Famous Deaths In October - 10

1876  Death of Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist (b. 1814) on this day in history.   

1886  David L Yule, 1st Jewish US senator, dies on October - 10.   

1889  On October - 10 adolph von Henselt, composer, dies at 75   

1893  Death of Lip Pike, American baseball player (b. 1845) on this day in history.   

1901  On October - 10 death of lorenzo Snow, fifth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1814)   

1910  On this day in history willem Maris, painter (Hague School), dies at 66   

1913  Death of Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history gijsbert van Tienhoven, mayor (Amsterdam)/foreign minister, dies at 73   

1927  Death of Gustave Whitehead, German-born inventor (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

1930  Death of Adolf Engler, German botanist (b. 1844) on this day in history.   

1931  On October - 10 karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente), dies at 84   

1935  On October - 10 arthur Henderson, British Labour minister (Nobel 1934), dies at 72   

1938  Martin Bladen, cricketer (the 7th Lord Hawke), dies on this day in history.   

1939  Death of Eleanor Rigby, a real person whose name may have suggested the title to The Beatles song (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1940  Death of Berton Churchill, Canadian actor (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1942  Richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Schlemihle), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1957  On October - 10 death of karl Genzken, Nazi physician (b. 1885)   

1959  Friedrich, Prince of Liechtenstein, dies on October - 10.   

1963  Death of Roy Cazaly, Australian rules footballer (b. 1893) on this day in history.   

1964  Eddie Cantor, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1965  Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1967  Ervin Major, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history wilhelmina J "Willy" Haak, Dutch actress (Abandoned Child), dies at 71   

1970  Adam Rapacki, Polish minister of Maritime (1956-68), dies at 60 on October - 10.   

1971  Death of John Cawte Beaglehole, New Zealand historian (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

1973  On October - 10 albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Paradise Bird), dies at 71   

1974  Marie Luise Kaschnitz, writer, dies at 73 on October - 10.   

1975  Lillian Walker, dies at 88 on October - 10.   

1976  Connee Boswell, singer (Pete Kelly's Blue), dies at 68 on October - 10.   

1977  On this day in history death of angelo Muscat, Maltese actor (b. 1930)   

1978  On October - 10 gesina Van de Molen, Dutch lawyer, dies at 86   

1979  Paul Paray, French composer, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies   

1982  Death of Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (b. 1908) on October - 10.   

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1344  Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.   

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on October - 10.   

1567  On this day in history birth of infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597)   

1599  Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) was born on October - 10.   

1678  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born on this day in history.   

1684  On this day in history birth of jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)   

1700  On October - 10 birth of lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)   

1713  On October - 10 birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer