet and writer (b. 1910)   

1977  On February - 10 grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70   

1982  On February - 10 k R Meher-Homji, cricket wk (Test as Indian, catch no stumped), dies   

1983  On February - 10 eduard Franz, actor (Zorro), dies at 80   

1984  On this day in history death of david Von Erich, professional wrestler (b. 1958)   

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  Thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582) was born on this day in history.   

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

1606  Christine Marie of France, regent of Savoy (d. 1663) was born on February - 10.   

1609  John Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier was born on February - 10.   

1637  On February - 10 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  William Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World) was born on February - 10.   

1685  On this day in history birth of aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara)