Did you know
Jim Varney voiced Slinky Dog in the first two films of the Toy Story franchise (1995–1999).
Notable Deaths on February 10
2000 — Jim Varney
American actor, comedian and writer (born 1949)
February 10 has 86 recorded notable deaths across history, from 547 to 2026. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
86 source records
547 – 2026
Today in history
Major events on February 10
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1763 French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain. Source
- 1989 Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party. Source
- 1947 The Paris Peace Treaties are signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II. Source
- 1846 First Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Sobraon: British defeat Sikhs in the final battle of the war. Source
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Flynt fought several high-profile legal battles involving the First Amendment, and unsuccessfully ran for public office.
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Abdülhamid II or Abdul Hamid II was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1876 to 1909, and the last sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state.
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James Dewitt Yancey, better known by the stage names J Dilla, Jay Dee, or simply Dilla, was an American record producer, rapper, and composer.
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Haley's first book was The Autobiography of Malcolm X, published in 1965, a collaboration through numerous lengthy interviews with Malcolm X.
More major people who died on February 10
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2021
Larry Flynt
American publisher (born 1942)
Larry Claxton Flynt Jr. was an American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP).
1918
Abdul Hamid II
Ottoman sultan (born 1842)
Abdülhamid II or Abdul Hamid II was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1876 to 1909, and the last sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state.
2006
James Yancey
American record producer and rapper (born 1974)
James Dewitt Yancey, better known by the stage names J Dilla, Jay Dee, or simply Dilla, was an American record producer, rapper, and composer.
1992
Alex Haley
American soldier, journalist, and author (born 1921)
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
2010
Charles Wilson
American lieutenant and politician (born 1933)
Charles Nesbitt Wilson was an American politician and naval officer who was a 12-term Democratic Representative from Texas's 2nd congressional district.
1307
Temür Khan
Emperor Chengzong of Yuan (born 1265)
Öljeyitü Khan, born Temür, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Chengzong of Yuan, was the second emperor of the Yuan dynasty of China, ruling from 10 May 1294 to 10 February 1307.
1891
Sofia Kovalevskaya
Russian-Swedish mathematician and physicist (born 1850)
Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya was a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was a pioneer of equality for women in mathematics.
1879
Honoré Daumier
French illustrator and painter (born 1808)
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire…
1966
Billy Rose
American composer and songwriter (born 1899)
Billy Rose was an American impresario, theatrical showman, lyricist and columnist.
1979
Edvard Kardelj
Slovene general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of Yugoslavia (born 1910)
Edvard Kardelj, also known by the pseudonyms Bevc, Sperans, and Krištof, was a Yugoslav politician and economist. He was one of the leading members of the Communist Party of Slovenia before World War II.
1950
Marcel Mauss
French sociologist and anthropologist (born 1872)
Marcel Israël Mauss was a French sociologist and anthropologist known as the "father of French ethnology".
1567
Henry Stuart
Lord Darnley, consort of Mary, Queen of Scots (born 1545)
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley was King of Scotland as the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 29 July 1565 until his murder. Darnley had one child with Mary, James VI of Scotland and I of England.
2015
Deng Liqun
Chinese theorist and politician (born 1915)
Deng Liqun was a Chinese politician and theorist who was one of the leading figures of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the 1980s, most well known for his involvement with the party's propaganda work.
2015
Naseer Aruri
Palestinian scholar and activist (born 1934)
Naseer H. Aruri was a Palestinian scholar-activist and expert on Middle East politics, U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and human rights.
2019
Jan-Michael Vincent
American actor (born 1944)
Jan-Michael Vincent was an American actor. He emerged as a leading man in the 1970s, playing notable roles in films like Going Home (1971), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Motion…
2023
AKA
South African rapper (born 1988)
Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, known professionally as AKA and also Supamega, was a South African rapper, record producer, and businessman.
1917
John William Waterhouse
English painter (born 1849)
John William Waterhouse was an English painter known for working first in the Academic style and for then embracing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter.
1306
John "the Red" Comyn
Scottish nobleman
John Comyn III of Badenoch, nicknamed the Red, was a leading Scottish baron and magnate who played an important role in the First War of Scottish Independence.
1944
E. M. Antoniadi
Greek-French astronomer and chess player (born 1870)
Eugène Michel Antoniadi was a Greek-French astronomer. He is known for creating the Antoniadi scale as well as for his observations of the planets, and was a major opponent of the notion of Martian canals.