22 notable people died on August 10, including Eleanor of Anjou, Queen of Sicily, Valens, Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu.
21st Century
3 deathsNN
Nosratollah Noohian
journalistpoet
Iranian writer
RK
Radoslav Katičić
classical philologisthistorian
Croatian linguist and literary historian (1930–2019)
MC
Maureen Charlton
broadcasterplaywright
Irish playwright, poet and broadcaster
20th Century
7 deaths
Carl Bock
civil servantcollector
Norwegian government official, author, naturalist and explorer (1849–1932)
Hilda Crozzoli
architectcivil engineer
First female architect and civil engineer in Austria
Kari Suomalainen
cartoonistwriter
Finnish political cartoonist
Florestan Fernandes
anthropologistnon-fiction writer
Brazilian politician and sociologist (1920–1995)
Annie Hennigar
painterphysician
Rural physician in Nova Scotia, Canada (1873–1950)
ZK
Zdzisław Krygowski
cryptographermathematician
Polish mathematician (1872–1955)
UK
Uys Krige
journalistlinguist
Afrikaner poet and translator (1910–1987)
19th Century
4 deaths
Louis Vulliemin
historianuniversity teacher
Swiss university teacher (1797-1879)
John Gano
Christian ministermissionary
American Baptist minister
John Boyle O'Reilly
poetwriter
Irish-born poet and novelist (1844–1890)
IB
Ignace Brice
draftspersonpainter
Painter (1795-1866)
18th Century
1 death
Benjamin Hoadly
physicianplaywright
British doctor and dramatist (1706-1757)
17th Century
3 deaths
Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu
engineergeographer
French engineer (1612–1674)
Eleonora Ramirez de Montalvo
poetwriter
Spanish poet
Rodrigo Caro
Catholic priesthistorian
Spanish writer, academic and priest
16th Century
2 deaths
Ignatius of Loyola
Catholic theologianfounder of Catholic religious community
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
NA
Na'od
monarch
Ethiopian Emperor from 1494 to 1508
14th Century
1 death
Queen consort of Sicily
4th Century
1 death
Valens
military officerpolitician
Roman emperor from 364 to 378
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