Famous Deaths In April - 10

1927  Ivo Bligh, cricketer (8th Earl of Darnley, 4 Tests 1882-83), dies on this day in history.   

1929  Edmond Thieffry, Belgium, WW I pilot, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1931  Death of Khalil Gibran, Lebanese poet and painter (b. 1883) on April - 10.   

1932  Andre Baillon, Belgian/French author (& sabots), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1937  Algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77 on April - 10.   

1938  On this day in history nana Annor Adjaye, Pan-Africanist, dies in W Nzima Ghana   

1939  Alfredo Panzini, Ital author (Il Bacio de Lesba), dies at 75 on April - 10.   

1945  Death of Hendrik N Werkman, resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63 on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81   

1955  On this day in history oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68   

1956  On April - 10 bozidar Sirola, composer, dies at 66   

1958  Chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1960  Arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1961  Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1962  Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21 on April - 10.   

1965  Linda Darnell, dies from burns received in a fire at 41 on this day in history.   

1966  Christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1968  On April - 10 death of gustavs Celmins, Latvian politician (b. 1899)   

1969  Death of Harley J. Earl, American automobile designer (b. 1893) on April - 10.   

1970  On April - 10 charles Paton, dies at 96   

1974  Patricia Collinge, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1975  Marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85 on April - 10.   

1979  Henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91 on April - 10.   

1980  On this day in history kay Medford, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love), dies at 65   

1983  On April - 10 death of issam Sartawi, PLO ambassador to Portugal, murdered   

1984  Nate Nelson, R&B-singer (Flamingos-I'll Be Home), dies on 52 birthday on April - 10.   

1986  On this day in history joseph P Addabbo, US defence specialist/(Sen-D), dies at 61   

1988  Cliff Gladwin, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49), dies on April - 10.   

1989  On April - 10 joan Barry, dies at 85   

1991  On this day in history kevin Peter Hall, actor (Harry & Hendersons), dies of AIDS at 35   

1992  Ken Ward, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1993  Death of Chris Hani, sec-gen South Africian Communist Party, assassinated at 50 on April - 10.   

1994  James L Lyons, jazz promoter, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1995  Chen Yun, VPM of China (1949-75, 79-80), dies on April - 10.   

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1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on this day in history.   

1512  On this day in history birth of james V, king of Scotland (1513-42)   

1569  Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on April - 10.   

1583  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on this day in history.   

1633  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on April - 10.   

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1656  René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

1695  Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian was born on April - 10.